Western Australian Consolidated Acts

SCHOOL EDUCATION ACT 1999 - SECT 5

5 .         Meaning of “pre-compulsory education period”

                The pre-compulsory education period for a child is as follows — 

            (a)         until 31 December 2000 — 

                  (i)         from the beginning of the year in which the child reaches the age of 4; and

                  (ii)         until the end of the year in which the child reaches the age of 5;

            (b)         from 1 January 2001 until 31 December 2002 — 

                  (i)         from the beginning of the year in which the child reaches the age of 4 years and 6 months; and

                  (ii)         until the end of the year in which the child reaches the age of 5;

                and

            (c)         from 1 January 2003 — 

                  (i)         from the beginning of the year in which the child reaches the age of 4 years and 6 months; and

                  (ii)         until the end of the year in which the child reaches the age of 5 years and 6 months.