SCHOOL EDUCATION ACT 1999

Western Australian Consolidated Acts

The compulsory education period for a child is as follows —

(a) until 31 December 2005 —

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

(ii) until the end of the year in which the child reaches the age of 15;

(b) from 1 January 2006 until 31 December 2007 —

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

(ii) until the end of the year in which the child reaches the age of 16;

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

(ii) until —

(I) the end of the year in which the child reaches the age of 17; or

(II) the child satisfies the minimum requirements for graduation from secondary school established under the Curriculum Council Act 1997 ,

whichever happens first;

(d) from 1 January 2014 —

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

(ii) until —

(I) the end of the year in which the child reaches the age of 17 years and 6 months;

(II) the child satisfies the minimum requirements for graduation from secondary school established under the Curriculum Council Act 1997 ; or

(III) the child reaches the age of 18,

whichever happens first.

[Section 6 inserted by No. 22 of 2005 s. 4(1).]

[ 7. Deleted by No. 22 of 2005 s. 6.]