Education (Accreditation of Non-State Schools) Act 2017
sec.14Special assistance
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sec.14 Special assistance
This section applies to a school that is accredited to provide primary or secondary education. The school may be accredited to provide special assistance. The provision of special assistance is the provision of a type of education mentioned in subsection (1) — to relevant students; and without tuition fees. In this section— compulsory participation phase see the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 , section 231 . compulsory school age see the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 , section 9 . eligible option see the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 , section 232 . full-time , in relation to participation in an eligible option, see the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 , schedule 4 . relevant students means students who— would not otherwise be— enrolled at and attending school while of compulsory school age; or participating in an eligible option full-time, or in paid employment for at least 25 hours each week, during the compulsory participation phase; and are not provisionally registered, or registered, for home education under the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 , chapter 9 , part 5 . school , for the purposes of the definition relevant students , includes a State school. (sec.14-ssec.1) This section applies to a school that is accredited to provide primary or secondary education. (sec.14-ssec.2) The school may be accredited to provide special assistance. (sec.14-ssec.3) The provision of special assistance is the provision of a type of education mentioned in subsection (1) — to relevant students; and without tuition fees. (sec.14-ssec.4) In this section— compulsory participation phase see the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 , section 231 . compulsory school age see the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 , section 9 . eligible option see the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 , section 232 . full-time , in relation to participation in an eligible option, see the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 , schedule 4 . relevant students means students who— would not otherwise be— enrolled at and attending school while of compulsory school age; or participating in an eligible option full-time, or in paid employment for at least 25 hours each week, during the compulsory participation phase; and are not provisionally registered, or registered, for home education under the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 , chapter 9 , part 5 . school , for the purposes of the definition relevant students , includes a State school.
- (a) to relevant students; and
- (b) without tuition fees.
- (a) would not otherwise be— (i) enrolled at and attending school while of compulsory school age; or (ii) participating in an eligible option full-time, or in paid employment for at least 25 hours each week, during the compulsory participation phase; and
- (i) enrolled at and attending school while of compulsory school age; or