Education Act 2004
10AChild of compulsory education age—school attendance requirement 17
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10A Child of compulsory education age—school attendance requirement 17 10AA Student movement register 18 10AB Student movement register—procedures 20 10AC Student movement register—parental notice 20 10B Meaning of participates in education course—div 2.2.2 21 10C Meaning of full-time participation in education course—div 2.2.2 21 10D Child of compulsory education age—participation requirement 22 11 Participation requirement—absence 23 11A Participation requirement—suspension 23 11B Participation requirement—exclusion 23 11G Meaning of full-time participation requirement—pt 2.3 24 11H Exemption certificate—application 24
Page contents 3 12 Exemption certificate—requirement for further information 25 12A Exemption certificate—issue 25 12B Exemption certificate—form 26 12C Exemption certificate—conditions 26 12D Exemption certificate—duration 26 13 Exemption certificate—revocation 27 Part 2.4 After year 10—training and employment alternatives 13A Meaning of training alternative and training alternative provider—Act 28 13B Meaning of employment alternative—Act 29 13C Meaning of full-time participation in training or employment alternative—pt 2.4 29 Division 2.4.2 Approval to participate in training and employment alternatives 13D Approval statement—application 30 14 Approval statement—requirement for further information 30 14A Approval statement—issue 31 14B Approval statement—form 32 14C Approval statement—conditions 32 14D Approval statement—compliance requirement 33 15 Approval statement—duration 33 15A Approval statement—revocation 34 15B Return to education while approval statement in force 34 Division 2.4.3 Training and employment alternatives—deemed participation 15C Training and employment alternatives—absence 34 15D Training alternative—suspension 35 16 Training alternative—exclusion 35 16A Employment alternative—termination 35 16AA Giving information notice 37 16AB Contents of information notice 37
Page contents 4 Education Act 2004 16AC Extension of time for compliance with information notice 38 16AD Revocation of information notice on compliance 38 16B Giving compliance notice 39 16C Contents of compliance notice 39 16D Extension of time for compliance with compliance notice 40 17 Revocation of compliance notice on compliance 40 Part 2.6 Offences—parents 17A Contravention of information and compliance notices 41 Chapter 2A Suspension, transfer, expulsion and exclusion of students Part 2A.1 Suspension, transfer, expulsion and exclusion—generally 17B Meaning of unsafe or noncompliant behaviour—ch 2A 42 17C Definitions—ch 2A 43 17D Exhausting all reasonable alternatives 44 17E Communicating with students and parents 44 17F Notification not required in certain circumstances 45 17G Suspension to ensure safe and effective learning environment 46 17H Suspension 46 17I Suspension—notice 47 17J Suspension—length 47 17K Suspension—government and Catholic system schools—principal’s recommendation 48 17L Suspension—involving student and parents 49 17M Suspension—student’s education and counselling 51 17N Suspension—review of student’s circumstances 51 17O Suspension—government and Catholic system schools—delegation 51