138Fees, levies and charges relating to attendance at State school

138 Fees, levies and charges relating to attendance at State school

(1)  Subject to subsection (2) , tuition fees are not payable in respect of educational instruction provided to a school student at a State school during the hours when the State school is open.

(2)  The Minister may require an overseas student to pay fees or charges to attend a State school at a rate the Minister determines.

(3)  The Secretary's instructions may authorise the principal of a State school, in accordance with those instructions, to impose levies in respect of incidental costs and expenses incurred in respect of providing educational instruction.

(4)  The Secretary's instructions may authorise the principal of a State school to charge for activities which are in addition to the normal educational instruction at that State school.

(5)  Any fees, levies and charges received by a State school under this section are to be paid into an account and used by that State school for any purpose the Secretary approves.