17Maximum age requirements for Government schools

17 Maximum age requirements for Government schools

(1) A person (other than a person referred to in subregulation (2)) who is the age of 18 years or over must not—

(a) be enrolled at or allowed to attend a Government school; or

(b) participate in any program or course conducted or provided by a Government school.

(2) A person does not contravene subregulation (1) if—

Reg. 17(2)(a) amended by S.R. No. 6/2022 reg. 7(1).

(a) the person will turn the age of 18 years during the year of enrolment and is enrolled at the Government school solely in an accredited senior secondary course or an accredited foundation secondary course; or

Reg. 17(2)(b) amended by S.R. No. 6/2022 reg. 7(1).

(b) the person will turn the age of 19 years during the year of enrolment and is enrolled at the Government school solely for the purpose of completing an accredited senior secondary course or an accredited foundation secondary course in that year; or

(c) the person—

(i) will turn the age of 20 years during the year of enrolment; and

Reg. 17(2) (c)(ii) amended by S.R. No. 6/2022 reg. 7(2)(a).

(ii) is enrolled at a Government school situated outside the metropolitan area solely for the purpose of completing an accredited senior secondary course or an accredited foundation secondary course in that year and there is no TAFE institute or other registered education or training organisation (other than another Government school) that—

Reg. 17(2) (c)(ii)(A) amended by S.R. No. 6/2022 reg. 7(2)(b).

(A) is within a distance of 50 kilometres from that school offering an accredited senior secondary course or an accredited foundation secondary course (as the case requires); or

Reg. 17(2) (c)(ii)(B) amended by S.R. No. 6/2022 reg. 7(2)(c).

(B) offers an accredited senior secondary course or an accredited foundation secondary course (as the case requires) through a distance education program that the person is eligible to enrol in.