Education (General Provisions) Act 2006
sec.155Application
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sec.155 Application
An application for the enrolment of a person (the prospective student ) at a State school must— be made to the school’s principal; and be made in the approved form; and be accompanied by— satisfactory evidence that the applicant is eligible to apply for the enrolment; and any other documents, identified in the form, the principal reasonably requires to decide the application. The application may only be made by— if the prospective student is a child—a parent of the child; or if the prospective student is an adult—the prospective student. Despite subsection (2) (a) , if the prospective student is a child, the principal may deal with an application for enrolment at the school made by the child if the principal reasonably believes it is in the child’s best interests for the child to make the application. An application for enrolment as a mature age student of a mature age State school must also comply with section 155B . s 155 amd 2014 No. 62 s 68 (sec.155-ssec.1) An application for the enrolment of a person (the prospective student ) at a State school must— be made to the school’s principal; and be made in the approved form; and be accompanied by— satisfactory evidence that the applicant is eligible to apply for the enrolment; and any other documents, identified in the form, the principal reasonably requires to decide the application. (sec.155-ssec.2) The application may only be made by— if the prospective student is a child—a parent of the child; or if the prospective student is an adult—the prospective student. (sec.155-ssec.3) Despite subsection (2) (a) , if the prospective student is a child, the principal may deal with an application for enrolment at the school made by the child if the principal reasonably believes it is in the child’s best interests for the child to make the application. (sec.155-ssec.4) An application for enrolment as a mature age student of a mature age State school must also comply with section 155B .
- (a) be made to the school’s principal; and
- (b) be made in the approved form; and
- (c) be accompanied by— (i) satisfactory evidence that the applicant is eligible to apply for the enrolment; and (ii) any other documents, identified in the form, the principal reasonably requires to decide the application.
- (i) satisfactory evidence that the applicant is eligible to apply for the enrolment; and
- (ii) any other documents, identified in the form, the principal reasonably requires to decide the application.
- (i) satisfactory evidence that the applicant is eligible to apply for the enrolment; and
- (ii) any other documents, identified in the form, the principal reasonably requires to decide the application.
- (a) if the prospective student is a child—a parent of the child; or