Students receiving education at non‑government schools
5 Students receiving education at non‑government schools
Primary and secondary education
In this Act:
receives: a student receives primary education or secondary education (as the case may be) at a non‑government school (or at a school campus of a non‑government school) only if:
the student attends, on a daily basis, the school (or campus) at a location approved for the school, for that level of education, under this Act; or
the Minister determines that the student is to be treated (because of special circumstances) as so attending the school (or campus).
Distance education
In this Act:
receives: a student receives primary distance education or secondary distance education (as the case may be) at a non‑government school (or at a school campus of a non‑government school) located in a State only if:
the student resides in the State; and
the State provides funding for the school (otherwise than as a result of the operation of this Act), for that level of education, for students enrolled at the school who receive distance education (however described) from the school; and
the student is not approved as a home education student (however described) in accordance with the law of the State in which the student resides.
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