Education Regulation 2017

For the purposes of section 21B of the Act, a child has completed Year 10 of secondary education in this State (as referred to in section 21B(5)(a)) if—

the child has been awarded, or has received, a relevant certificate, or

the child has satisfied the relevant participation requirements for Year 10 or Year 10 of home schooling.

For the purposes of this clause, a relevant certificate means—

a Record of School Achievement or Higher School Certificate granted under Part 8 of the Act, or

a transcript of study issued under section 98 of the Act, or

a certificate from the proprietor of a non-accredited school confirming that the child has satisfied the relevant participation requirements for Year 10, or

in the case of a child who is registered for home schooling—a certificate from an authorised person (within the meaning of section 70 of the Act) confirming that the child has satisfied the relevant participation requirements for Year 10 of home schooling.

For the purposes of this clause, a child has satisfied the relevant participation requirements for Year 10 if—

the child’s attendance at school until the final day of Year 10 is satisfactory in the opinion of the relevant authority, and

the child has—

in the case of a child attending a non-accredited school—received instruction in courses of study that meet the curriculum requirements for secondary school children during Year 7 to Year 10 and has completed the courses of study for Year 10, and

in any other case—participated in courses of study which have been determined under the Act as appropriate to be undertaken by candidates for the Record of School Achievement, and

the child has applied himself or herself with diligence and sustained effort in the opinion of the principal of the school.

For the purposes of this clause, a child has satisfied the relevant participation requirements for Year 10 of home schooling if—

the child is, or was, registered for home schooling subject to the condition that he or she receive instruction in courses of study that meet the curriculum requirements for secondary school children during Year 7 to Year 10, and

the child has completed the courses of study for Year 10.

In this clause—

in the case of a child attending a government school—the Secretary, and

in the case of a child attending a non-government school that is a member of a system of non-government schools—the approved authority appointed under section 40 of the Act, and

in the case of a child attending any other non-government school—the proprietor of the school.