Section 16Part 4 — SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, ADMISSIONS AND ACCESS TO EDUCATION
Exemption from duty to secure school attendance
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The Director of the Department of Education Services may, upon the application of a parent or legal guardian of a child, authorise a child of compulsory school age to be educated at the place where the child is normally resident or at the home of another person approved by the parent or legal guardian if the parent complies with this section and the programme meets the goals and objectives outlined in Part 5.
The parent shall, prior to the commencement of a home school programme for the child and on an annual basis thereafter for as long as the home school programme is offered, register the child in accordance with the regulations.
The Minister shall, by notice in writing, terminate a home school programme on the recommendation of the Office of Education Standards, if —
the home school programme no longer meets the requirements of Part 5; or
a child who participated in the home school programme, has failed to meet established standards of progress and achievement;
and the Director of the Department of Education Services shall, in conjunction with the notice of termination, direct the child to attend a school established by or registered under this Act with effect from the date specified in the notice of termination.
The Cabinet may make regulations with respect to —
the manner in which applications for authorisation under this section may be made;
the information to be provided in relation to applications;
the matters which may be taken into account in considering applications;
the duration and renewal of authorisation;
the offences which may be committed by failing to comply with the terms and conditions of authorisation and the penalties for such offences; and
other matters relating to authorisations.