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Social Security Act 2018

Obligations - Beneficiaries’ obligations - Specific obligations: social obligations in relation to dependent children

133: Attendance of dependent child aged 6 to 15 years at registered school

You could also call this:

“Children aged 6 to 15 must go to school unless they have special permission”

If you have a child between 6 and 15 years old, you must do everything you can to make sure they go to school. This means you need to enrol them in a registered school and make sure they attend regularly. A registered school is a type of school defined by the government.

However, you don’t have to do this if your child has been given special permission not to go to school. This permission is called an exemption. There are three types of exemptions that might apply to your child. These are outlined in sections 38, 39, and 41 of the Education and Training Act 2020.

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Part 3 Obligations
Beneficiaries’ obligations: Specific obligations: social obligations in relation to dependent children

133Attendance of dependent child aged 6 to 15 years at registered school

  1. A person to whom this section applies must take all reasonable steps to ensure that each dependent child aged 6 to 15 years is enrolled at and regularly attends a registered school (as defined by regulations made under section 430).

  2. This section does not apply if the child is exempted under section 38, 39, or 41 of the Education and Training Act 2020 from enrolment at a registered school.

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Notes
  • Section 133(2): amended, on , by section 668 of the Education and Training Act 2020 (2020 No 38).