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EDUCATION ACT 1990 - SECT 20
Assistance to government school children with special needs
20 Assistance to government school children with special needs
(1) The Minister may provide or arrange special or additional assistance for
government school children with special needs, such as-- (a) children with
disabilities, or
(a1) children with significant learning difficulties, or
(b) children who live in isolated or remote areas, or
(c) children who are
from non-English speaking backgrounds, or
(d) Aboriginal children, or
(e)
children with special abilities, or
(f) children who are disadvantaged by
their socio-economic background.
(2) Any such special or additional
assistance may include the provision of financial assistance, facilities,
courses of study, staff, staff training or distance education.
(3) Any such
financial assistance is to be paid out of money to be provided by Parliament.
(4) For the purposes of subsection (1) (a1), a child has a significant
learning difficulty if a qualified teacher or other qualified education
professional is of the opinion that the child is not, regardless of the cause,
performing in the basic educational areas of reading, writing, spelling and
mathematics in accordance with the child's peer age group and stage of
learning.
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