Queensland Consolidated Acts

EDUCATION (GENERAL PROVISIONS) ACT 2006 - SECT 419A

419A Kindergarten learning program

(1) The Minister may approve a program focused on literacy and numeracy, for preparing a child for education in the preparatory year, to be a kindergarten learning program for a prescribed State school or a prescribed non-State school.

Note—

See chapter 20 , part 4 for programs being provided before commencement.

(2) The Minister may provide, or assist in providing the program, at a prescribed State school or a prescribed non-State school, to a kindergarten age child.

(3) A kindergarten age child being provided with a kindergarten learning program at a prescribed State school or a prescribed non-State school is not, for this Act—

(a) a student of the school; or

(b) enrolled at the school.

(4) The Minister must review the operation of this section within 5 years after its commencement to decide whether the section remains relevant and necessary.

(5) In this section—

"kindergarten age child" means a child who will be at least 4 years and 6 months on 31 December in the year proposed for the child’s participation in a kindergarten learning program.

"prescribed non-State school" means a non-State school that, immediately before the commencement of this section, was providing a program—

(a) focused on literacy and numeracy for preparing a child for education in the preparatory year; and

(b) approved by the Minister for the school.

"prescribed State school" means—

(a) a State school that, immediately before the commencement of this section, was providing a program—

(i) focused on literacy and numeracy for preparing a child for education in the preparatory year; and

(ii) approved by the Minister for the school; or

(b) a State school prescribed under a regulation.