Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1) For the purposes
of section 206(2)(b), sections 16, 17, 18 and 20 and any regulations made
under those sections apply to an application for enrolment at a kindergarten
and have effect as if —
(a) the
references in those sections and regulations to a school were references to
the kindergarten; and
(b) the
references in those sections and regulations to a principal were references to
the teacher in charge of the kindergarten.
(2) For the purposes
of section 206(2)(b), if the number of children applying for enrolment at a
particular kindergarten for a particular year exceeds the number of available
places at the kindergarten and the kindergarten’s link school is a
local‑intake school, priority for enrolment is to be given in the
following order —
(a) to a
child whose usual place of residence is in the intake area of the link
school —
(i)
who has a sibling enrolled at the link school for that
year; and
(ii)
who lives nearest the kindergarten;
(b) to a
child whose usual place of residence is in the intake area of the link
school —
(i)
who does not have a sibling enrolled at the link school
for that year; and
(ii)
who lives nearest the kindergarten;
(c) to a
child whose usual place of residence is not in the intake area of the link
school —
(i)
who has a sibling enrolled at the link school for that
year; and
(ii)
who lives nearest the kindergarten;
(d) to a
child whose usual place of residence is not in the intake area of the link
school —
(i)
who does not have a sibling enrolled at the link school
for that year; and
(ii)
who lives nearest the kindergarten.
(3) For the purposes
of section 206(2)(b), if the number of children applying for enrolment at a
particular kindergarten for a particular year exceeds the number of available
places at the kindergarten and the kindergarten’s link school is not a
local‑intake school, priority for enrolment is to be given to the child
who lives nearest the kindergarten.
[Regulation 136 amended: Gazette
10 Oct 2003 p. 4402‑3; 19 Jul 2019
p. 2845.]