(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.]