Western Australian Current Regulations

SCHOOL EDUCATION REGULATIONS 2000 - REG 15

15 .         Too many children for pre‑compulsory education at a government school, priority for enrolment in case of

        (1)         If the number of children in their pre‑compulsory education period applying for enrolment at a particular local‑intake school for a particular year exceeds the number of available places at the 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 for the school —

                  (i)         who has a sibling who is enrolled at the school for that year; and

                  (ii)         who lives nearest the school;

            (b)         to a child whose usual place of residence is in the intake area for the school —

                  (i)         who does not have a sibling who is enrolled at the school for that year; and

                  (ii)         who lives nearest the school;

            (c)         to a child whose usual place of residence is not in the intake area for the school —

                  (i)         who has a sibling who is enrolled at the school for that year; and

                  (ii)         who lives nearest the school;

            (d)         to a child whose usual place of residence is not in the intake area for the school —

                  (i)         who does not have a sibling who is enrolled at the school for that year; and

                  (ii)         who lives nearest the school.

        (2)         If the number of children in their pre‑compulsory education period applying for enrolment at a particular government school that is not a local‑intake school for a particular year exceeds the number of available places at the school, priority for enrolment is to be given to the child who lives nearest the school.

        [Regulation 15 inserted: Gazette 10 Oct 2003 p. 4401‑2.]