Western Australian Current Regulations

SCHOOL EDUCATION REGULATIONS 2000 - REG 25

25 .         Minimum hours prescribed for instruction of child in pre‑primary programme (Act s. 123(2)(b))

        (1)         Subject to regulation 27, before 1 January 2002 a child enrolled at a government school in a pre‑primary programme is to be provided at least 20 hours and 40 minutes instruction during each week in which the school is open for instruction.

        (2)         Subject to regulation 27, on and from 1 January 2002 a child enrolled at a government school in a pre‑primary programme is to be provided —

            (a)         at least 25 hours and 50 minutes instruction during each week in which the school is open for instruction; and

            (b)         at least 4 hours and 10 minutes instruction during each day in which the school is open for instruction.