(1) A period referred
to in regulation 24, 25 or 26 does not include time for recess or lunch.
(2) A period referred
to in regulation 24 or 25(1) is reduced by 25% for each public holiday on
which a government school is closed during a week in which the school would
otherwise be open for instruction.
(3) A period referred
to in regulation 25(2)(a) or 26(a) is reduced by 20% for each public holiday
on which a government school is closed during a week in which the school would
otherwise be open for instruction.
(4) The chief
executive officer may reduce a period referred to in regulation 24, 25 or
26 if the reduction in the period would benefit —
(a)
children enrolled in a kindergarten programme, a pre‑primary programme,
a primary programme or a secondary programme, as is relevant to the case, at a
government school; or
(b) the
management of a government school.