Queensland Consolidated Acts

EDUCATION (GENERAL PROVISIONS) ACT 2006 - SECT 50

50 State education to be free

(1) Subsection (2) applies to—

(a) a person enrolled at a State school; or

(b) a person who is a kindergarten age child registered in—

(i) a kindergarten learning program at a prescribed State school; or

(ii) a distance education kindergarten learning program at a State school;

who is—

(c) an Australian citizen or permanent resident; or

(d) a child of an Australian citizen or permanent resident.

(2) The cost of providing instruction, administration and facilities for the education of the person at the school must be met by the State.

(3) This section applies subject to sections 51 , 52 and 55 .

(4) In this section—

"person enrolled at a State school" does not include a person who is also enrolled at a non-State school unless the person’s enrolment at the State school preceded the person’s enrolment at the non-State school.