1.1.S.15 School child, non-school child (CCB)

Usage

This definition applies to CCB.

Definition: school child

A school child is a child who:

• attends primary or secondary school, or
• is on a break from school and will be returning to primary or secondary school after that break, or
  • Example: School holidays.
• has reached 6 years of age, unless the individual eligible for CCB or conditionally eligible for CCB notifies that the child is exempt from the requirement to attend school.

A school child includes children who attend the following classes at primary school:

• kindergarten in NSW and ACT,
• preparatory in Victoria and Tasmania,
• preparatory or Year 1 in Queensland,
• pre-primary in WA,
• reception in SA, or
• transition in NT.

Definition: non-school child

A non-school child is a child who is not a school child.

Act reference: FAAct section 18 Meaning of school child

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Last reviewed: 6 April 2009