(1)
Replace section 25(1) with:
Except as provided in this Act, every student of a registered school who fits into either or both of the following categories is required to attend the school whenever it is open:
a student who is required by section 20 to be enrolled at a registered school:
a student who is aged 4 or 5 and is enrolled at a registered school.
(2)
Except as provided in this Act, every student of a registered school (other than a student enrolled in an enrolling community of online learning) who fits into either or both of the following categories is required to attend the school whenever it is open:
(1A)
Every student enrolled in, or receiving tuition from, a community of online learning must meet the attendance requirements prescribed in regulations made under section 35ZO.
(3)
After section 25(3), insert:
(3A)
Despite subsections (1) to (3), if a child is aged 4 or 5 and is enrolled at a registered school,—
the child’s parents, the principal, and the Secretary may agree a plan to help the transition of the child to school, depending on the particular needs of the child; and
the child is required to attend school in accordance with the plan.