Exemption
3.  The following classes of children of compulsory school age shall be exempt from section 3(1) of the Act:
(a)any child who is unable to attend any national primary school due to any physical or intellectual disability;
(b)any child who receives home-schooling, subject to the following terms and conditions:
(i)the home-schooling curriculum is approved by the Director-General;
(ii)a parent of the child has signed a declaration, in such form as the Director-General may determine, that the child will sit for the Primary School Leaving Examination and the National Education Quiz when the child is above the age of 11 years and before he attains the age of 15 years; and
(iii)the Director-General is at all times satisfied that the child will perform at such level as the Director-General may determine for the Primary School Leaving Examination and the National Education Quiz;
(c)any child who is a pupil of a designated school;
(ca)any child who is a pupil of NorthLight School or Assumption Pathway School; and
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(d)any other child whom the Director-General has determined is unsuitable to attend any national primary school, having regard to the interests and welfare of the child.