3. Compulsory primary education
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child of compulsory school age
“child of compulsory school age” means a child above the age of 6 years who has not yet attained the age of 15 years and who satisfies such conditions for receiving primary education as the Director‑General may determine;
born after 1 January 1996;
a citizen of Singapore; and
residing in Singapore,must attend regularly as a pupil at a national primary school.
If a child of compulsory school age fails to attend regularly as a pupil at a national primary school as required under subsection (1), each parent of the child shall be guilty of an offence.
national primary school
“national primary school” means any institution for the provision of full-time primary education, being —(a)a school organised and conducted directly by the Government;(b)a school in receipt of grant-in-aid under the Education Act 1957;(c)a school specified in any order made under section 3(1) of the School Boards (Incorporation) Act 1990; or(d)such other school as may be prescribed;
This section does not apply —
to a child of compulsory school age for whom a parent presents within a reasonable time a prescribed reason to the Director‑General’s satisfaction for the child’s absence at a national primary school; or
to a child of compulsory school age who is exempted under section 4.