Section 3
Compulsory primary education
of Compulsory Education Act 2000
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Section 3
(1)
A child of compulsory school age who is —
(a)
born after 1 January 1996;
(b)
a citizen of Singapore; and
(c)
residing in Singapore,must attend regularly as a pupil at a national primary school.
(2)
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.
(3)
This section does not apply —
(a)
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
(b)
to a child of compulsory school age who is exempted under section 4.