Can I apply for an exemption from the compulsory school age phase?
You can apply for an exemption for compulsory attendance if you can satisfy the Department of Education, Training and the Arts that you: • can’t attend a state or non-state school • it would be unreasonable in all the circumstances to make you attend. You parents must apply to the Department of Education, Training and the Arts in a special form and they will be asked to provide all the relevant information that is reasonably needed to make a decision about the application. The department can give your parents a written notice asking for more information and if they do not respond to that in the time set, then the application can be treated as having lapsed. The decision by the department must be provided to you as soon as practicable and must state: • the day the exemption issued • your name • how long it will apply for if it is not indefinite • any reasonable conditions that apply. The department can also issue a show cause notice if the grounds for the exemption no longer apply or if
