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MHHS Minimum Housing and Health Standards

MHHS · Education Act

Part 1 — Access to Education

10 Enrolment in school operated by board

Current to 2025-12-11 · Official PDF

(1) Subject to subsection (2), a board shall direct a resident
student of the board to enrol in and attend a particular school
operated by the board.
(2) A board shall enrol a resident student of the board in the school
operated by the board that is requested by the parent of the student
if, in the opinion of the board asked to enrol the student, there are
sufficient resources and facilities available to accommodate the
student.
(3) Where a board establishes an attendance area for a school, a
resident student of a board who resides in the attendance area for
the school must be given priority over a student who does not
reside in the attendance area.
(4) A board shall, for that school year, enrol a resident student of
another board in the school operated by the board that is requested
by the parent of the student if, in the opinion of the board asked to
enrol the student, there are sufficient resources and facilities
available to accommodate the student.
(5) Notwithstanding subsections (2) and (4), a board may direct a
student who requests enrolment in a senior high school program
beyond a 3rd school year to attend a school designated by the
board.
(6) A board shall enrol a resident student of the Government in a
school operated by the board as requested by the Minister.
(7) A parent of a student enrolled in a school operated by a board
shall not request that the student be enrolled in another school
during a school year unless the board operating the other school
consents.