❓ A parliamentary question on notice addresses the policy of schools charging deposits for extra-cost optional components, its impact on low-income families, and the relationship with the secondary school assistance scheme. The response clarifies the policy's origin, legal basis, and limitations of the assistance scheme.
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I thank the parliamentary secretary for his answer to my question of 8 November and for drawing my attention to the School Education Act 1999. (1) When did it become Department of Education policy to allow schools to seek a confirmation charge or enrolment deposit of up to 50 per cent of the total cost of extra-cost optional components? (2) Which optional components are identified in regulations, pursuant to section 99 of the Act as extra-cost optional components? (3) Under what authority are schools allowed to exclude students who do not or cannot pay the enrolment deposit from nominating an extra-cost optional component as their preferred option for the following year? (4) Is provision made in the secondary school assistance scheme to enable students from low-income families to participate in extra-cost optional components? (5) Is the enrolment deposit for extra-cost optional components refundable to students who are granted secondary school assistance? Hon G.T. GIFFARD
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Director General of Education approved the policy of allowing schools to seek a confirmation charge for special options in 1998, for implementation by schools in 1999. The policy setting was contained in the director general’s letter to principals in 1999. (2) Regulations relating to section 99 of the Act relate to only non-optional and optional components and do not relate to extra-cost optional components. (3) Section 100(7) provides that the participation of a student in an extra-cost optional component is conditional on payment of the costs of that component. (4) The secondary school assistance scheme is provided to ensure students can choose an educational program that satisfies the requirements of the curriculum framework. It may cover some extra-cost options but would not extend to all high-cost extra-cost subjects. Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Is that discrimination against low-income families. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: Does Hon Derrick Tomlinson want the answer? Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Please go ahead; I am enjoying it. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: To continue - (5) No, the confirmation charge for extra-cost optional components covers components different from those covered by the secondary school assistance scheme.
(1) When did it become Department of Education policy to allow schools to seek a confirmation charge or enrolment deposit of up to 50 per cent of the total cost of extra-cost optional components? (2) Which optional components are identified in regulations, pursuant to section 99 of the Act as extra-cost optional components? (3) Under what authority are schools allowed to exclude students who do not or cannot pay the enrolment deposit from nominating an extra-cost optional component as their preferred option for the following year? (4) Is provision made in the secondary school assistance scheme to enable students from low-income families to participate in extra-cost optional components? (5) Is the enrolment deposit for extra-cost optional components refundable to students who are granted secondary school assistance? Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Director General of Education approved the policy of allowing schools to seek a confirmation charge for special options in 1998, for implementation by schools in 1999. The policy setting was contained in the director general’s letter to principals in 1999. (2) Regulations relating to section 99 of the Act relate to only non-optional and optional components and do not relate to extra-cost optional components. (3) Section 100(7) provides that the participation of a student in an extra-cost optional component is conditional on payment of the costs of that component. (4) The secondary school assistance scheme is provided to ensure students can choose an educational program that satisfies the requirements of the curriculum framework. It may cover some extra-cost options but would not extend to all high-cost extra-cost subjects. Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Is that discrimination against low-income families. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: Does Hon Derrick Tomlinson want the answer? Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Please go ahead; I am enjoying it. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: To continue - (5) No, the confirmation charge for extra-cost optional components covers components different from those covered by the secondary school assistance scheme.
(2) Which optional components are identified in regulations, pursuant to section 99 of the Act as extra-cost optional components? (3) Under what authority are schools allowed to exclude students who do not or cannot pay the enrolment deposit from nominating an extra-cost optional component as their preferred option for the following year? (4) Is provision made in the secondary school assistance scheme to enable students from low-income families to participate in extra-cost optional components? (5) Is the enrolment deposit for extra-cost optional components refundable to students who are granted secondary school assistance? Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Director General of Education approved the policy of allowing schools to seek a confirmation charge for special options in 1998, for implementation by schools in 1999. The policy setting was contained in the director general’s letter to principals in 1999. (2) Regulations relating to section 99 of the Act relate to only non-optional and optional components and do not relate to extra-cost optional components. (3) Section 100(7) provides that the participation of a student in an extra-cost optional component is conditional on payment of the costs of that component. (4) The secondary school assistance scheme is provided to ensure students can choose an educational program that satisfies the requirements of the curriculum framework. It may cover some extra-cost options but would not extend to all high-cost extra-cost subjects. Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Is that discrimination against low-income families. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: Does Hon Derrick Tomlinson want the answer? Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Please go ahead; I am enjoying it. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: To continue - (5) No, the confirmation charge for extra-cost optional components covers components different from those covered by the secondary school assistance scheme.
(3) Under what authority are schools allowed to exclude students who do not or cannot pay the enrolment deposit from nominating an extra-cost optional component as their preferred option for the following year? (4) Is provision made in the secondary school assistance scheme to enable students from low-income families to participate in extra-cost optional components? (5) Is the enrolment deposit for extra-cost optional components refundable to students who are granted secondary school assistance? Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Director General of Education approved the policy of allowing schools to seek a confirmation charge for special options in 1998, for implementation by schools in 1999. The policy setting was contained in the director general’s letter to principals in 1999. (2) Regulations relating to section 99 of the Act relate to only non-optional and optional components and do not relate to extra-cost optional components. (3) Section 100(7) provides that the participation of a student in an extra-cost optional component is conditional on payment of the costs of that component. (4) The secondary school assistance scheme is provided to ensure students can choose an educational program that satisfies the requirements of the curriculum framework. It may cover some extra-cost options but would not extend to all high-cost extra-cost subjects. Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Is that discrimination against low-income families. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: Does Hon Derrick Tomlinson want the answer? Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Please go ahead; I am enjoying it. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: To continue - (5) No, the confirmation charge for extra-cost optional components covers components different from those covered by the secondary school assistance scheme.
(4) Is provision made in the secondary school assistance scheme to enable students from low-income families to participate in extra-cost optional components? (5) Is the enrolment deposit for extra-cost optional components refundable to students who are granted secondary school assistance? Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Director General of Education approved the policy of allowing schools to seek a confirmation charge for special options in 1998, for implementation by schools in 1999. The policy setting was contained in the director general’s letter to principals in 1999. (2) Regulations relating to section 99 of the Act relate to only non-optional and optional components and do not relate to extra-cost optional components. (3) Section 100(7) provides that the participation of a student in an extra-cost optional component is conditional on payment of the costs of that component. (4) The secondary school assistance scheme is provided to ensure students can choose an educational program that satisfies the requirements of the curriculum framework. It may cover some extra-cost options but would not extend to all high-cost extra-cost subjects. Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Is that discrimination against low-income families. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: Does Hon Derrick Tomlinson want the answer? Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Please go ahead; I am enjoying it. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: To continue - (5) No, the confirmation charge for extra-cost optional components covers components different from those covered by the secondary school assistance scheme.
(5) Is the enrolment deposit for extra-cost optional components refundable to students who are granted secondary school assistance? Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Director General of Education approved the policy of allowing schools to seek a confirmation charge for special options in 1998, for implementation by schools in 1999. The policy setting was contained in the director general’s letter to principals in 1999. (2) Regulations relating to section 99 of the Act relate to only non-optional and optional components and do not relate to extra-cost optional components. (3) Section 100(7) provides that the participation of a student in an extra-cost optional component is conditional on payment of the costs of that component. (4) The secondary school assistance scheme is provided to ensure students can choose an educational program that satisfies the requirements of the curriculum framework. It may cover some extra-cost options but would not extend to all high-cost extra-cost subjects. Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Is that discrimination against low-income families. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: Does Hon Derrick Tomlinson want the answer? Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Please go ahead; I am enjoying it. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: To continue - (5) No, the confirmation charge for extra-cost optional components covers components different from those covered by the secondary school assistance scheme.
Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Director General of Education approved the policy of allowing schools to seek a confirmation charge for special options in 1998, for implementation by schools in 1999. The policy setting was contained in the director general’s letter to principals in 1999. (2) Regulations relating to section 99 of the Act relate to only non-optional and optional components and do not relate to extra-cost optional components. (3) Section 100(7) provides that the participation of a student in an extra-cost optional component is conditional on payment of the costs of that component. (4) The secondary school assistance scheme is provided to ensure students can choose an educational program that satisfies the requirements of the curriculum framework. It may cover some extra-cost options but would not extend to all high-cost extra-cost subjects. Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Is that discrimination against low-income families. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: Does Hon Derrick Tomlinson want the answer? Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Please go ahead; I am enjoying it. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: To continue - (5) No, the confirmation charge for extra-cost optional components covers components different from those covered by the secondary school assistance scheme.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Director General of Education approved the policy of allowing schools to seek a confirmation charge for special options in 1998, for implementation by schools in 1999. The policy setting was contained in the director general’s letter to principals in 1999. (2) Regulations relating to section 99 of the Act relate to only non-optional and optional components and do not relate to extra-cost optional components. (3) Section 100(7) provides that the participation of a student in an extra-cost optional component is conditional on payment of the costs of that component. (4) The secondary school assistance scheme is provided to ensure students can choose an educational program that satisfies the requirements of the curriculum framework. It may cover some extra-cost options but would not extend to all high-cost extra-cost subjects. Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Is that discrimination against low-income families. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: Does Hon Derrick Tomlinson want the answer? Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Please go ahead; I am enjoying it. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: To continue - (5) No, the confirmation charge for extra-cost optional components covers components different from those covered by the secondary school assistance scheme.
(1) The Director General of Education approved the policy of allowing schools to seek a confirmation charge for special options in 1998, for implementation by schools in 1999. The policy setting was contained in the director general’s letter to principals in 1999. (2) Regulations relating to section 99 of the Act relate to only non-optional and optional components and do not relate to extra-cost optional components. (3) Section 100(7) provides that the participation of a student in an extra-cost optional component is conditional on payment of the costs of that component. (4) The secondary school assistance scheme is provided to ensure students can choose an educational program that satisfies the requirements of the curriculum framework. It may cover some extra-cost options but would not extend to all high-cost extra-cost subjects. Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Is that discrimination against low-income families. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: Does Hon Derrick Tomlinson want the answer? Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Please go ahead; I am enjoying it. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: To continue - (5) No, the confirmation charge for extra-cost optional components covers components different from those covered by the secondary school assistance scheme.
(2) Regulations relating to section 99 of the Act relate to only non-optional and optional components and do not relate to extra-cost optional components. (3) Section 100(7) provides that the participation of a student in an extra-cost optional component is conditional on payment of the costs of that component. (4) The secondary school assistance scheme is provided to ensure students can choose an educational program that satisfies the requirements of the curriculum framework. It may cover some extra-cost options but would not extend to all high-cost extra-cost subjects. Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Is that discrimination against low-income families. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: Does Hon Derrick Tomlinson want the answer? Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Please go ahead; I am enjoying it. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: To continue - (5) No, the confirmation charge for extra-cost optional components covers components different from those covered by the secondary school assistance scheme.
(3) Section 100(7) provides that the participation of a student in an extra-cost optional component is conditional on payment of the costs of that component. (4) The secondary school assistance scheme is provided to ensure students can choose an educational program that satisfies the requirements of the curriculum framework. It may cover some extra-cost options but would not extend to all high-cost extra-cost subjects. Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Is that discrimination against low-income families. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: Does Hon Derrick Tomlinson want the answer? Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Please go ahead; I am enjoying it. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: To continue - (5) No, the confirmation charge for extra-cost optional components covers components different from those covered by the secondary school assistance scheme.
(4) The secondary school assistance scheme is provided to ensure students can choose an educational program that satisfies the requirements of the curriculum framework. It may cover some extra-cost options but would not extend to all high-cost extra-cost subjects. Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Is that discrimination against low-income families. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: Does Hon Derrick Tomlinson want the answer? Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Please go ahead; I am enjoying it. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: To continue - (5) No, the confirmation charge for extra-cost optional components covers components different from those covered by the secondary school assistance scheme.
Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Is that discrimination against low-income families. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: Does Hon Derrick Tomlinson want the answer? Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Please go ahead; I am enjoying it. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: To continue - (5) No, the confirmation charge for extra-cost optional components covers components different from those covered by the secondary school assistance scheme.
Hon G.T. GIFFARD: Does Hon Derrick Tomlinson want the answer? Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Please go ahead; I am enjoying it. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: To continue - (5) No, the confirmation charge for extra-cost optional components covers components different from those covered by the secondary school assistance scheme.
Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Please go ahead; I am enjoying it. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: To continue - (5) No, the confirmation charge for extra-cost optional components covers components different from those covered by the secondary school assistance scheme.
Hon G.T. GIFFARD: To continue - (5) No, the confirmation charge for extra-cost optional components covers components different from those covered by the secondary school assistance scheme.
(5) No, the confirmation charge for extra-cost optional components covers components different from those covered by the secondary school assistance scheme.
(1) When did it become Department of Education policy to allow schools to seek a confirmation charge or enrolment deposit of up to 50 per cent of the total cost of extra-cost optional components? (2) Which optional components are identified in regulations, pursuant to section 99 of the Act as extra-cost optional components? (3) Under what authority are schools allowed to exclude students who do not or cannot pay the enrolment deposit from nominating an extra-cost optional component as their preferred option for the following year? (4) Is provision made in the secondary school assistance scheme to enable students from low-income families to participate in extra-cost optional components? (5) Is the enrolment deposit for extra-cost optional components refundable to students who are granted secondary school assistance? Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Director General of Education approved the policy of allowing schools to seek a confirmation charge for special options in 1998, for implementation by schools in 1999. The policy setting was contained in the director general’s letter to principals in 1999. (2) Regulations relating to section 99 of the Act relate to only non-optional and optional components and do not relate to extra-cost optional components. (3) Section 100(7) provides that the participation of a student in an extra-cost optional component is conditional on payment of the costs of that component. (4) The secondary school assistance scheme is provided to ensure students can choose an educational program that satisfies the requirements of the curriculum framework. It may cover some extra-cost options but would not extend to all high-cost extra-cost subjects. Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Is that discrimination against low-income families. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: Does Hon Derrick Tomlinson want the answer? Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Please go ahead; I am enjoying it. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: To continue - (5) No, the confirmation charge for extra-cost optional components covers components different from those covered by the secondary school assistance scheme.
(2) Which optional components are identified in regulations, pursuant to section 99 of the Act as extra-cost optional components? (3) Under what authority are schools allowed to exclude students who do not or cannot pay the enrolment deposit from nominating an extra-cost optional component as their preferred option for the following year? (4) Is provision made in the secondary school assistance scheme to enable students from low-income families to participate in extra-cost optional components? (5) Is the enrolment deposit for extra-cost optional components refundable to students who are granted secondary school assistance? Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Director General of Education approved the policy of allowing schools to seek a confirmation charge for special options in 1998, for implementation by schools in 1999. The policy setting was contained in the director general’s letter to principals in 1999. (2) Regulations relating to section 99 of the Act relate to only non-optional and optional components and do not relate to extra-cost optional components. (3) Section 100(7) provides that the participation of a student in an extra-cost optional component is conditional on payment of the costs of that component. (4) The secondary school assistance scheme is provided to ensure students can choose an educational program that satisfies the requirements of the curriculum framework. It may cover some extra-cost options but would not extend to all high-cost extra-cost subjects. Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Is that discrimination against low-income families. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: Does Hon Derrick Tomlinson want the answer? Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Please go ahead; I am enjoying it. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: To continue - (5) No, the confirmation charge for extra-cost optional components covers components different from those covered by the secondary school assistance scheme.
(3) Under what authority are schools allowed to exclude students who do not or cannot pay the enrolment deposit from nominating an extra-cost optional component as their preferred option for the following year? (4) Is provision made in the secondary school assistance scheme to enable students from low-income families to participate in extra-cost optional components? (5) Is the enrolment deposit for extra-cost optional components refundable to students who are granted secondary school assistance? Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Director General of Education approved the policy of allowing schools to seek a confirmation charge for special options in 1998, for implementation by schools in 1999. The policy setting was contained in the director general’s letter to principals in 1999. (2) Regulations relating to section 99 of the Act relate to only non-optional and optional components and do not relate to extra-cost optional components. (3) Section 100(7) provides that the participation of a student in an extra-cost optional component is conditional on payment of the costs of that component. (4) The secondary school assistance scheme is provided to ensure students can choose an educational program that satisfies the requirements of the curriculum framework. It may cover some extra-cost options but would not extend to all high-cost extra-cost subjects. Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Is that discrimination against low-income families. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: Does Hon Derrick Tomlinson want the answer? Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Please go ahead; I am enjoying it. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: To continue - (5) No, the confirmation charge for extra-cost optional components covers components different from those covered by the secondary school assistance scheme.
(4) Is provision made in the secondary school assistance scheme to enable students from low-income families to participate in extra-cost optional components? (5) Is the enrolment deposit for extra-cost optional components refundable to students who are granted secondary school assistance? Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Director General of Education approved the policy of allowing schools to seek a confirmation charge for special options in 1998, for implementation by schools in 1999. The policy setting was contained in the director general’s letter to principals in 1999. (2) Regulations relating to section 99 of the Act relate to only non-optional and optional components and do not relate to extra-cost optional components. (3) Section 100(7) provides that the participation of a student in an extra-cost optional component is conditional on payment of the costs of that component. (4) The secondary school assistance scheme is provided to ensure students can choose an educational program that satisfies the requirements of the curriculum framework. It may cover some extra-cost options but would not extend to all high-cost extra-cost subjects. Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Is that discrimination against low-income families. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: Does Hon Derrick Tomlinson want the answer? Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Please go ahead; I am enjoying it. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: To continue - (5) No, the confirmation charge for extra-cost optional components covers components different from those covered by the secondary school assistance scheme.
(5) Is the enrolment deposit for extra-cost optional components refundable to students who are granted secondary school assistance? Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Director General of Education approved the policy of allowing schools to seek a confirmation charge for special options in 1998, for implementation by schools in 1999. The policy setting was contained in the director general’s letter to principals in 1999. (2) Regulations relating to section 99 of the Act relate to only non-optional and optional components and do not relate to extra-cost optional components. (3) Section 100(7) provides that the participation of a student in an extra-cost optional component is conditional on payment of the costs of that component. (4) The secondary school assistance scheme is provided to ensure students can choose an educational program that satisfies the requirements of the curriculum framework. It may cover some extra-cost options but would not extend to all high-cost extra-cost subjects. Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Is that discrimination against low-income families. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: Does Hon Derrick Tomlinson want the answer? Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Please go ahead; I am enjoying it. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: To continue - (5) No, the confirmation charge for extra-cost optional components covers components different from those covered by the secondary school assistance scheme.
Hon G.T. GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Director General of Education approved the policy of allowing schools to seek a confirmation charge for special options in 1998, for implementation by schools in 1999. The policy setting was contained in the director general’s letter to principals in 1999. (2) Regulations relating to section 99 of the Act relate to only non-optional and optional components and do not relate to extra-cost optional components. (3) Section 100(7) provides that the participation of a student in an extra-cost optional component is conditional on payment of the costs of that component. (4) The secondary school assistance scheme is provided to ensure students can choose an educational program that satisfies the requirements of the curriculum framework. It may cover some extra-cost options but would not extend to all high-cost extra-cost subjects. Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Is that discrimination against low-income families. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: Does Hon Derrick Tomlinson want the answer? Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Please go ahead; I am enjoying it. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: To continue - (5) No, the confirmation charge for extra-cost optional components covers components different from those covered by the secondary school assistance scheme.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. (1) The Director General of Education approved the policy of allowing schools to seek a confirmation charge for special options in 1998, for implementation by schools in 1999. The policy setting was contained in the director general’s letter to principals in 1999. (2) Regulations relating to section 99 of the Act relate to only non-optional and optional components and do not relate to extra-cost optional components. (3) Section 100(7) provides that the participation of a student in an extra-cost optional component is conditional on payment of the costs of that component. (4) The secondary school assistance scheme is provided to ensure students can choose an educational program that satisfies the requirements of the curriculum framework. It may cover some extra-cost options but would not extend to all high-cost extra-cost subjects. Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Is that discrimination against low-income families. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: Does Hon Derrick Tomlinson want the answer? Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Please go ahead; I am enjoying it. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: To continue - (5) No, the confirmation charge for extra-cost optional components covers components different from those covered by the secondary school assistance scheme.
(1) The Director General of Education approved the policy of allowing schools to seek a confirmation charge for special options in 1998, for implementation by schools in 1999. The policy setting was contained in the director general’s letter to principals in 1999. (2) Regulations relating to section 99 of the Act relate to only non-optional and optional components and do not relate to extra-cost optional components. (3) Section 100(7) provides that the participation of a student in an extra-cost optional component is conditional on payment of the costs of that component. (4) The secondary school assistance scheme is provided to ensure students can choose an educational program that satisfies the requirements of the curriculum framework. It may cover some extra-cost options but would not extend to all high-cost extra-cost subjects. Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Is that discrimination against low-income families. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: Does Hon Derrick Tomlinson want the answer? Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Please go ahead; I am enjoying it. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: To continue - (5) No, the confirmation charge for extra-cost optional components covers components different from those covered by the secondary school assistance scheme.
(2) Regulations relating to section 99 of the Act relate to only non-optional and optional components and do not relate to extra-cost optional components. (3) Section 100(7) provides that the participation of a student in an extra-cost optional component is conditional on payment of the costs of that component. (4) The secondary school assistance scheme is provided to ensure students can choose an educational program that satisfies the requirements of the curriculum framework. It may cover some extra-cost options but would not extend to all high-cost extra-cost subjects. Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Is that discrimination against low-income families. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: Does Hon Derrick Tomlinson want the answer? Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Please go ahead; I am enjoying it. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: To continue - (5) No, the confirmation charge for extra-cost optional components covers components different from those covered by the secondary school assistance scheme.
(3) Section 100(7) provides that the participation of a student in an extra-cost optional component is conditional on payment of the costs of that component. (4) The secondary school assistance scheme is provided to ensure students can choose an educational program that satisfies the requirements of the curriculum framework. It may cover some extra-cost options but would not extend to all high-cost extra-cost subjects. Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Is that discrimination against low-income families. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: Does Hon Derrick Tomlinson want the answer? Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Please go ahead; I am enjoying it. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: To continue - (5) No, the confirmation charge for extra-cost optional components covers components different from those covered by the secondary school assistance scheme.
(4) The secondary school assistance scheme is provided to ensure students can choose an educational program that satisfies the requirements of the curriculum framework. It may cover some extra-cost options but would not extend to all high-cost extra-cost subjects. Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Is that discrimination against low-income families. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: Does Hon Derrick Tomlinson want the answer? Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Please go ahead; I am enjoying it. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: To continue - (5) No, the confirmation charge for extra-cost optional components covers components different from those covered by the secondary school assistance scheme.
Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Is that discrimination against low-income families. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: Does Hon Derrick Tomlinson want the answer? Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Please go ahead; I am enjoying it. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: To continue - (5) No, the confirmation charge for extra-cost optional components covers components different from those covered by the secondary school assistance scheme.
Hon G.T. GIFFARD: Does Hon Derrick Tomlinson want the answer? Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Please go ahead; I am enjoying it. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: To continue - (5) No, the confirmation charge for extra-cost optional components covers components different from those covered by the secondary school assistance scheme.
Hon Derrick Tomlinson: Please go ahead; I am enjoying it. Hon G.T. GIFFARD: To continue - (5) No, the confirmation charge for extra-cost optional components covers components different from those covered by the secondary school assistance scheme.
Hon G.T. GIFFARD: To continue - (5) No, the confirmation charge for extra-cost optional components covers components different from those covered by the secondary school assistance scheme.
(5) No, the confirmation charge for extra-cost optional components covers components different from those covered by the secondary school assistance scheme.
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