PART II SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
Movement between types of boards: secondary school
42 (1) A person who is qualified to be a resident pupil of an English-language public board and to receive instruction in a secondary school grade is entitled to receive instruction provided in a secondary school operated by an English-language Roman Catholic board if the area of jurisdiction of the public board is in whole or in part the same as the area of jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic board.  1997, c. 31, s. 20. Secondary school instruction: movement from French-language public district school board to French-language separate district school board (2) A person who is qualified to be a resident pupil of a French-language public district school board and to receive instruction in a secondary school grade is entitled to receive instruction provided in a secondary school operated by a French-language separate district school board if the area of jurisdiction of the public district school board is in whole or in part the same as the area of jurisdiction of the separate district school board.  1997, c. 31, s. 20. Secondary school instruction: movement from English-language Roman Catholic board to English-language public board (3) A person who is qualified to be a resident pupil of an English-language Roman Catholic board and to receive instruction in a secondary school grade is entitled to receive instruction provided in a secondary school operated by an English-language public board if the area of jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic board is in whole or in part the same as the area of jurisdiction of the public board.  1997, c. 31, s. 20. Secondary school instruction: movement from French-language separate district school board to French-language public district school board (4) A person who is qualified to be a resident pupil of a French-language separate district school board and to receive instruction in a secondary school grade is entitled to receive instruction provided in a secondary school operated by a French-language public district school board if the area of jurisdiction of the separate district school board is in whole or in part the same as the area of jurisdiction of the public district school board.  1997, c. 31, s. 20. Secondary school instruction: movement from French-language separate district school board to English-language public board (5) A person who is qualified to be a resident pupil of a French-language separate district school board and to receive instruction in a secondary school grade is entitled to receive instruction provided in a secondary school operated by an English-language public board if the area of jurisdiction of the French-language board is in whole or in part the same as the area of jurisdiction of the English-language board.  1997, c. 31, s. 20. Secondary school instruction: movement from English-language public board to French-language separate district school board (6) A French-speaking person who is qualified to be a resident pupil of an English-language public board and to receive instruction in a secondary school grade is entitled to receive instruction provided in a secondary school operated by a French-language separate district school board if the area of jurisdiction of the English-language board is in whole or in part the same as the area of jurisdiction of the French-language board.  1997, c. 31, s. 20. Secondary school instruction: movement from French-language public district school board to English-language separate district school board (7) A French-speaking person who is qualified to be a resident pupil of a French-language public district school board and to receive instruction in a secondary school grade is entitled to receive instruction provided in a secondary school operated by an English-language separate district school board if the area of jurisdiction of the French-language board is in whole or in part the same as the area of jurisdiction of the English-language board.  1997, c. 31, s. 20. Secondary school instruction: movement from English-language separate district school board to French-language public district school board (8) A French-speaking person who is qualified to be a resident pupil of an English-language separate district school board and to receive instruction in a secondary school grade is entitled to receive instruction provided in a secondary school operated by a French-language public district school board if the area of jurisdiction of the English-language board is in whole or in part the same as the area of jurisdiction of the French-language board.  1997, c. 31, s. 20. Fee (9) The board of which the person is qualified to be a resident pupil shall pay the fee, if any, to which the other board is entitled for providing secondary school education under this section.  1997, c. 31, s. 20. Amount (10) The fee to which a board is entitled under this section is the fee, if any, payable for the purpose under the regulations or such lesser amount as may be set by the board.  1997, c. 31, s. 20. Exemption from religious studies (11) On written application, a Roman Catholic board shall exempt a person who is qualified to be a resident pupil in respect of a secondary school operated by a public board from programs and courses of study in religious education if, (a) the person is enrolled in a program that is not otherwise available to the person in a secondary school operated by a public board within the area of jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic board; or (b) it is impractical by reason of distance or terrain or by reason of disability for the person to attend a secondary school operated by a public board.  1997, c. 31, s. 20; 2016, c. 5, Sched. 8, s. 1. Same (12) A person who is qualified to be a resident pupil in respect of a secondary school operated by a public board who attends a secondary school operated by a Roman Catholic board for a reason other than the one mentioned in clause (11) (a) or (b) is considered to have enrolled in all of the school’s programs and courses of study in religious education.  1997, c. 31, s. 20. Additional exemptions (13) In addition to the exemptions provided for in subsection (11), no person who is qualified to be a resident pupil in respect of a secondary school operated by a public board who attends a secondary school operated by a Roman Catholic board shall be required to take part in any program or course of study in religious education on written application to the Board of, (a) the parent or guardian of the person; (b) in the case of a person who is 16 or 17 years old who has withdrawn from parental control, the person himself or herself; (c) in the case of a person who is 18 years old or older, the person himself or herself.  2006, c. 28, s. 9; 2021, c. 4, Sched. 11, s. 7 (1). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 1997, c. 31, s. 20 - 01/01/1998 2006, c. 28, s. 9 - 20/12/2006 2016, c. 5, Sched. 8, s. 1 - 19/04/2016 2021, c. 4, Sched. 11, s. 7 (1) - 19/04/2021 Movement between types of boards: overlapping areas