Elite performance To be enrolled on the grounds of elite performance, all of the following criteria must be met: usual place of residence must be the NT; and talented in high level competition/performance (e.g. dance, theatre, music, sport) or involved with competition/performance at a State/National/International level; and participation in high level competition/performance does not allow for regular attendance at an education facility. Documentation that demonstrates that the prospective student is supported by an official organisation or state sponsored program in their particular area of talent, or where there is no official body, independent documentation attesting to their level of achievement and support needs. Principal Exempt Home education Full time study load To be enrolled as a full time student on the grounds of home education, all of the following criteria must be met: undertaking senior secondary studies (Years 10, 11 or 12); and Home Education Approval Notices for a minimum of two years directly preceding enrolment. Home Education Approval Notices for a minimum of the two years directory preceding enrolment. Refer to the . Principal Exempt Part time study load To be enrolled as a part time student on the grounds of home education, all of the following criteria must be met: undertaking senior secondary studies (Years 10, 11 or 12); and a minimum of 2 years of approved home education directly preceding the application to enrol; and a teaching and learning program plan that details the distance education school subject/s to be undertaken and a current Home Education Approval Notice. Home Education Teaching and Learning Plan and Home Education Approval Notice. Refer to the .
Home based Mature age Mature age entry requirements are outlined in the Enrolment Eligibility guidelines and require applicants to comply with the: ; and . Residential blocks only form part of a mature age student enrolment where the subject/s undertaken have compulsory practical requirements, for example science. If mature enrolment numbers were such that there is a demand for residential blocks for other subject areas this may be facilitated where capacity exists. Students currently enrolled who turn 18 years of age during their Year 12 studies are not considered mature age students. As per requirements outlined in the ; and . Principal Exempt Dual enrolments (School based) To be eligible for dual enrolment the student must be enrolled in a NT school that is not be able to meet all of the course requirement needs of the student. Student enrolment arrangements are generally negotiated between the student’s main school principal and the distance education school principal. Criteria Evidence requirements Delegation Fees Direct Distance education school has sole responsibility for the learning and assessment planning, course materials, delivery and assessment of the course to the student. NT government school student To be dually enrolled in a NT government school and distance education school one of the following criteria must be met: For middle and senior secondary students (Year 7 to Year 12), the school must not be able to provide an appropriate course on the basis of; specialist teachers are not available, or student is transferring between schools with subject differentiation, or school timetabling constraints limit or prevent student subject choice. For primary school students (Transition to Year 6), the school must not be able to provide an appropriate course for example: components of the school’s program are delivered in first language the school has limited capacity to deliver alternative programs or programs that meet the student needs. Main school principal’s endorsement of enrolment is based on the school not being able to provide an appropriate course for the student. Principal Exempt NT non-government school Non-government school principal’s endorsement of enrolment is based on Principal Fees