# The Education (Individual Pupils' Achievements) (Information) (Wales) Regulations 1992, Regulation 2: Definitions


(1) In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Education Reform Act 1988;
“attendance record” means the record of a pupil’s school attendance contained in the Attendance Register kept in accordance with section 80 of the Education Act 1944 and the Pupils' Registration Regulations 1956;
“class” has the meaning assigned to it by section 3(6) of the Act;
“GCE `A' level” and “GCE `AS'”' mean General Certificate of Education advanced level and advanced supplementary respectively;
“key stage” means any of the periods set out in paragraphs (a) to (d) respectively of section 3(3) of the Act, and a reference to the first or the fourth key stage is a reference to the periods set out in section 3(3)(a) and (d) respectively of the Act;
“levels of attainment” means the levels set out in any document of a kind referred to in section 4(4) of the Act the provisions of which have effect, or (as the case may be) have effect as amended, by virtue of any Order made under section 4(2)(a) or (b) of the Act;
“maintained school”has the meaning assigned to it by section 25(1) of the Act;
“profile component” means any grouping of attainment targets for the purposes of the statutory arrangements;
“school day” means a day on which the school meets; and
“the statutory arrangements” means assessment arrangements specified by orders made under section 4(2)(c) of the Act.
(2) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to a regulation bearing that number in these Regulations and any reference in a regulation to a numbered paragraph is to the paragraph of that regulation bearing that number.
(3) In these Regulations a reference to pupils in the relevant age group in relation to GCSE examinations or GCE "A' level and "AS' examinations is to pupils who were aged 15 or 17 respectively on 31st August immediately preceding the school year in which the examinations were taken.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/1205/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-individual-pupils-achievements-information-wales-regulations-1992/regulation-2
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