Section 11 Schools and related expressionsI1

Northern Ireland

(1)

For the purposes of this Chapter—

(a)

a school is an institution, namely a grant-aided school or an independent school, which provides (either or both) primary education or secondary education,

(b)

a pupil of a school is a person who is receiving primary education or secondary education at the school, and

(c)

a manager of a school is the person or authority responsible for the management of the school, including where known as—

(i)

the Board of Governors, or

(ii)

the proprietor.

(2)

To be construed in accordance with Article 2(2) of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 are—

(a)

a reference in this section to a grant-aided school or an independent school, and

(b)

the references in this Chapter to primary education and to secondary education.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: S. 11 in operation at 20.2.2026, see s. 18(2)