Approved courses of study and institutions

Approved courses include:

• accredited primary or secondary courses through a school, college, special school, distance or online education, or a Northern Territory Homeland Learning Centre
• home schooling approved by a state or territory education authority
• vocational education and training, statement of attainment or certificate courses, and other accredited tertiary training programs
• approved courses for children with disability, ungraded living skills education or training courses in a residential or non-residential institution for children with disability or other special needs.

Approved education institutions include:

• government primary, secondary and senior secondary colleges
• government special schools
• Northern Territory Homeland Learning Centres
• government distance education centres or schools, and Schools of the Air
• non-government education institutions with primary, ungraded, secondary or special courses, including distance education, accredited by the state or territory education authority
• government and private vocational education and training, or TAFE institutions that are registered training organisations
• government and non-government residential or non-residential institutions for children with disability or other special needs.