PART IIIADMISSION OF CHILDREN TO GRANT-AIDED SCHOOLS
Duties of Board of Governors in relation to admissions10
1
It shall be the duty of the Board of Governors of a grant-aided school to make arrangements for the admission of children to the school in accordance with the following provisions of this Part.
2
The Board of Governors of a grant-aided school shall not—
a
admit to the school in any school year a number of children in the relevant age group which exceeds the school’s admissions number for that school year; or
b
cause or permit the number of registered pupils at the school at any time to exceed the school’s enrolment number.
3
In calculating for the purposes of paragraph (2) the number of children in the relevant age group admitted to a school in any school year, no account shall be taken of any child in that age group admitted to the school in compliance with—
a
a direction of an appeal tribunal;
b
a direction under Article 42 of the [1996 NI 1.] Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1996; or
c
a school attendance order.
4
In calculating for the purposes of paragraph (2) the number of registered pupils at a school at any time in a school year, no account shall be taken of any pupil first registered at the school in that school year in compliance with—
a
a direction of an appeal tribunal;
b
a direction under Article 42 of the Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1996; or
c
a school attendance order.