s 2 Interpretation
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —“Board” means the Compulsory Education Board established under section 5; “child of compulsory school age” means a child above the age of 6 years who has not yet attained the age of 15 years and who satisfies such conditions for receiving primary education as the Director‑General may determine; “Director‑General” means the Director‑General of Education, and includes such officers of the Ministry of Education as may from time to time be authorised to exercise the functions of the Director‑General of Education under section 5(1) of the Education Act 1957;[Act 5 of 2025 wef 09/03/2025] “national primary school” means any institution for the provision of full-time primary education, being —(a) a school organised and conducted directly by the Government; (b) a school in receipt of grant-in-aid under the Education Act 1957; (c) a school specified in any order made under section 3(1) of the School Boards (Incorporation) Act 1990; or (d) such other school as may be prescribed; “parent”, in relation to a child to whom section 3(1) applies, includes a guardian and any person having the actual custody of the child; “primary education” means a 6-year course of education normally commencing when a child has attained the age of 6 years.