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Definition

Program equivalent to Preparatory Year - A program is considered to be a program equivalent to the Preparatory Year if it is full-time, school based, and has a defined curriculum in the year prior to Year 1.

Student - a child is referred as a student when the child is enrolled at a state school.

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