I-13.3 - Education Act

Section 4 Disposition versions

2021-07-01

4. Every student, or the student’s parents if the student is not of full age, shall have the right to choose, every year, the school that best reflects their preferences from among the schools that provide services to which the student is entitled.

The exercise of the right to choose a school is subordinate to the enrollment criteria established pursuant to section 239 where the number of applications for enrollment in a school exceeds the school’s capacity, and, in the case of a school with a special project or a school having a regional or provincial role, subordinate to the enrollment criteria established pursuant to section 240 or 468.

The exercise of the right does not entail the right to require transportation services where the transportation services required for the student concerned exceed the limits established by the school service centre.

“School’s capacity” includes the number of students that a school can take in according to the premises available, the school service centre’s resources and the rules applicable to group formation.

1988, c. 84, s. 4; 1990, c. 8, s. 1; 1997, c. 96, s. 4; 2020, c. 1, s. 1.

2020-06-15

4. Every student, or the student’s parents if the student is not of full age, shall have the right to choose, every year, the school that best reflects their preferences from among the schools that provide services to which the student is entitled.

The exercise of the right to choose a school is subordinate to the enrollment criteria established pursuant to section 239 where the number of applications for enrollment in a school exceeds the school’s capacity, and, in the case of a school with a special project or a school having a regional or provincial role, subordinate to the enrollment criteria established pursuant to section 240 or 468.

The exercise of the right does not entail the right to require transportation services where the transportation services required for the student concerned exceed the limits established by the school service centre.

“School’s capacity” includes the number of students that a school can take in according to the premises available, the school service centre’s resources and the rules applicable to group formation.

1988, c. 84, s. 4; 1990, c. 8, s. 1; 1997, c. 96, s. 4; 2020, c. 1, s. 1.

Despite the coming into force of 2020, c. 1, s. 1, this section continue to apply, as it read before being amended, for the purposes of the 2020-2021 school year. ( See 2020, c. 1, s. 333)

1997-12-19

4. Every student, or the student’s parents if the student is not of full age, shall have the right to choose, every year, the school that best reflects their preferences from among the schools of the school board whose jurisdiction the student comes under that provide services to which the student is entitled.

The exercise of the right to choose a school is subordinate to the enrollment criteria established pursuant to section 239 where the number of applications for enrollment in a school exceeds the school’s capacity, and, in the case of a school with a special project or a school having a regional or provincial role, subordinate to the enrollment criteria established by the school board pursuant to section 240 or 468.

The exercise of the right does not entail the right to require transportation services where the transportation services required for the student concerned exceed the limits established by the school board.

1988, c. 84, s. 4; 1990, c. 8, s. 1; 1997, c. 96, s. 4.

1990-05-04

4. Every student or, if he is not of full age, his parents, shall have a right to choose, every year, among the schools of the school board to which he belongs, the school best suited to their preferences or having the educational project best suited to their personal values.

The exercise of the right is subject to the student enrollment criteria established by the school board.

The exercise of the right does not entail the right to require transportation services where the transportation services required for the student concerned exceed the limits established by the school board.

1988, c. 84, s. 4; 1990, c. 8, s. 1.

1989-07-01

4. The parents of a student or any student of full age shall have a right to choose, every year, the school best suited to their preferences or having the educational project best suited to their personal values.

The exercise of the right is subject to the student enrollment criteria established by the school board.

The exercise of the right does not entail the right to require transportation services where the transportation services required for the student concerned exceed the limits established by the school board.

1988, c. 84, s. 4.