What to do.

Exemption enrollment

• Your child cannot attend school due to a physical or mental disability.
• You find that no school fits your religion or belief.
• Your child is enrolled in a school abroad.
• You lead a migratory life and your children travel with you. For example, you are a boatman, fairground operator or circus worker.

You report to the school attendance officer that you are not enrolling your child before the child turns 5.

If you do this later, it must be done by July 1 each year.

Exemption from school attendance (special leave).

• child is sick
• a religious holiday
• an important event such as a wedding, funeral or family move
• vacations outside school vacations, because your profession does not allow you to go away during school vacations (maximum 10 days per year)

You notify the school that your child will not attend if:

• your child is sick;
• there is a religious holiday.
• In other cases, request exemption from the principal of the school

Exemption up to age 6

Is your child not yet 6 years old? If so, you may keep your child at home to avoid overburdening them. This is allowed up to 5 hours per week. With the director's permission, you may extend this to a maximum of 10 hours per week.