Section 1: In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires–

“BECE” means the Basic Education Certificate Examination; “community education centre” means a centre for the promotion of non-formal literacy and basic education as well as skills acquisition; “Co-ordinator or Manager” means the head of an adult literacy or non-formal education; “distance education” means a method of delivering education to students with minimum direct contact with teachers; “Education Committee” means an Education Committee established under section 26; “government school” means a school managed by or on behalf of the Ministry; “grant-in-aid” means a grant made out of public funds; “learner” means a person of any age for whom education is provided in accordance with this Act; “manager” in the case of a school managed by the proprietor thereof, means the proprietor; and in the case of any other school the person for the time being appointed by the proprietor to be the responsible local representative of the proprietor; and for the purposes of the provisions of this Act relating to applications to establish or open schools, includes an intended manager; “medical inspection” means the physical examination of children in attendance at a school and the consideration by a Medical Officer of all matters affecting the health of such children and includes physical examination by a School Nurse; “Medical Officer” means any Medical Officer in the employment of the Government or authorized by the Chief Medical Officer for the purposes of this Act; “Minister” means the Minister responsible for education and “Ministry” shall be construed accordingly; “NPSE” means National Primary School Examination. “pre-primary school” means the education referred to in subsection (1) of section 5; “private school” means a school which receives no assistance from public funds; “proprietor” in relation to any school, means the person or body of persons (including any Board of Governors) responsible for the management of the school either directly or through a manager appointed in that behalf; and, for the purposes of the provisions of this Act relating to application to establish or open schools, includes any person or body of persons proposing to be so responsible; “public funds” means government funds or the funds of a local authority; “pupil” means a leaner attending a pre-tertiary educational institution designated as a school. “WASSCE” means West African Senior School Certificate Examinations. PART II–STRUCTURE OF EDUCATION SYSTEM