A student shall be excused from school attendance if—
(a) in the opinion of the Minister, the student is receiving satisfactory instruction at home or elsewhere;
(b) the student is excluded from attendance at school under any provision of this Act or the regulations made thereunder;
(c) the student is unable to attend school because of sickness, danger of infection, infirmity, sudden or serious illness of a parent or other related cause;
(d) the student is suffering from a physical or mental disability that, in the opinion of a registered medical practitioner, makes the student incapable of being educated by ordinary methods of instruction;
(e) the student is granted permission by the principal of the school to be temporarily absent from school for good and sufficient reason;
(f) the student is a participant in observances, celebrations, or activities recognised by a religious denomination;
(g) the student has been suspended by a school in accordance with this Act and has not been given permission to enroll in another school;
(h) the student is enrolled and in regular attendance at a private school or a home education programme in accordance with this Act; or
(i) the student is engaged in work experience or other educational programmes authorised or approved by the principal.