Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

EDUCATION ACT 2004 (NO. 17 OF 2004) - SECT 97

    (1)     This section applies if application is made under section 96 for renewal of registration of a school.

    (2)     Before deciding whether the registration of a school should be renewed, the Minister must appoint a panel to report to the Minister on the application.

    (3)     If the Minister is satisfied, after considering the panel's report, that the school meets the criteria mentioned in subsection (6), the Minister must direct the registrar to renew the registration of the school for a stated period of not longer than 5 years.

    (4)     If the Minister directs the registrar to renew the registration of the school, the registrar must renew the registration by—

        (a)     entering the particulars of the school required under the regulations in the register of non-government schools; and

        (b)     giving the proprietor of the school a certificate of registration for the school.

    (5)     If the Minister is not satisfied, after considering the panel's report, that the school meets the criteria mentioned in subsection (6), the Minister must direct the registrar to refuse to renew the registration of the school.

    (6)     The criteria for renewal of registration of a school are that—

        (a)     the proprietor of the school remains a corporation; and

        (b)     the school has appropriate policies, facilities and equipment for—

              (i)     the curriculum offered by the school; and

              (ii)     the safety and welfare of its students; and

        (c)     the curriculum (including the framework of the curriculum and the principles on which the curriculum is based) meets the curriculum requirements for students attending government schools; and

        (d)     the nature and content of the education offered at the school are appropriate for the educational levels for which the school is provisionally registered or registered; and

        (e)     the teaching staff are qualified to teach at the educational levels at which they are employed to teach; and

        (f)     the school has satisfactory processes to monitor quality educational outcomes; and

        (g)     the school is financially viable.