46Providing information about a school’s census

46 Providing information about a school’s census

(1) For the purposes of paragraph 77(2)(f) of the Act, an approved authority for a school must provide information each year to the Secretary relating to the school’s census in accordance with this section. (2) The approved authority for a school must provide the relevant information mentioned in sections 47 to 50. (3) The information must be included in a census return: (a) for each location of the school; and (b) in the form and manner approved in writing by the Secretary. (4) A single census return provided by an approved authority for more than one school may include the information for more than one school. (5) A census return for a year for a non‑government school must be given to the Secretary: (a) no later than 7 days after the school’s census day for the year; or (b) if the Secretary, in writing, allows a longer period (whether before or after the end of the period mentioned in paragraph (a))—before the end of that longer period. (6) A census return for a year for a government school must be given to the Secretary by the day determined in writing by the Minister.