55Required information—general information

55 Required information—general information

The following information about a school must be provided as mentioned in section 52: (a) a short statement about the school that may include information about any of the following matters: (i) the school’s mission; (ii) the school’s values; (iii) the school’s focus; (iv) the school’s philosophy; (v) the school’s achievements; (vi) the school’s curriculum strengths; (vii) any specialist programs offered by the school; (viii) any student welfare programs offered by the school; (ix) any extracurricular activities offered by the school; (x) affiliations (if any) of the school; (b) whether the school is part of the Catholic school sector, the independent school sector or the government school sector; (c) the number of teaching staff at the school during the reporting period, including: (i) the number of teaching staff, and full‑time equivalent teaching staff, at the school; and (ii) the positions of teaching staff at the school; and (iii) the number of teaching staff at the school at each level of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers; (d) the number of staff who are not teaching staff at the school during the reporting period, including the number of full‑time equivalent staff who are not teaching staff at the school; (e) a statement about whether students, parents and teachers were satisfied with the school during the reporting period, including (if applicable) data collected using the National School Opinion Survey; (f) a statement of the financial information for a school during the reporting period that complies with the My School Financial Reporting: Key Principles and Methodology, as existing from time to time.

Note: In 2023, the My School Financial Reporting: Key Principles and Methodology could be viewed on the My School website (http://www.myschool.edu.au).