Education (Accreditation of Non-State Schools) Act 2017
sec.31Additional assessment of establishment phase school
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sec.31 Additional assessment of establishment phase school
This section applies to a school that— was an establishment phase school for a year of schooling; and has started to provide education for the year of schooling on the student-intake day for the year of schooling. The board must, on or after the assessment day, start an assessment of the school to decide whether the school is complying with the school’s accreditation criteria. In this section— assessment day means— the day, of which the board has given notice to the school’s governing body, that is— at least 60 days after the student-intake day for the year of schooling; and within 6 months after the latest student-intake day for the years of schooling for the sector of schooling within which the school has started to operate; or another day agreed to by the board and the school’s governing body. sector of schooling means any of the following groups of years of schooling— preparatory year to year 3; years 4 to 6; years 7 to 10; years 11 and 12. (sec.31-ssec.1) This section applies to a school that— was an establishment phase school for a year of schooling; and has started to provide education for the year of schooling on the student-intake day for the year of schooling. (sec.31-ssec.2) The board must, on or after the assessment day, start an assessment of the school to decide whether the school is complying with the school’s accreditation criteria. (sec.31-ssec.3) In this section— assessment day means— the day, of which the board has given notice to the school’s governing body, that is— at least 60 days after the student-intake day for the year of schooling; and within 6 months after the latest student-intake day for the years of schooling for the sector of schooling within which the school has started to operate; or another day agreed to by the board and the school’s governing body. sector of schooling means any of the following groups of years of schooling— preparatory year to year 3; years 4 to 6; years 7 to 10; years 11 and 12.
- (a) was an establishment phase school for a year of schooling; and
- (b) has started to provide education for the year of schooling on the student-intake day for the year of schooling.
- (a) the day, of which the board has given notice to the school’s governing body, that is— (i) at least 60 days after the student-intake day for the year of schooling; and (ii) within 6 months after the latest student-intake day for the years of schooling for the sector of schooling within which the school has started to operate; or
- (i) at least 60 days after the student-intake day for the year of schooling; and
- (ii) within 6 months after the latest student-intake day for the years of schooling for the sector of schooling within which the school has started to operate; or
- (b) another day agreed to by the board and the school’s governing body.