5Principal objects of this Act

5 Principal objects of this Act

5 Principal objects of this Act

The principal objects of this Act are as follows—

(a) to set out aspects of the school curriculum, including the minimum curriculum for school registration and the curriculum for candidates for the Record of School Achievement and the Higher School Certificate,

(b) to provide for the establishment and operation of government schools,

(c) to ensure that only government schools established under this Act or non-government schools registered under this Act operate in New South Wales,

(d) to allow children to be educated at home,

(e) to provide for the grant of Records of School Achievement and Higher School Certificates and for the accreditation of non-government schools that are competent to present candidates for them.

s 5: Am 2012 No 12, Sch 1 [2] [3].