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 \[2\] \[3\].