125Curriculum, assessment and reporting

125 Curriculum, assessment and reporting

(1)  The curriculum in a State school is to consist of any non-sectarian and secular instruction and courses the Secretary determines.

(2)  The Secretary may issue Secretary's instructions in respect of any matter relating to the curriculum, teaching practice, homework, assessment and reporting procedures at a State school.

(3)  The Secretary is to ensure that developmentally appropriate learning frameworks –

(a) support the delivery of the curriculum for –

(i) children attending kindergarten and the years of primary education from the first year of compulsory education until the year commonly known as Year 2 (inclusive); and

(ii) any other class of children determined by the Secretary; and

(b) are delivered by teachers with qualifications as prescribed by the regulations; and

(c) are delivered by the number of staff appropriate to the age and number of children as prescribed by the regulations.

(4)  The Secretary –

(a) [Section 125 Subsection (4) amended by No. 37 of 2017, s. 25, Applied:30 Aug 2017] is to cause an independent review of each State school to be conducted at least once in every 4 years to ensure that developmentally appropriate learning frameworks are being delivered as referred to in subsection (3) ; and

(b) [Section 125 Subsection (4) amended by No. 37 of 2017, s. 25, Applied:30 Aug 2017] is to include in the annual report submitted to the Minister under section 36 of the State Service Act 2000 a report of the findings on the reviews in relation to the schools reviewed in the previous year.

(5)  For the purposes of subsections (3) and (4)  –