Education (General Provisions) Act 2006
sec.292Grounds for exclusion
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sec.292 Grounds for exclusion
Each of the following is a ground for exclusion— persistent disobedience; misbehaviour; conduct that adversely affects, or is likely to adversely affect, other students; conduct that adversely affects, or is likely to adversely affect, the good order and management of the school; the student’s attendance at the school poses an unacceptable risk to the safety or wellbeing of other students or of staff; if suspension of the student under division 2 is inadequate to deal with the disobedience, misbehaviour, conduct or risk. It is also a ground for exclusion if— the student has been convicted of an offence; and the principal is reasonably satisfied it would not be in the best interests of other students or of staff for the student to be enrolled at the school. To remove any doubt, it is declared that, for subsection (1) (c) or (d) , conduct may be a ground for exclusion even if the conduct does not happen on school premises or during school hours. s 292 amd 2010 No. 50 s 13 sub 2013 No. 59 s 12 (sec.292-ssec.1) Each of the following is a ground for exclusion— persistent disobedience; misbehaviour; conduct that adversely affects, or is likely to adversely affect, other students; conduct that adversely affects, or is likely to adversely affect, the good order and management of the school; the student’s attendance at the school poses an unacceptable risk to the safety or wellbeing of other students or of staff; if suspension of the student under division 2 is inadequate to deal with the disobedience, misbehaviour, conduct or risk. (sec.292-ssec.2) It is also a ground for exclusion if— the student has been convicted of an offence; and the principal is reasonably satisfied it would not be in the best interests of other students or of staff for the student to be enrolled at the school. (sec.292-ssec.3) To remove any doubt, it is declared that, for subsection (1) (c) or (d) , conduct may be a ground for exclusion even if the conduct does not happen on school premises or during school hours.
- (a) persistent disobedience;
- (b) misbehaviour;
- (c) conduct that adversely affects, or is likely to adversely affect, other students;
- (d) conduct that adversely affects, or is likely to adversely affect, the good order and management of the school;
- (e) the student’s attendance at the school poses an unacceptable risk to the safety or wellbeing of other students or of staff;
- (a) the student has been convicted of an offence; and
- (b) the principal is reasonably satisfied it would not be in the best interests of other students or of staff for the student to be enrolled at the school.