SCHEDULE 2 - Standards for Reg SCHEDULE 2 - Standards for Registration of System of Non-government Schools

Regulation 11

1.   Interpretation

In this Schedule –

relevant standards means the standards for registration of non-government schools as referred to in regulation 12 .

2.   Approved authority

(1) The approved authority for a system of non-government schools must be able to demonstrate that he or she, or each member of it, is a fit and proper person to have the responsibilities and powers specified in sections 146(1) and (2) of the Act.

(2) The approved authority for a system of non-government schools must have available for adoption by each system school the processes that allow the school to plan for, and achieve, improvement in student learning.

3.   Financial resources and related matters

(1) The approved authority for a system of non-government schools must demonstrate that it has sufficient financial resources, including dedicated capital, to manage the processes of assessing and reviewing the system schools against the relevant standards.

(2) The approved authority for a system of non-government schools must have an auditing framework in relation to the funding that it provides to the system schools that the Registration Board considers appropriate.

(3) The approved authority for a system of non-government schools must have a funding model and mechanisms that will ensure that each system school will be able to continue to comply with the relevant standards.

4.   Policies, procedures, &c.

(1) The approved authority for a system of non-government schools must have such policies, plans, methodologies and procedures available to the system schools as are needed to ensure that those schools comply with the relevant standards.