SCHEDULE 3 - Standards for Reg SCHEDULE 3 - Standards for Registration of New Individual Non-government Schools

Regulation 13

1.   Interpretation

In this Schedule –

Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority means the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority established under section 5 of the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority Act 2008 of the Commonwealth;

Australian Curriculum means the Australian Curriculum referred to in section 42 of the Australian Education Regulation 2013;

new school means a new individual non-government school.

2.   Governance of, and accountability for, new school's operation

(1) The governing body of a new school must be able to demonstrate that it has responsibility for the standard of education to be delivered at the school, the strategic direction of the school, the overall management of the school finances and the management of the school's principal.

(2) The governing body of a new school must be able to demonstrate that there will be a clear separation between the day-to-day management of the school by the principal and the overall governance of the school by the governing body.

(3) The governing body of a new school must be able to demonstrate that he or she, or each member of it, is a fit and proper person to have the responsibilities specified in subclause (1) and to have the overall governance of a school.

(4) The governing body of a new school must have a school development plan for the school.

(5) The governing body of a new school is to demonstrate that it has procedures for providing annual reports to the school community relating to the school's finances, student achievement, qualifications of teachers and other matters that the governing body considers appropriate to be included in the report.

3.   Student learning