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School Education Act 1999
Div 1Establishment, closure etc.
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Division 1 — Establishment, closure etc.
55. Establishing etc. school, Minister’s powers as to 59
56. Closing, amalgamating etc. schools, Minister’s powers as to 60
57. Consultation requirements before s. 56 power exercised 60
58. Permanent closure, procedure for 61
59. Permanent closure for safety or welfare reasons 62
60. Local‑intake schools, declaration of etc. 62
Division 2 — Functions of chief executive officer, principals and teachers
61. CEO’s functions 63
62. Principals, appointment of 63
63. Principal’s functions 64
64. Teacher’s functions 65
65. Assigned function etc. not to be inconsistent with industrial arrangements 66
Division 3 — Educational instruction
66. Terms used 66
67. Curriculum, determination of 66
68. Curriculum not to promote certain matters 67
69. Special religious education, provision of 67
70. Prayers etc., principal to consult school Council about 67
71. Special religious instruction etc., parent may withdraw child from 68
72. Conscientious objection to subject, principal may exempt child from classes on 68
73. Child with disability, educational programme for 69
74A. Child in early education period, educational programme for 69
Division 4 — Enrolment
74. Application for enrolment of child 70
75. Enrolment of child, principal’s duties as to 70
76. General residential qualification for child to be enrolled 71
77. Child below compulsory school age, when entitled to be enrolled 71
78. Child of compulsory school age, when entitled to be enrolled at local‑intake school 72
79. Child of compulsory school age, when entitled to be enrolled at non local-intake school 72
81. Enrolment of person after compulsory education period 73
82. Resolving question under s. 76, 77, 78 or 79 73
83. Inappropriate enrolment, CEO’s powers to cancel 75
84. Decision under s. 82 or 83 as to educational programme, CEO to consider certain matters for 76
85. CEO may ask advisory panel for advice for s. 82 or 83 decision 76
86. Child with disability, decision under s. 82 or 83 as to educational programme for 77
87. Disabilities Advisory Panel, appointment of etc. 78
Division 5 — Suspension and exclusion
Subdivision 1 — Preliminary
88. Terms used 79
Subdivision 2 — Suspension and exclusion for breach of school discipline or disruptive behaviour
89. Term used: breach of school discipline 80
90. Breach of school discipline, suspension for 80
91. Grounds for excluding student from school attendance 80
92. Procedure for excluding student from school attendance 81
93. School Discipline Advisory Panel, appointment of etc. 82
94. Excluding student etc., orders as to that CEO may make 84
95. Principal’s power to exclude from school attendance student enrolled after compulsory education period 84
96. Decision under s. 95, review of 85
96A. Subdivision 3 not limited by this Subdivision 86
Subdivision 3 — Suspension and exclusion of student charged with or convicted of sexual offence
96B. Terms used 86
96C. References to conviction 86
96D. Suspension of student 87
96E. Grounds for excluding student from school attendance 87
96F. Procedure for excluding student from school attendance 88
96G. Orders that CEO may make 90
96H. CEO must give notice of order 91
96I. CEO must consider whether to revoke or amend order in certain circumstances 91
Division 6 — Financial provisions
Subdivision 1 — Fees for instruction, charges, contributions and costs
97. Terms used 92
98. Fees for instruction and charges, limits on imposing 93
99. Charges etc. for materials, services and facilities, determining etc. 94
100. Extra cost optional component of educational programme, determining cost for etc. 96
101. Optional components that are not extra cost optional components to be available to certain students 97
102. Charges etc. to be paid to principal 97
103. Overseas and adult students to pay fees for instruction 97
104. Reduction etc. of fees etc., regulations about 97
105. Students (other than overseas and adult students) cannot be excluded for non‑payment of charges 98
106. Recovering fees etc. 98
107. Agreements to pay costs not affected 99
108. Items to be supplied by student for personal use in educational programme, determining etc. 99
Subdivision 2 — School funds
109. General Purposes Fund, each school has 100
110. Funds for donations etc., establishing 100
111. Management of school funds 100
112. Money to be credited to General Purposes Fund etc. 101
113. Bank account for school funds 101
114. *Financial Management Act 2006* s. 8 and 34, application of to s. 109 to 113 102
115. Investment of school funds 103
116. Closure etc. of school, how school funds to be dealt with in case of 103