28Renewal of accreditation as accredited senior secondary course

28 Renewal of accreditation as accredited senior secondary course

[Section 28 Substituted by No. 15 of 2015, s. 30, Applied:29 May 2015]

(1)  A person who applied for the accreditation of an accredited senior secondary course may apply for the renewal of the accreditation of that course not less than 6 calendar months before the accreditation ceases to have effect.

(2)  [Section 28 Subsection (2) amended by No. 9 of 2022, s. 44, Applied:01 Jul 2023] The Board may require the applicant to provide any further information it considers relevant to the application.

(3)  [Section 28 Subsection (3) amended by No. 9 of 2022, s. 44, Applied:01 Jul 2023] On receipt of an application, the Board may –

(a) renew the accreditation of the senior secondary course; or

(b) refuse to renew the accreditation of the senior secondary course.

(4)  [Section 28 Subsection (4) amended by No. 9 of 2022, s. 44, Applied:01 Jul 2023] The Board may only renew the accreditation of the senior secondary course if satisfied that the course complies with the senior secondary accreditation framework.

(5)  [Section 28 Subsection (5) amended by No. 9 of 2022, s. 44, Applied:01 Jul 2023] The Board may only refuse to renew the accreditation of the senior secondary course if satisfied that –

(a) the course and the methods of delivering the course are no longer achieving the purposes, aims and learning outcomes of the course; or

(b) the contents and standards of the course, and the methods of delivering the course are no longer consistent with any relevant national standards.

(6)  [Section 28 Subsection (6) amended by No. 9 of 2022, s. 44, Applied:01 Jul 2023] If the Board renews the accreditation of a senior secondary course –