BOS 44/05

Rules of the Board: Amendments to the 'Registered and Accredited Individual Non-government Schools (NSW) Manual' and the 'Registration Systems and Member Non-government Schools (NSW) Manual'

Under Section 131 of the Education Act 1990, the Registered and Accredited Individual Non-government Schools (NSW) Manual and the Registration Systems and Member Non-government Schools (NSW) Manual (the manuals) constitute the rules set out by the Board in relation to registration and accreditation.

Registration requirements and evidence of compliance in relation to outsourcing courses to one or more external provider are described in Section 3.2.3 of the Registered and Accredited Individual Non-government Schools (NSW) Manual and Section 5.2.3 of the Registration Systems and Member Non-government Schools (NSW) Manual.

The Board has noted that for some non-government schools the requirement that outsourced courses comprise a minority of a student's overall pattern of study is unduly restrictive given each school's current arrangements for the delivery of educational programs.

Recently the Minister approved amendments to the manuals to allow for a school to outsource more than a minority of courses in exceptional circumstances where Board approval has been granted.

The amended manuals are available on the Board's website.

These rules, as constituted in the manuals, take effect immediately.

Contact:

Anne Keenan, Acting Inspector, Registration and Accreditation
(02) 9367 8424, keenan@boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au