BOS 42/06 (Vol 15 No 5)

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 the requirements for registration and accreditation.

Section 3.10.1 of the Registered and Accredited Individual Non-government Schools (NSW) Manual and section 5.10.1 of the Registration Systems and Member Non-government Schools (NSW) Manual detail the registration requirements in relation to annual reporting.

In June 2005, the New South Wales Government announced additional annual reporting requirements for all schools. In February 2006, the government also announced that all schools would be required to provide information in their annual reports on measures taken by the school to promote levels of respect and responsibility.

The manuals have been amended to ensure that the sections in relation to annual reporting incorporate the additional requirements.

Additional amendments have also been made to the manuals to:

• align the manual to the Board's revised Assessment, Certification and Examination (ACE) Manual
• clarify the Board's requirements in relation to:
  • the need to establish consistency across all sections of the manuals with the Institute of Teachers Act 2004
  • notifying the Board where a non-government school receives formal notification of a breach of the Building Code of Australia
  • notifying the Board where the proprietor of a non-government school changes
  • distinguishing between an internal review determined by a registration system and an internal review determined by the Board of Studies.

The amended manuals are accessible now on the Board's website.

The rules, as constituted in the revised manuals, take effect immediately.

Contact: Anne Keenan
Inspector, Non-government Schools Registration and Accreditation
(02) 9367 8424
keenan@boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au

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