BOS 46/09

Under the Education Act 1990 (NSW), the following applications must be submitted by 31 March 2010.

Applications from individual schools and registration systems on behalf of member schools to:

• renew registration and/or accreditation where registration and/or accreditation expires at the end of 2010
• renew exemption from registration where exemption expires at the end of 2010
• register new Years of schooling to commence in 2011
• register new schools to commence in 2011.

The requirements for registration and accreditation are detailed in the Registered and Accredited Individual Non-government Schools (NSW) Manual and the Registration Systems and Member Non-government Schools (NSW) Manual.

The most up-to-date manuals and the online application forms (via RANGS Online) are available on the Board's website.

If you need assistance with RANGS Online please phone the Registration and Accreditation Branch on 9367 8432.

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Republished as a reminder of due dates for annual reports.

BOS 07/09

Every non-government school must produce a 2008 annual report and disclose it publicly by 30 June 2009. Ideally, the annual report will be published on the school's website.

The school must also submit an electronic copy of its annual report to the Board of Studies by 30 June 2009.

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BOS 07/09

Every non-government school must produce a 2008 annual report and disclose it publicly by 30 June 2009. Ideally, the annual report will be published on the school's website.

The school must also submit an electronic copy of its annual report to the Board of Studies by 30 June 2009.

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BOS 04/09

Under the Education Act 1990 (NSW), the following applications must be submitted by 31 March 2009.

Applications from individual schools and registration systems on behalf of member schools to:

• renew registration and/or accreditation where registration and/or accreditation expires at the end of 2009
• renew exemption from registration where exemption expires at the end of 2009
• register new Years of schooling to commence in 2010
• register new schools to commence in 2010.

The requirements for registration and accreditation are detailed in the Registered and Accredited Individual Non-government Schools (NSW) Manual and the Registration Systems and Member Non-government Schools (NSW) Manual.

The most up-to-date manuals and the online application forms (via RANGS Online) are available on the Board's website (http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au).

If you need assistance to access RANGS Online please phone the Registration and Accreditation Branch on 9367 8432.

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BOS 53/08 (Vol 17 No 4)

Under the Education Act 1990 (the Act) a non-government school is required to notify the Board of Studies if the school is intending to add or close a campus.

The term 'campus' as it relates to registration has been defined and added to the glossary section of the two registration manuals - the Registered and Accredited Individual Non-government Schools (NSW) Manual and the Registration Systems and Member Non-government Schools (NSW) Manual. In accordance with Section 131 of the Act, these manuals constitute the rules of the Board in relation to requirements for registration and accreditation.

The web versions of the manuals have been updated to include the definition.

Please note that the web versions of the manuals are the most up-to-date manuals at any time. The manuals are available on the Board's website.

For your reference, the 'What's new' section of the Board's registration website, RANGS, contains a list of all amendments to the manuals since they were first published in June 2004.

The rules, as constituted in the current web versions of the manuals, take effect immediately.

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BOS 55/08 (Vol 17 No 4)

KLA Review - expressions of interest invited

The Office of the Board of Studies has a register of reviewers to assist with the annual Key Learning Area (KLA) Review.

The KLA Review is part of the non-government school registration program. It is a review of the curriculum documentation submitted by non-government schools when they apply for registration and/or accreditation.

People with high level experience in curriculum leadership and expertise in Board of Studies syllabus requirements are invited to submit an expression of interest in being on the register of KLA reviewers.

More information and an expression of interest form are available online.

For the 2009 KLA Review, the expression of interest form and accompanying statements of support must be submitted by 6 February 2009 to:

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BOS 44/08 (Vol 17 No 4)

Under the Education Act 1990 (NSW) the following applications must be submitted by 31 March 2009.

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BOS 14/08 (Vol 17 No 1)

Under Section 131 of the Education Act 1990 (the Act) 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.

In September 2007 the Education Regulation 2007 (the Regulation) came into force.

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BOS 15/08 (Vol 17 No 1)

All non-government schools are required to produce and disclose publicly a 2007 annual school report by 30 June 2008.

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 (the manuals) detail the annual reporting requirement. Schools are advised to refer to the manual for complete information about the specific performance measures to be included in reports on the 2007 school year. The most up-to-date manuals may be found at www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/manuals

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BOS 16/08 (Vol 17 No 1)

The Education Act 1990 requires that the following applications be submitted from individual schools by 31 March 2008:

• applications for renewal of registration and accreditation where registration/accreditation expires at the end of 2008
• applications for renewal of exemption from registration where exemption expires at the end of 2008
• applications for registration and accreditation where initial registration/accreditation expires at the end of 2008
• applications to commence new Years of schooling in existing registered/accredited schools in 2009
• applications to open new schools in 2009.

The requirements for registration and accreditation are detailed in the Registered and Accredited Individual Non-government Schools (NSW) Manual.

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