Northern Territory Numbered Acts

EDUCATION ACT 2015 (NO 28 OF 2015) - SECT 125

The following are the registration requirements for a non-Government school:

    (a)     the school must be administered by a body corporate (the governing body ), whose directors:

        (i)     must be persons of good character; and

        (ii)     must between them possess the skills and experience necessary for the proper administration of the school;

    (b)     the governing body's philosophy and objects and the school's education programs must be consistent with the basic principles;

    (c)     the school's methods of governance must be appropriate to its education programs and the year levels, and number, of its students;

    (d)     the school's facilities must:

        (i)     be appropriate and adequate for the purposes of its education programs and the year levels, and number, of its students; and

        (ii)     comply with any relevant requirements of the laws of the Territory;

    (e)     the school must be adequately insured for its facilities and for any liability that may arise from the conduct of its activities;

    (f)     the school must have adequate financial and other resources for its operation;

    (g)     the school must have a business plan and a budget that make appropriate provision for each year of its operation;

    (h)     the school's staff establishment (including its structure and size) must be appropriate and adequate for the school's education programs and the year levels, and number, of its students;

        (i)     the school's staff must be of good character;

    (j)     the school's teaching staff must be registered with the Teacher Registration Board of the Northern Territory and must maintain appropriate standards of professional competence;

    (k)     the school's curriculum and methods of student assessment must meet the requirements of the Northern Territory Board of Studies;

    (l)     the school must have appropriate procedures for its financial management, performance management and accountability, including procedures for the following:

        (i)     the development and implementation of a strategic management plan;

        (ii)     the assessment of the school's performance against goals set out in the strategic management plan and against national benchmarks;

        (iii)     the keeping of financial and other records about the school (including complying with the requirements in sections 142 and 2015_Acte002.html#_Ref433295142">143 );

        (iv)     the reporting on the school's performance to the community and the registrar (including complying with the requirements in sections 142 , 2015_Acte002.html#_Ref433295158">143 and 2015_Acte002.html#_Ref433295164">144 );

    (m)     the school must comply with:

        (i)     the requirements of this Act in relation to the compulsory school age for students; and

        (ii)     Government policy in relation to the age of school entry for students;

    (n)     the school's policy for the discipline of students must include procedural fairness;

    (o)     the school must have adequate provision for meeting the needs of any of its students who has a disability;

    (p)     the school must have adequate safeguards for the health, safety and wellbeing of its staff and students, including the following:

        (i)     a work health and safety manual for its staff;

        (ii)     procedures to ensure a criminal record report is obtained for each member of its staff;

        (iii)     a contingency plan for emergencies;

    (q)     the school must have appropriate policies and procedures to deal with complaints and disputes;

    (r)     an annual self-assessment must be conducted for the school under section 145 ;

    (s)     a matter relating to any of paragraphs (a) to (r), or any other matter, prescribed by regulation.