South Australian Numbered Acts

EDUCATION AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES ACT 2019 (NO 19 OF 2019) - SECT 17

17—Governing councils of school-based preschools

        (1)         Subject to this Act, the governing council of the school in relation to which a school-based preschool is established is the governing council for the school-based preschool.

        (2)         If the Minister establishes a school-based preschool in relation to an existing school, the Minister—

            (a)         must appoint to the governing council of the school such number of persons who are responsible for children attending, or who are to attend, the preschool as the Minister considers appropriate to represent the preschool; and

            (b)         must take such action under section 40

as the Minister thinks fit to ensure the constitution of the governing council reflects the establishment of the preschool; and

            (c)         must comply with any other requirements set out in the regulations.

        (3)         If the Minister establishes a school-based preschool in relation to a new school, the Minister must ensure that the governing council of the school established under section 34

includes such number of persons who are responsible for children attending, or who are to attend, the preschool as the Minister considers appropriate to represent the preschool.

Division 2—Stand-alone preschools and children's services centres