Department of Education

Schools Registration Board Annual Report
Establishment
and function
The Schools Registration Board (the board) was
established on 1 July 1995 under Part 5 of the Education
Act 1994. The board is an independent statutory body
with its composition and powers defined under the Act
and its supplementary Regulations. Its primary function
is to ensure that non-government schools comply with
the educational standards determined by the Minister
for Education. In addition, it must assess and determine
applications for:
(a) The registration of new non-government schools
(b) The renewal of the registration of existing schools.
Members
Members of the board are appointed by the Minister (Education Act 1994 45 (1-3)) and as of 30 June 2011 included:
Ms Jenny Cranston
Ms Lynne Hanlon
Mr Tony Crehan
Mr Jon Hosford
Ms Angela Briant
Ms Gillian Unicomb
Mrs Helen Healy
Mr Ian Dalton
Chairperson
Department of Education
Organisations representing registered schools
Organisations representing registered schools
Organisations representing teachers of registered schools
Organisations representing teachers of registered schools
Catholic Education
Organisations representing parents of children at registered schools
Standards
for the
registration
of schools
The matters on which the Minister may determine a
standard are contained at section 53 (1) of the Education
Act 1994 and have been revised as a result of the
amendments to the Act proclaimed on 1 January 2004.
The standards for registration are:
(a) the proposed curriculum of a school
(b) the qualifications required of teachers at a school
(c) the facilities to be provided at a school
(d) the minimum number of students to attend a school
(e) the kinds of students to attend a school
(f) the enrolment and attendance procedures of a school
(g) the financial viability of a school
(h) the governance of a school
(i) the impact of a new school on other schools
(j) a documented grievance process
(k) any other prescribed matter.
‘Prescribed matter’ to date includes a Code of Conduct
for Employees and a Review and Development process.
Board
meetings
The board met five times in 2010–11 when it considered
matters relating to applications for re-registration and
reviews of existing schools, as well as other procedural
and policy issues. All meetings were held in Hobart.
The meeting dates in 2010–11 were: 28 July 2010,
22 September 2010, 24 November 2010, 16 March 2011
and 1 June 2011.
A workshop was undertaken by the board on
2 March 2011 to review the Schools Registration Board
handbook.
Registration
of schools
For a current list of non-government schools in Tasmania
see: http://www.srb.tas.gov.au/Schools/schoollist.htm
1. Application for a new school
There were no applications for new schools in 2010–11.
2. Review of registered schools
In Tasmania, there are 66 registered schools. Seven of
the schools have additional campuses in other parts of
the state; of these, three have more than one additional
campus.
The following schools were reviewed between July 2010
and June 2011:
• Community Christian Academy, Launceston
• Herrick Presbyterian Covenant School, Gladstone
• Sacred Heart Catholic School, Geeveston
• Launceston Christian School, Launceston
• Scotch Oakburn College, Launceston
• Geneva Christian School, Latrobe
• Launceston Church Grammar School, Launceston
• Seabrook Christian College, Somerset
• Trinity College, Poatina
• Christian Schools Tasmania, Hobart
• St Michael’s Collegiate School, Hobart
• Stella Maris Catholic Primary School, Burnie
• Ballarat & Clarendon College, King Island
• The Hutchins School, Hobart
• Star of the Sea College, George Town
• Community Christian Academy, Newstead.
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