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DoE Annual Report 2012-2013 - Department of Education
DoE Annual Report 2012-2013 - Department of Education
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Schools Registration Board Annual Report<br />
Establishment<br />
and function<br />
The Schools Registration Board (the board) was<br />
established on 1 July 1995 under Part 5 of the<br />
<strong>Education</strong> Act 1994. The board is an independent statutory<br />
body with its composition and powers defined under<br />
the Act and its supplementary Regulations. Its primary<br />
function is to ensure that non-government schools comply<br />
with the educational standards determined by the<br />
Minister for <strong>Education</strong> and Skills. In addition, it must assess<br />
and determine applications for:<br />
a) the registration of new non-government schools<br />
b) the registration of existing schools.<br />
Members<br />
Members of the board are appointed by the Minister (<strong>Education</strong> Act 1994 45 (1-3)) and as of 30 June 2013 included:<br />
Ms Jenny Cranston<br />
Chair<br />
Ms Judy Travers<br />
Department of <strong>Education</strong><br />
Mr Tony Crehan<br />
Organisations representing registered schools<br />
Mr Jon Hosford<br />
Organisations representing registered schools<br />
Ms Angela Briant<br />
Organisations representing teachers of registered schools<br />
Ms Gillian Unicomb<br />
Organisations representing teachers of registered schools<br />
Ms Christine Edwards Catholic <strong>Education</strong><br />
Mr Ian Dalton<br />
Organisations representing parents of children at registered schools<br />
Ms Sally Giacon<br />
Registrar<br />
Standards<br />
for the<br />
registration<br />
of schools<br />
The matters on which the Minister may determine a<br />
standard are contained in section 53 (1) of the<br />
<strong>Education</strong> Act 1994 and have been revised as a result<br />
of the amendments to the Act proclaimed on<br />
1 January 2004. The standards for registration are:<br />
a) the proposed curriculum of a school<br />
b) the qualifications required of teachers at a school<br />
c) the facilities to be provided at a school<br />
d) the minimum number of students to attend a school<br />
e) the kinds of students to attend a school<br />
f) the enrolment and attendance procedures of a school<br />
g) the financial viability of a school<br />
h) the governance of a school<br />
i) the impact of a new school on other schools<br />
j) a documented grievance process<br />
k) any other prescribed matter.<br />
‘Prescribed matter’ to date includes a Code of Conduct<br />
for Employees and a Review and Development process.<br />
Board<br />
meetings<br />
The board met six times in 2012–13 when it considered<br />
matters relating to applications for registration of existing<br />
schools, as well as other procedural and policy issues. All<br />
meetings were held in Hobart. The meeting dates were:<br />
• 2012 – 8 August, 19 October and 28 November<br />
• 2013 – 6 February, 17 April and 12 June.<br />
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