Renewal of accreditation
The Board requires applications for renewal of accreditation to be made at least nine (9) months before the existing school's accreditation is due to expire, or, at a later date decided by the Board and communicated to the proprietor in writing.
Form 2 may be accessed and submitted electronically by registered schools logging onto RANGS Online and using the 'Work with Application Forms' link.
Word and PDF versions of the form may be accessed using the Form 2 link.
The Board also requires applications for renewal of accreditation to include information demonstrating:
- whether or not the school continues to satisfy the requirements for accreditation under Part 8 of the Act, and
- whether or not the since the school's accreditation was granted or last renewed, the school has complied with the terms of the accreditation.
Under Section 78 of the Act the maximum period for which accreditation may be renewed is five (5) years. In considering whether the requirements of the Act relating to the courses of study for the recognised certificate are being complied with, Section 92 of the Act requires that the Board have regard to:
- the record (if any) of achievement of the students at the school in the courses
- the standard of teaching of the courses at the school, and
- the facilities provided at the school.
Registered non-government schools must meet the accreditation requirements if they wish to present candidates for the School certificate and/or Higher School certificate examination.
Section 87A of the Act makes provision for the Registration Committee, under delegation from the Board of Studies, to reduce the accreditation period of the school and for the school to be placed on provisional accreditation at any time before the expiry of the period of accreditation of the school if the Registration Committee is not satisfied that the school is complying with the requirements for accreditation.
If the school is placed on provisional accreditation, parents of students at the school must be notified in writing by the school of the provisional accreditation status of the school and the consequences of that accreditation status.