Initial registration requirements for member schools
Provisional registration applies to new schools and new Year(s) of schooling in their first year of registration. This first period of registration is initial registration.
Newly registered non-government schools and schools that have added new Years of schooling must meet the requirements of the Act upon commencement of operation.
It may not be possible for a proposed new school to provide evidence of compliance with all sections of the Act prior to commencement. It is expected, however, that the applicant will provide evidence of policies and procedures that are appropriate to ensure compliance of the school with the requirements of the Act should the application be successful. If the application for initial registration is successful, the new school is required to meet all the registration requirements and must, throughout its period of initial registration, maintain evidence of compliance with those requirements.
Based on the registration requirements, evidence of the capacity to comply with the requirements for initial registration is required for proposed new schools and schools proposing new Years of schooling to be considered for initial registration.
Any difference in the description of initial registration requirements in this section and those for registration is only intended to take account of the fact that compliance with some requirements cannot be demonstrated until the school begins operation. On commencing operation, the registration requirements for established schools apply.