Provisional registration requirements for member schools
The Act allows for provisional registration. Provisional registration applies to new schools and new Year(s) of schooling in their first year of registration or exemption from registration and to established schools where the Board is not satisfied that the school meets the requirements of the Act.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 provisional registration is successful, the new school is required to meet all the registration requirements and must, throughout its period of provisional registration, maintain evidence of compliance with those requirements.
Based on the registration requirements, evidence of the capacity to comply with the requirements for provisional registration is required for proposed new schools and schools proposing new Years of schooling to be considered for provisional registration.
Any difference in the description of provisional 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. In the event that a difference occurs for any other reason, applicants should refer to the registration requirements as these requirements take precedence.