Monitoring accreditation requirements of member schools
Registered non-government schools that are accredited must meet curriculum requirements that are additional to those for registration.
Accreditation for Years 7–10 enables students to be entered as candidates for the School Certificate. Accreditation for Years 11–12 enables students to be entered as candidates for the Higher School Certificate.
The requirements that all accredited schools must meet and the evidence of compliance that member schools must maintain for the period of their accreditation are detailed in 'Accreditation requirements'.
The requirements and the evidence of compliance for member schools relate to:
- the curriculum for the School Certificate
- the curriculum for the Higher School Certificate
- the quality of the education program.
The Act makes provision for the requirements for the School Certificate and the Higher School Certificate to be prescribed by Regulations developed by the Board of Studies. These requirements are outlined in the Board of Studies Assessment, Certification and Examination (ACE) Manual. Section 94 of the Act makes provision for the Board to prescribe requirements for the granting of the School Certificate to students. Section 95 makes provision for the Board to prescribe requirements for the granting of the Higher School Certificate to students.
The maximum period for which accreditation may be renewed is five (5) years.
Applications and recommendations on behalf of member schools seeking renewal of accreditation should be made by an approved authority using Form 7.
Evidence of compliance
The approved authority for a registration system must describe the process the authority has in place to monitor the compliance of member schools with the requirements for accreditation.