School Education Regulations 2000 (WA)

Western Australia School Education Act 1999 School Education Regulations 2000 Western Australia School Education Regulations 2000 Contents Part 1 — Preliminary 1. Citation 1 2. Commencement 1 3. Terms used 1 4. Notes etc. not part of regulations 1 Part 2 — Enrolment and attendance Division 1 — Enrolment, all schools 5. Prescribed information required when applying to enrol (Act s. 16(1)(h)) 1 6. Information prescribed, for enrolment register (Act s. 19(a)) 1 7. Period prescribed, for retention of particulars (Act s. 19(b)) 1 8. Closed school, CEO's duties as to enrolment particulars of 1 9. Permanent retention of government school enrolment particulars 1 10. Permanent retention of non-government school enrolment particulars 1 11. Child changing schools, new principal to inform old principal of 1 Division 1A — Options under Part 2 Division 1 Subdivision 1A of the Act in final years of compulsory education 11A. Term used: option 1 11B. When participation in one option is full-time (Act s. 11C) 1 11C. When participation in 2 or more options is full-time (Act s. 11C) 1 11D. Arrangements notified under Act s. 11D, exception to duty to notify variation of 1 Division 2 — Enrolment, government schools 12. Criteria prescribed (Act s. 76(2)), child in exchange programme 1 13. Criteria prescribed (Act s. 76(2)), dependent of scholarship holder 1 14. Criteria prescribed (Act s. 76(2)), child of certain defence personnel 1 14A. Criteria prescribed (Act s. 76(2)): holder of or applicant for Schedule 2 visa 1 15. Too many children for pre‑compulsory education at a government school, priority for enrolment in case of 1 16. Too many children outside intake area for a local-intake school, priority of enrolment in case of 1 18. Criteria prescribed for School of Isolated and Distance Education (Act s. 79(1)(b)) 1 19. Enrolment of person after compulsory education period (Act s. 81(2)) 1 20. Enrolment at government school of persons who do not have an entitlement to enrol under s. 76 1 Division 3 — Attendance 21. Period prescribed for retention of attendance records (Act s. 28(1)(b)) 1 22. Closed school, CEO's duties as to attendance records of 1 23. Identification badge for school attendance officer, form of prescribed (Act s. 34(4)) 1 Part 3 — Management of government schools Division 1 — Hours of instruction 24. Minimum hours prescribed for instruction of child in kindergarten programme (Act s. 123(2)(b)) 1 25. Minimum hours prescribed for instruction of child in pre‑primary programme (Act s. 123(2)(b)) 1 26. Minimum hours prescribed for instruction of child in primary or secondary programme (Act s. 123(2)(b)) 1 27. Periods prescribed under r. 24, 25 and 26, calculation of 1 Division 2 — Health, safety and cleanliness 28. Student with medical condition, principal's powers in case of 1 29. Head lice inspection, principal may authorise etc. 1 30. Student with clothing etc. likely to be hazard in school activity, principal's powers in case of 1 31. Student's hygiene likely to affect others, principal's powers in case of 1 32. Parent etc. to be advised of action taken under r. 29(2), 30 or 31 1 Division 3 — School dress codes and codes of conduct Subdivision 1 — School dress codes 33. Matters which may be provided for in dress code (Act s. 140(d)(i)) 1 34. Students etc. to be informed of dress code 1 35. Exempting student from dress code, grounds for etc. (Act s. 140(d)(iii)) 1 36. Enforcing dress code, powers for 1 Subdivision 2 — Codes of conduct 37. School's code of conduct, content of 1 Division 4 — Supervision of students, protection of persons and property 38. Staff member's powers to manage etc. students 1 Division 5 — Discipline Subdivision 1 — Discipline other than suspension 40. School discipline, principal's general powers as to breaches of 1 41. School administrator's disciplinary powers 1 42. Detention, rules for imposing etc. 1 Subdivision 2 — Suspension 43. Maximum period of suspension prescribed (Act s. 90(1)) 1 44. Suspension, rules for imposing etc. (Act s. 90(2)) 1 45. Suspension for 10 days or more in school year, principal's duty in case of 1 46. Educational instruction for certain suspended students (Act s. 90(3)) 1 46A. Suspension of student charged with or convicted of sexual offence 1 Division 6 — Special religious education 47. Provision of special religious education (Act s. 69(1)) 1 48. Who can give special religious education (Act s. 69(3)) 1 Division 7 — Advertising and sponsorship 49. Term used: arrangement 1 50. Arrangements, form and duration of 1 51. Arrangements, limitations on content of 1 52. Naming rights in arrangement 1 53. Teaching materials provided under arrangement 1 Division 8 — Disputes and complaints 54. Term used: scheme 1 55. Scheme for dealing with disputes and complaints, establishing 1 56. Protection of complainants etc. from civil liability 1 57. Detrimental action against complainant etc., offence 1 Part 4 — Financial provisions for government schools Division 1 — Charges and contributions 58. Terms used 1 59. Materials for which there can be a charge or contribution (Act s. 99) 1 60. Services and facilities for which there can be a charge or contribution (Act s. 99) 1 61. Limits on charges and contributions (Act s. 99(3)(b)) 1 Division 2 — Overseas and adult students 62. Criterion prescribed (Act s. 97 overseas student) 1 63. Fees for instruction prescribed (Act s. 103) 1 64. Exemption from r. 63 fees for some adult students 1 65. CEO may waive r. 63 fees for some overseas students 1 66. CEO may waive r. 63 fees for some adult students 1 Part 5 — Management and control of government school premises Division 1 — Preliminary 67. Application of this Part 1 Division 2 — Giving name and address 68. Non-student on school premises, power to obtain name and address of 1 Division 3 — Maintaining good order on school premises 69. Maintaining good order etc., principal's general powers for 1 Division 4 — Things on school premises 70. Principal's powers to prohibit and regulate things 1 71. Confiscating property from students, powers for 1 Division 5 — Permission to use school premises 72. Permitting public to use school premises 1 Division 6 — Orders to leave school premises 73. Term used: authorised person 1 74. Principal's authority prevails 1 75. Ordering non-student or student to leave school premises 1 76. Circumstances allowing r. 75 order 1 77. Ordering person to remove animal from school premises 1 Division 7 — Prohibiting persons from entering school premises 78. Prohibition order, principal may make 1 79. Certain persons not to be prohibited by order from school premises 1 80. Breach of prohibition order, offence 1 81. Restraining Orders Act 1997 not affected 1 Division 8 — Closure of school premises 82. Temporary closure of school premises, principal or security coordinator may order 1 83. Steps to be taken if r. 82(1) order made 1 84. Offences as to r. 82(1) order 1 85. Minister may override r. 82(1) order 1 Division 9 — Traffic control on school premises 86. Terms used 1 87. Signs etc. for traffic control, principal may erect etc. 1 88. Authorised person may direct drivers etc. 1 89. Traffic offences 1 90. Local laws as to parking not affected 1 Division 10 — Management of property left on school premises 91. Term used: authorised person 1 92. Principal's authority prevails 1 93. Removing and moving vehicles, authorised person's powers for 1 94. Authorised person's powers to remove or move vehicles 1 95. Lost, discarded or disused property, principal's functions as to; ownership of 1 96. Unclaimed lost etc. property, disposal of 1 97. Costs etc. of removing etc. vehicle or property, recovering 1 Division 11 — Review of decisions made under this Part 98. Decision under r. 72(1) to refuse use of school premises, review of 1 99. Other decisions under this Part, review of 1 100. Prohibition order, review of 1 101. Matters applicable to reviews under this Division 1 Division 12 — Fees for the use of school premises 102. Fees for residential accommodation on school premises 1 Part 6 — Government school Councils Division 1 — Preliminary 103. Term used: school 1 Division 2 — Constitution of Councils 104. Interim Council, appointment of etc. 1 105. Class of school prescribed (Act s. 127(1)(d)); which students can be on Council 1 106. Number of members prescribed (Act s. 127(5)(b)) 1 107. Composition of Council, how determined (Act s. 127(5)(b)) 1 108. Members, appointment and election of (Act s. 127(5)(c)) 1 109. Who can vote in election of members 1 110. Term of office prescribed (Act s. 127(5)(d)) 1 111. When vacancy occurs 1 112. Co‑opting members 1 Division 3 — Functions of Councils 113. Functions prescribed that Minister may approve for incorporated Council (Act s. 130(1)) 1 114. Council operating for 2 or more schools, performance of functions by 1 Division 4 — Proceedings of Councils 115. Meetings, when to be held; open to public 1 116. Grounds for closing meeting to public 1 117. Annual public meeting 1 118. Special meeting called for by families of students or by students 1 119. Voting 1 Division 5 — Transitional provision as to Councils 120. Certain Councils to comply with Act s. 127 and this Part Div. 2 and 4 by 1 July 2003 1 Part 7 — Parents and Citizens' Associations of government schools 121. Term used: association 1 122. CEO's approval required for certain activities by association 1 123. CEO may close or abolish facilities etc. provided by association 1 124. Constitution of association to contain certain provisions 1 Part 8 — Staff employed in the department Division 1 — General 125. Probation period for teaching staff etc. engaged under Act s. 236(2) 1 126. Inefficient teachers under repealed r. 86A, transitional provision for 1 Division 2 — Teaching staff 127. Offices etc. prescribed to be school administrators (Act s. 237(a)(ii)) 1 127A. Classes of teaching staff prescribed (Act s. 237(c)) 1 Part 9 — Non‑government schools 128. Kinds of establishments that are not schools (Act s. 154(2)(c)) 1 129. Significant registration changes (Act s. 156) 1 130. Consultation procedures prescribed (Act s. 157C(2)(d)) 1 130A. Transitional provision for School Education Amendment Regulations 2020 1 131A. Other matters about which standards may be determined (Act s. 159(1)(n)) 1 131. Consultation procedures prescribed (Act s. 159(2)) 1 Part 10 — Community kindergartens Division 1 — Preliminary 132. Terms used 1 Division 2 — Registration of kindergartens 133. Matters prescribed to be considered by Minister when determining registration of kindergarten (Act s. 194(1)(d)) 1 Division 3 — Management of kindergartens 134. Functions of teaching staff prescribed (Act s. 205(1)(g)) 1 135. When kindergarten to be open 1 136. Enrolment at kindergarten (Act s. 206(2)(b)) 1 137. Minimum hours of instruction for children in kindergarten programme 1 138. Enrolment register to be kept and retained 1 139. Permanent retention of kindergarten enrolment particulars 1 Division 4 — Financial provisions for kindergartens Subdivision 1 — Contributions and costs 140. What contributions may be sought (Act s. 207) 1 141. Contributions, determining and limits on (Act s. 207) 1 142. Extra cost optional component, cost of etc. (Act s. 207) 1 143. Items for child's personal use to be supplied by child 1 144. Approval and notification of determinations 1 Subdivision 2 — Allocation of moneys appropriated by Parliament 145. Classes of children prescribed (Act s. 210(2)(b)) 1 146. Allocation of moneys appropriated by Parliament (Act s. 210(3)) 1 Part 11 — Miscellaneous 147. Independent minor, designation of child as 1 148A. Anaphylactic reaction in child, treatment of by staff member 1 148. Exemption from regulations, grant etc. of by Minister 1 149. Limits on charges etc., CEO to review regularly 1 Schedule 1 — Scholarships Schedule 2 — Entitlement to enrolment at government school Division 1 — Visas held by child or person on whom child is dependent Division 2 — Visas for which child or person on whom child is dependent has validly applied Schedule 3A — Overseas students with entitlement to enrolment at government school Notes Compilation table 1 Defined terms School Education Act 1999 School Education Regulations 2000