Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

EDUCATION ACT 2004 - SECT 39

    (1)     The functions of the school board of a government school are—

        (a)     to establish strategic direction and priorities for the school; and

        (b)     to monitor and review school performance and to report on it to the director-general, parents of students at the school and staff; and

        (c)     to develop, maintain and review curriculum for the school; and

        (d)     to develop and review education policies at the school; and

        (e)     to establish budgetary policies for the school and approve the school budget; and

        (f)     to establish policies for the efficient and effective use of school assets and the management of financial risk; and

        (g)     to develop relationships between the school and the community and between the school and community organisations; and

        (h)     to make recommendations to the director-general on issues affecting the school; and

              (i)     to encourage parent participation in their children's learning; and

        (j)     to exercise any other function given to the board under this Act or any other Territory law.

    (2)     The director-general may give written directions to the school board about the exercise of its functions, either generally or in relation to a particular issue.

    (3)     The director-general must, in an annual report under the Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004 for a financial year, include particulars of any direction given by the director-general under this section in that financial year to a particular school board and not to school boards generally.

    (4)     The school board must give effect to the director-general's directions.

    (5)     The director-general is not required—

        (a)     to accept, or act in accordance with, a recommendation of the school board; or

        (b)     to carry out a policy decided by the school board.