Queensland Consolidated Acts

EDUCATION (ACCREDITATION OF NON-STATE SCHOOLS) ACT 2001 - SECT 3

(1) The objects of this Act are—

(a) to uphold the standards of education at non-State schools; and

(b) to maintain public confidence in the operation of non-State schools; and

(c) to foster educational choices in the State; and

(d) to provide the basis for the efficient allocation of Government funding for non-State schools.

(2) The objects are to be achieved mainly by—

(a) establishing the Non-State Schools Accreditation Board; and

(b) establishing an accreditation regime for the accreditation of non-State schools complying with the accreditation criteria; and

(c) establishing the Non-State Schools Eligibility for Government Funding Committee; and

(d) establishing a formal process for deciding the eligibility of a non-State school's governing body for Government funding for the non-State school.