Monitoring accreditation requirements of member schools
Registered non-government schools that are accredited must meet curriculum requirements that are additional to those for registration.
Accredited schools may enter candidates for the Record of School Achievement and/or 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 Record of School Achievement
- the curriculum for the Higher School Certificate
- the quality of the education program.
The Act makes provision for the requirements for the Record of School Achievement and the Higher School Certificate to be prescribed by Regulations developed by NESA. These requirements are outlined in the ACE website. Section 94 of the Act makes provision for NESA to prescribe requirements for the granting of the Record of School Achievement to students. Section 95 makes provision for NESA 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 the relevant form in RANGS Online.
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.