Initial accreditation for new Years of schooling
An application for accreditation from the approved authority for a system of non-government schools for a member school to add a new Year(s) of schooling must be made not later than 31 March in the calendar year before the year that the proprietor or approved system authority intends to add the new Year(s). The application should be made using the relevant application and recommendation Form.
The requirements of the Education Act must be met by the accredited member non-government school upon commencement of the newly accredited Year(s).
It may not be possible for a member school to provide evidence of compliance with all sections of the Act prior to commencement of the new Year(s).
It is expected, however, that the member school will provide evidence of policies and procedures that are appropriate to ensure compliance of the member school with the requirements of the Act should the application be successful.
If the application for provisional accreditation for the new Year(s) of schooling is successful, the school is required to meet all the accreditation requirements and must, throughout its period of initial accreditation, maintain evidence of compliance with those requirements.
The requirements for initial accreditation of new Year(s) of schooling and the evidence of capacity to comply with these requirements that an applicant seeking the initial accreditation of new Year(s) needs to demonstrate are detailed on this website. Any difference in the description of accreditation requirements and those for initial accreditation are only intended to take account of the fact that compliance with some requirements can only be demonstrated once the school begins operation of the new Year(s). In the event a difference occurs for any other reason, applicants should refer to the accreditation requirements as these requirements take precedence.
The maximum period of initial accreditation that may be granted for any new Year(s) of schooling is twelve (12) months.
Evidence of compliance
The approved authority for a registration system must:
- make application to NESA for accreditation of additional Year(s) of a registered non-government school not later than 31 March in the calendar year before the year that the proprietor or approved authority intends to commence operation of the Year(s)
- describe the process the proprietor or approved authority has in place to determine the capacity of member schools to meet the requirements for provisional accreditation for proposed new Year(s) of schooling.