AISV - Compliance Framework, School Registration

The Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority (VRQA) has established minimum standards in relation to School Registration.

AISV Compliance Framework

School Registration

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Do you need to comply?

Yes, under the Educational and Training Reform Act 2006 (Vic.) and the Education and Training Reform Regulations 2007 (Vic.).

Conditions of compliance

The Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority (VRQA) has established minimum standards and other requirements for school registration.

If you have to comply, what do you have to do?

All schools must comply with the minimum standards and other requirements specified in the Act and its Regulations, and explained in this guide.

The Act specifies that a school must have policies relating to student discipline that are based on principles of fairness and do not permit corporal punishment.

Minimum standards apply for:

school governance (adherence to democratic principles, the school’s philosophy and its not-for-profit status)
enrolment (enrolment numbers, enrolment policy and the enrolment register)
curriculum and student learning (the curriculum framework, student learning outcomes and monitoring and reporting on student performance)
student welfare (the care, safety and welfare of students, student discipline policies and procedures, monitoring of attendance and the attendance register)
employment of staff (teachers’ requirements and compliance with the Working with Children Act 2005)
school infrastructure (buildings, facilities and grounds and educational facilities).

Other requirements apply for:

review and evaluation
reporting to the VRQA
information about school performance
adding a year level
establishing an additional campus
changing a school’s type of registration
changing a school’s location
changing a school’s particulars.

Certain schools offering a senior secondary qualification – the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE), Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) or the International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB) – must also meet additional requirements. These are explained in the last section of this guide.

What are the consequences if you don't comply?

If the VRQA determines that a registered school does not comply with one or more of the minimum standards, it may:

impose conditions on the school’s registration
prohibit the school from enrolling any new students
require the school to report its non-compliance to parents
suspend, cancel or impose conditions on the school’s registration.

Who will help you?

AISV contact:

Peter Roberts
Assistant Director, Management Services
03 9825 7211
peter.roberts@ais.vic.edu.au

AISV documents:

AISV’s Support Material for Meeting the VRQA’s Minimum Standards for School Registration (PDF)