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Registration of a Non-Government School - Western Australia

Description

You will need this registration if you intend to operate a non-government school or provide an educational programme for children. Your school may be registered as providing one or more of the following types of education:

  • education for the early education period (the time before the pre-compulsory education period)
  • education for the pre-compulsory education period (from the beginning of the year in which the child reaches the age of 4 years and 6 months until the end of the year in which the child reaches the age of 5 years and 6 months)
  • education for the compulsory education period (from the beginning of the year in which the child reaches the age of 6 years and 6 months until the end of the year in which the child reaches the age of 17 or satisfies the minimum requirements for graduation from secondary education).

You may register your school as a member of an approved system of schools or as a non-system school. The requirements for registration as a system school are covered by a system agreement entered into between the Minister for Education and the approved system.

Please note that you will not require this registration if you intend to provide a community kindergarten. If you intend to run a community kindergarten, you must apply for registration as a community kindergarten. You will not require this registration to provide a supplementary educational programme to a particular child provided that that programme meets certain conditions.

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible for this registration, or to substantially change an existing registration, you must first have obtained an advance determination that your proposed or changed school will not have a detrimental effect on an existing school. This must be applied for at least 18 months before the date from which you intend your school to be registered.

To be eligible for this registration, once you have obtained an advance determination you must:

  • submit your application in writing at least 6 months before the day from which you intend to be registered
  • specify the kind of education you will provide
  • specify the location of all the premises to be used by the school
  • provide any other relevant information
  • provide a statement in support of the application by the governing body of the school system (if you are applying to register as a system school)
  • demonstrate that you will provide a satisfactory standard of education
  • demonstrate that you will provide satisfactory levels of care for the children
  • ensure that the members of the governing body are fit and proper persons to operate a school
  • ensure that the constitution of the governing body of your school is satisfactory
  • ensure that your school will meet regulatory standards.

Duration

1 to 5 years

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Description
Apply Application All

Please consult the Contact Officer for information on fees to be submitted.

Other resources

Task Business Structure Resources
Comply All Advance Determination Policy Direction 2015 (Opens in new window)
Comply All Guide to the Registration Standards and Other Requirements for Non-Government Schools (Opens in new window)
Comply All Overview of the Application Process for Renewal of Registration - Please consult the Contact Officer for information on forms to be submitted.

Act(s) name

School Education Act 1999 Western Australia

Regulation(s) name

School Education Regulations 2000 Western Australia

Approval time

3 months

Administering agency

Department of Education

Contact details

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.