1 Short Title and commencement

2 Interpretation

3 Right to free primary and secondary education

3A Restriction on attendance at certain schools [Repealed]

4 Enrolment of foreign students

4A Certain foreign students may enrol at State schools as of right

4B Fees for foreign students

4C Minister may exempt certain foreign students from payment of fees

4D Boards to reimburse the Crown for expenditure in respect of foreign students

5 Restrictions on enrolment at primary school

6 Restrictions on enrolment at secondary school

7 Additional restrictions on enrolment at correspondence school

7A Certain domestic students may be required to pay fees for tuition from correspondence schools

7B Fees for evening classes, etc

8 Equal rights to primary and secondary education

9 Special education

10 Right of reconsideration

11 Limitations on enrolment at certain primary schools [Repealed]

11A Purpose and principles

11B Interpretation

11C Content of enrolment scheme

11D Effect of home zone

11E How a school defines its home zone

11F How to select applicants who live outside home zone

11G Instructions and guidelines on operation of enrolment schemes

11H Process for developing and adopting enrolment scheme

11I Proposed enrolment schemes to be approved by Secretary

11J Information about school's enrolment scheme

11K Commencement of enrolment scheme

11L End of enrolment scheme

11M Amendment of enrolment scheme

11MA Making minor amendments to enrolment schemes

11N Pre-enrolment in schools with enrolment schemes

11O Enrolment may be annulled if based on false information or temporary residence

11OA Review of student's enrolment

11P Secretary may direct board to enrol applicant

11PA Annual review of enrolment scheme

11PB Enrolment schemes of certain State schools

11Q Obligation to report to Parliament on enrolment schemes

12 Enrolment schemes for certain other schools [Repealed]

12A Out-of-zone applicants for certain language courses [Repealed]

12B Exemptions from enrolment schemes in exceptional cases [Repealed]

13 Purpose

14 Principal may stand-down or suspend students

15 Board's powers when suspended student younger than 16

16 Secretary's powers when excluded student younger than 16

17 Board's powers when suspended student 16 or older

17A Duties of principal when student stood-down or suspended

17B Who may attend board meeting concerning suspensions

17C Effect of suspension on school register

17D Re-enrolment of excluded or expelled student

18 Notice requirements for stand-downs, suspensions, exclusions, and expulsions

18AA Secretary may make rules

18A Recommendation that student should attend particular school

19 Principal may preclude student for health reasons

20 New Zealand citizens and residents between 6 and 16 to go to school

21 Long term exemptions from enrolment

22 Secretary may exempt from enrolment

22A Secretary may exempt from enrolment persons placed in residence or programme under Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989

23 Effect of exemption

24 Penalty for failure to enrol

25 Students required to enrol must attend school

25A Release from tuition on religious or cultural grounds

25AA Release from tuition in specified parts of health curriculum

25B Release from school

26 Exemption from attendance

27 Principal may exempt from attendance for short period

28 Secretary may require parents of certain children to enrol them at correspondence school

29 Penalty for irregular attendance

30 Employment of school-age children

31 Ensuring attendance of students

32 Hearings of proceedings may be private

33 Evidence of school roll, etc

34 Burden of proof on parents

35 Fines to be paid to boards

35A Registration and inspection of private schools

35AA Suspensions and expulsions of students from private schools to be notified to Secretary

35B Courses for foreign students

35C Grants for private schools

36 Interpretation [Repealed]

37 Board continued for purposes of this Part [Repealed]

38 Membership of Board [Repealed]

39 Function of Board [Repealed]

39A Minister may require Board to negotiate document of accountability [Repealed]

39B Minister may prepare document where no agreement reached [Repealed]

39C Contents of documents [Repealed]

39D Amendments to documents [Repealed]

39E Revocation of documents [Repealed]

39F Board to comply with document of accountability [Repealed]

39G Non-compliance with document [Repealed]

39H Minister may dismiss Board where non-compliance not rectified [Repealed]

39I Minister to publish certain documents and directions [Repealed]

40 Board responsible to Minister [Repealed]

41 Powers of Board [Repealed]

42 Interpretation [Repealed]

43 Board continued for purposes of this Part [Repealed]

44 Membership of Board [Repealed]

45 Function of Board [Repealed]

45A Minister may require Board to negotiate document of accountability [Repealed]

45B Minister may prepare document where no agreement reached [Repealed]

45C Contents of documents [Repealed]

45D Amendments to documents [Repealed]

45E Revocation of documents [Repealed]

45F Board to comply with document of accountability [Repealed]

45G Non-compliance with document [Repealed]

45H Minister may dismiss Board where non-compliance not rectified [Repealed]

45I Minister to publish certain documents and directions [Repealed]

46 Board responsible to Minister [Repealed]

47 Powers of Board [Repealed]

48 Interpretation [Repealed]

49 Parent Advocacy Council [Repealed]

50 Membership of Council [Repealed]

51 Criteria for appointing members [Repealed]

52 Function of Council [Repealed]

53 Council may refuse to act in certain cases [Repealed]

54 Powers of Council [Repealed]

55 Procedure where Council takes matter up [Repealed]

56 Council may decide not to proceed with matter [Repealed]

57 Council to give reasons [Repealed]

58 Procedure where matter deserves action [Repealed]

59 Power to obtain information [Repealed]

60 Interpretation

60A National education guidelines

60B Consultation about treatment of health curriculum

61 School charter

62 Procedural requirements of preparing or updating school charter

63 Effect of school charter

63A When school charter or updated charter takes effect

63B Board must make copies of school charter available

64 Effect of charter [Repealed]

64A Secretary may require board to get specialist support [Repealed]

65 Staff

65A Length of school year

65B Terms

65C Holidays

65D Exceptions in particular cases

65E Emergencies

65F Application of provisions

65G Minister to act by means of instructions

65H Application of Crown Entities Act 2004

66 Delegations

66A No delegation of power to borrow

66B Application of new acquisition of securities, borrowing, guarantees, indemnities, and derivative transactions rules

67 Restrictions on borrowing

67A Restrictions on giving of guarantees and indemnities

67B Restrictions on use of derivatives

68 Gifts

69 Real property

70 Occupancy of property and buildings

70A Minister may declare land to be no longer needed for educational purposes

70B Leases and licences granted by boards

70C Other agreements to occupy school land or buildings

71 Courses and visits

72 Bylaws

73 Restrictions on acquisition of securities

74 Work for other boards

75 Boards to control management of schools

76 Principals

77 Guidance and counselling

77A Enrolment records

78 Regulations relating to control and management of schools

78A Powers of entry and inspection

78B Entry where school suspected of being unregistered

78C Police vetting of non-teaching and unregistered employees at schools

78CA Police vetting of contractors and their employees who work at schools

78CB Internal procedures relating to Police vets

78D School risk management scheme

78E School risk management scheme fees

78F Regulations relating to school risk management scheme

78G Former school risk management schemes

78H Purpose of Part

78I Application of interventions

78J Requirement to provide information

78K Specialist help

78L Action plans

78M Limited statutory manager

78N Dissolution of board and appointment of commissioner

78NA No compensation for loss of office

78O Commissioners

78P Commissioner sets date for election of trustees

78Q Protection of limited statutory managers and commissioners

78R Annual review of interventions

78S Application of interventions to integrated schools

78T Application of interventions to Kura Kaupapa Maori

79 Grants for boards

80 No transfer between grants [Repealed]

81 Payment of teacher salaries from sources other than grants [Repealed]

81A Grants for correspondence schools

81B Management of financial management system [Repealed]

82 Annual financial statements [Repealed]

83 Responsibility for financial statements [Repealed]

84 Audit report on financial statements [Repealed]

85 Financial statements to be included in annual report [Repealed]

86 Financial year [Repealed]

87 Annual reports

87A Audit

87B Report on performance of schools' sector

87C Annual financial statements of boards

88 Payment of travel costs and attendance fees

88A Rent for teachers' residences

89 Payroll service

90 Application of Public Finance Act 1989 [Repealed]

91 Transitional arrangements for payment of teacher salaries [Repealed]

91A Interpretation

91B Application

91C Salaries of teachers at certain schools to be paid by the Crown

91D Agreements to move from central payment of teacher salaries [Repealed]

91E Payment of salaries of certain teachers out of grants [Repealed]

91F Restrictions on payment of salaries of regular teachers by boards of payrolled schools

91G Relieving teachers

91H Limitations on appointment and employment of regular teachers at payrolled schools

91I Secretary may grant exemptions in individual cases

91J Boards to comply with limitations

91K Reduction in grants where limitations not complied with

91L Staffing levels for 1992

91M Application period may be extended

91N Power of Secretary to employ teachers

92 Interpretation

93 Schools and special institutions to have boards of trustees

94 Constitution of boards of State schools

94A Proprietors of integrated schools may vary number of trustees they appoint

94B Boards may alter their own constitutions

94C Limitations on co-option and appointment of trustees

95 Boards of correspondence schools and certain other educational institutions

96 Parent representatives

97 Staff and student representatives

98 Boards of newly established schools

99 Criteria for selecting co-opted and appointed trustees

100 Availability of annual report

101 Elections of trustees

101A Staggered elections for parent representatives

101B Consultation requirements for staggered elections of parent representatives

102 Term of office

103 Certain persons ineligible to be trustees

103A Financial interests that disqualify persons from being trustees

103B Requirements before appointment

104 When casual vacancies arise

105 Filling casual vacancies of elected trustees

105A Minister may approve alternative constitution in certain cases

106 Commissioner may be appointed if board inactive or trustees too few [Repealed]

107 Minister may dissolve board for cause, and direct appointment of commissioner [Repealed]

108 Consultation with proprietors of integrated school [Repealed]

109 Commissioners [Repealed]

109A Provisions relating to board with staggered election cycle where commissioner appointed

110 Boards may combine

111 Restrictions on combining

112 Minister may split combined board

113 Property held in trust

114 Allocation of employees after combined board split

115 Transfer of assets of split combined board

116 Each school to be represented on combined board

116A Appointment of principal of combined board

117 Other provisions applying to boards

118 Regulations

119 Savings

120 Interpretation

120A Restrictions on appointment of teachers

120B Restrictions on continued employment of teachers

121 Applications for registration as teacher

122 Full registration

123 Provisional registration

124 Registration of experienced teachers

124A Determining whether or not training satisfactory

124B Determining good character and fitness to be teacher

125 Determining whether or not employment satisfactorily completed

126 Appeals from decisions of Teachers Council

127 Expiry of teacher registration

127A Voluntary deregistration

128 Teachers Council to keep register

129 Cancellation of registration as teacher and cancellation of limited authority to teach

129A Reclassification of teacher's registration

130 Practising certificates

130A Purpose of limited authority to teach

130B Limited authority to teach

130C Determining character and likely teaching ability

130D Appeals from decisions

130E Period of authorisation

130F Teachers Council to keep list

130G Cancellation of authorisation [Repealed]

130H Fees and costs

131 Teacher Registration Board [Repealed]

132 Membership of Registration Board [Repealed]

133 Certain people ineligible to be members [Repealed]

134 Co-opted members [Repealed]

135 Powers of Registration Board [Repealed]

135A Teachers Council may disclose certain information

136 Teachers Council may charge fees and impose costs

137 Offences

138 Council to notify cancellations [Repealed]

138A Notification of convictions [Repealed]

138B Notification by certain employers [Repealed]

139 Transitional provisions

139AA Purpose of Part

139AB Interpretation

139AC New Zealand Teachers Council established

139AD Composition of Teachers Council

139AE Functions of Teachers Council

139AF Powers of Teachers Council

139AG Ministerial directions

139AH Advisory groups

139AI Code of ethics

139AJ Teachers Council to make rules

139AJA Delegations

139AJB Chief executive

139AJC Superannuation

139AK Mandatory reporting of dismissals and resignations

139AL Mandatory reporting of complaints received about former employees

139AM Mandatory reporting of possible serious misconduct

139AN Mandatory reporting of failure to reach required level of competence

139AO Offence to fail to report

139AP Mandatory reporting of convictions

139AQ Disciplinary bodies

139AR Complaints of misconduct

139AS Complaints and reports relating to teacher conduct

139AT Powers of Complaints Assessment Committee

139AU Interim suspension to enable investigation

139AV Investigation by Complaints Assessment Committee of reports of convictions

139AW Powers of Disciplinary Tribunal

139AX Evidence at hearings

139AY Powers of Disciplinary Tribunal in relation to witnesses

139AZ Offences

139AZA Privileges and immunities

139AZB Appeals

139AZC Complaints about competence

139AZD Teachers Council must co-ordinate Police vetting

139A No corporal punishment in early childhood services or registered schools

139B Building Act 2004

139C Offence of insulting, abusing, or intimidating staff

139D School transport

139E Bonds for trainee teachers

140 Initial appointment of primary teachers [Repealed]

141 Consequential amendments to Private Schools Conditional Integration Act 1975

142 Other consequential amendments, repeals, revocations, and savings

143 Education boards and secondary schools councils abolished

144 Department of Education abolished

144A Secretary may require information for proper administration of Act

144B Purpose of sections 144C to 144E

144C Regulations about school hostels

144D Inspection of hostels

144E Authorised person for purpose of section 144D

145 Interpretation

146 Minister may establish schools

146A Single sex schools

147 Names of State schools

148 Normal schools, etc

149 Intermediate departments

150 Contributing schools