Education Act
After two years in development with contributions from parents, teachers, students, community members, departmental officers and other stakeholders, the new Education Act was passed by the Legislative Assembly in December 2015.
The new Act and Regulations commenced on 1 January 2016.
Education Act
Education Regulations
The Act and Regulations provide a framework for delivering high-quality contemporary education to develop students’ potential and maximise their educational achievement.
Work is underway to update policies, guidelines and other information sources to reflect the new Education Act and Regulations.
Home Education Policy Consultation
The Education Act 2015 (the Act) includes a number of changes to the provision of home education in the Northern Territory. The department is undertaking a review of the current home education administration, and policy and guidelines advice to ensure alignment with the Act. New Home Education policy and guidelines have been drafted that outline proposed changes to current processes that will enable the department and parents to comply with the Act.
The department is seeking feedback from home education parents, principals and department staff on how the proposed changes to home education administration and the policy and guidelines will impact them.
- Consultation sessions will be held during the week commencing 26 September in Darwin and Alice Springs. People who would like to attend should email their expression of interest to homeeducation.det@nt.gov.au by Monday 19 September 2016.
- Written responses are also welcome via homeeducation@nt.gov.au. The closing date for accepting written responses will be COB Friday 30 September.
For further information you may also wish to call Leon Zagorskis on 8944 9314.
Please refer to the following draft Policy, Guidelines and supporting documents.
Home Education policy
- Frequently Asked Questions PDF (116.2 KB)
- Frequently Asked Questions DOCX (62.2 KB)
- Home Education policy PDF (125.9 KB)
- Home Education policy DOCX (65.3 KB)
New Home Education Application guidelines
- New Home Education Application guidelines PDF (248.3 KB)
- New Home Education Application guidelines DOCX (212.0 KB)
- Attachment A – Curriculum Teaching and Learning Requirements Information Sheet PDF (116.3 KB)
- Attachment A – Curriculum Teaching and Learning Requirements Information Sheet DOCX (63.8 KB)
- Attachment B – Home Education Application Form PDF (254.6 KB)
- Attachment B – Home Education Application Form DOCX (88.1 KB)
- Attachment C - Curriculum Assessment Report PDF (169.5 KB)
- Attachment C - Curriculum Assessment Report DOCX (66.9 KB)
- Attachment D – Home Inspection Report for New Applications PDF (179.2 KB)
- Attachment D – Home Inspection Report for New Applications DOCX (75.1 KB)
Continuing Home Education Application guidelines
- Continuing Home Education Application guidelines PDF (229.3 KB)
- Continuing Home Education Application guidelines DOCX (199.2 KB)
- Attachment A – Curriculum Teaching and Learning Requirements Information Sheet PDF (116.5 KB)
- Attachment A – Curriculum Teaching and Learning Requirements Information Sheet DOCX (63.9 KB)
- Attachment B – Home Education Application Form PDF (254.6 KB)
- Attachment B – Home Education Application Form DOCX (88.0 KB)
- Attachment C - Curriculum Assessment Report PDF (169.5 KB)
- Attachment C - Curriculum Assessment Report DOCX (67.0 KB)
Home Inspection for Approved Home Education guidelines
- Home Inspection for Approved Home Education guidelines PDF (222.7 KB)
- Home Inspection for Approved Home Education guidelines DOCX (199.0 KB)
- Attachment A – Home Inspection Report for Approved Home Education PDF (199.0 KB)
- Attachment A – Home Inspection Report for Approved Home Education DOCX (73.3 KB)
Declined or Cancelled Home Education guidelines
- Declined or Cancelled Home Education guidelines PDF (255.6 KB)
- Declined or Cancelled Home Education guidelines DOCX (257.8 KB)
Information sheets
Information sheets have been prepared to assist you in understanding the key changes for government and non-government schools:
General
Government school representative bodies
- Changes to school councils PDF (204.5 KB)
- School councils and independent public boards changing to model constitution PDF (327.6 KB)
- Flowchart - steps to changing your school council constitution PDF (123.0 KB)
- Factsheet - Composition of School Councils and IPS Boards PDF (243.6 KB)
- School representative body finance governing principles PDF (147.6 KB)
- School representative body voluntary contributions PDF (121.2 KB)
Non-government schools
Updated policies
- Allocation of government school education (26 semesters)
- Attendance and participation policy and guidelines
- School representative body constitutions (guidelines and model constitutions)
The Education Act places a number of provisions around the enrolment of students in Northern Territory government schools, which are now outlined in the Enrolment Policy suite of documents.
Contact
Contact Legislation Services for further information:
Phone (08) 8999 5961
Last updated: 03 December 2019