New Zealand Legislation: Acts

35C Criteria for registration as private school

• The criteria for registration as a private school under section 35A are that the school—

  • (a) has premises that are suitable, as described in section 35D; and

  • (b) usually provides tuition for 9 or more students who are of or over the age of 5 years but are under the age of 16 years; and

  • (c) has staffing that is suitable to the age range and level of its students, the curriculum taught at the school, and the size of the school; and

  • (d) has equipment that is suitable for the curriculum being delivered or to be delivered at the school; and

  • (e) has a curriculum for teaching, learning, and assessment and makes details of the curriculum and its programme for delivery available for parents; and

  • (f) has suitable tuition standards, as described in section 35F; and

  • (g) has managers who are fit and proper persons (as described in section 35G) to be managers of a private school.

  Section 35C: substituted, on 21 December 2010, by section 11 of the Education Amendment Act (No 3) 2010 (2010 No 134).