Education Regulations 1960 (WA)

Western Australia

EDUCATION ACT 1928

These regulations were repealed by the School Education Act 1999 s. 246(2) (No. 36 of 1999) as at 1 Jan 2001 (see Gazette 29 Dec 2000 p. 7904).

Western Australia

EDUCATION ACT 1928

Education Regulations 1960

These regulations may be cited as the Education Regulations 1960, and shall take and have effect on and after 26 July 1960.

[Regulation 1 amended by Gazette 21 January 1994 p.145.]

[Regulation 2 omitted under Reprints Act 1984 s.7 (4) (f).]

[3. Repealed in Gazette 4 July 1986 p.2319.]

In these regulations, unless the context requires otherwise — 

“administrative instructions” means instructions or directions issued from time to time by the chief executive officer, and includes departmental orders lawfully issued;

“approved” means approved by the chief executive officer;

“agricultural college” means a school which is declared under regulation 180 (3) to be an agricultural college;

“approved teacher training institution” means an institution offering courses in teacher education which are approved by the Minister;

“certification” of a teacher means his status as the holder of a Teacher’s Certificate, a Teacher’s Higher Certificate, or the holder of any other qualification approved by the Minister;

“classification” of a teacher means his classification in the service of the department in relation to his certification and grade;

“degree”, in relation to the eligibility of a teacher for promotion, includes a certificate to the effect that the teacher has fulfilled the requirements for the conferring on him of the degree, signed by an officer authorized in that behalf by the body empowered to confer such degree;

“Director” means an officer of the department duly appointed as a Director to be in charge of the schools, educational services, technical education, staffing or planning directorates of the department;

“district high school” means a school which is declared a district high school by the chief executive officer under regulation 180A;

“four‑year teaching qualification” means the successful completion of one or more courses comprising an aggregate of 4 years full‑time study or part‑time equivalent where — 

• (a)

  at least one year’s study was in teacher education;

and

• (b)

  each course was undertaken at a tertiary institution in Australia or an approved tertiary institution outside Australia;

“grade” in reference to teacher’s classification, means position on the basic salary scale;

“high school” means a school that has pupils in the first, second and third years only of a secondary course;

“junior primary school” means a primary school in which the classified school standard of education is not higher than year 3;

“leave” means permission to be absent from duty;

“long service leave” means long service leave on full pay;

“parent” includes guardian, and every person who is liable to maintain or has the actual custody of any child;

“primary school” means primary school Class IA, I, II, III or IV, or school…