Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

EDUCATION ACT 2004 - SECT 39

    (1)     The functions of the school board of a government school are—

        (a)     to establish strategic direction and priorities for the school; and

        (b)     to monitor and review school performance and to report on it to the chief executive, parents of students at the school and staff; and

        (c)     to develop, maintain and review curriculum for the school; and

        (d)     to develop and review education policies at the school; and

        (e)     to establish budgetary policies for the school and approve the school budget; and

        (f)     to establish policies for the efficient and effective use of school assets and the management of financial risk; and

        (g)     to develop relationships between the school and the community and between the school and community organisations; and

        (h)     to make recommendations to the chief executive on issues affecting the school; and

              (i)     to encourage parent participation in their children's learning; and

        (j)     to exercise any other function given to the board under this Act or any other Territory law.

    (2)     The chief executive may give written directions to the school board about the exercise of its functions, either generally or in relation to a particular issue.

    (3)     The chief executive must, in an annual report under the Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004 for a financial year, include particulars of any direction given by the chief executive under this section in that financial year to a particular school board and not to school boards generally.

    (4)     The school board must give effect to the chief executive's directions.

    (5)     The chief executive is not required—

        (a)     to accept, or act in accordance with, a recommendation of the school board; or

        (b)     to carry out a policy decided by the school board.