EDUCATION ACT 1990 - SECT 116
Objects and functions
EDUCATION ACT 1990 - SECT 116
Objects and functions
116 Objects and functions
(1) The objects of an association are--
(a) to
promote the interests of the school by bringing parents, citizens, students
and teaching staff into close co-operation, and
(b) to assist in providing
facilities and equipment for the school and in promoting the recreation and
welfare of the students at the school, and
(c) to encourage parent and
community participation in curriculum and other education issues in schools
where there is no school council.
(2) The functions of an association are the
following--
(a) to report, when requested by the Minister, on the material
requirements of the school and to advise on the subject of maintenance of the
school, alterations and additions to school facilities, and the selection of
new sites,
(b) to assist and co-operate with the teaching staff in public
functions associated with the school,
(c) to be responsible for the election
of parent representatives to any school council constituted at the school in
consultation with the principal of the school to ensure consistency with any
guidelines for elections issued by the Secretary,
(d) to assist in any other
matters in which the Minister may seek the co-operation of the association and
to exercise such other functions as may be prescribed by the regulations.
(3)
The object of a district council is to advance the common interests of
government schools within the area for which it is established, and for that
purpose a district council may--
(a) advise the Minister on all matters (other
than staff matters) relating to government schools within the area, and
(b)
assist in raising funds for establishing and maintaining scholarships for
pupils attending government schools within the area, and
(c) assist, when
required, in the arrangement and supervision of contracts for the conveyance
of children to government schools, and
(d) assist in the establishment and
maintenance of libraries in connection with government schools within the
area, and
(e) exercise such other functions as may be prescribed by the
regulations.
