EDUCATION ACT 1990 - SECT 6
Objects for administration of this Act or of education
EDUCATION ACT 1990 - SECT 6
Objects for administration of this Act or of education
6 Objects for administration of this Act or of education
(1) It is the intention of Parliament that every person concerned in the
administration of this Act or of education for children of school-age in New
South Wales is to have regard (as far as is practicable or appropriate) to the
following objects--
(a) assisting each child to achieve his or her educational
potential,
(b) promotion of a high standard of education in
government schools which is provided free of charge for instruction and
without discrimination on the ground of sex, race or religion,
(c)
encouraging innovation and diversity within and among schools,
(d) provision
of an education for children that gives them access to opportunities for
further study, work or training,
(e) mitigating educational disadvantages
arising from the child's gender or from geographic, economic, social,
cultural, lingual or other causes,
(f) provision of an education for
Aboriginal children that has regard to their special needs,
(g) development
of an understanding of Aboriginal history and culture by all children,
(h)
provision of an education for children from non-English speaking backgrounds
that has regard to their special needs,
(i) recognition of the special
problems of rural communities, particularly small and isolated communities,
(j) provision of opportunities to children with special abilities,
(k)
provision of special educational assistance to children with disabilities,
(l) development of a teaching staff that is skilled, dedicated and
professional,
(m) provision of opportunities for parents to participate in
the education of their children,
(m1) provision of opportunities for
Aboriginal families, kinship groups, representative organisations and
communities to participate in significant decisions under this Act relating to
the education of their children,
(n) provision of an education for children
that promotes family and community values.
(1A) It is the intention of
Parliament that the provision of courses of study required by this Act for the
Higher School Certificate has the following objects--
(a) to provide a
curriculum structure that encourages students to complete secondary education,
(b) to foster the intellectual, social and moral development of students, in
particular by developing--
(i) their knowledge, skills, understanding and
attitudes in the fields of study they choose, and
(ii) their capacity to
manage their own learning, and
(iii) their desire to continue learning in
formal or informal settings after school, and
(iv) their capacity to work
with others, and
(v) their respect for the cultural diversity of Australian
society,
(c) to provide a flexible structure within which students can
prepare for--
(i) further education and training, and
(ii) employment, and
(iii) full and active participation as members of the community,
(d) to
provide formal assessment and certification of students' achievements,
(e) to
provide a context within which schools also have the opportunity to foster the
physical and spiritual development of students.
(2) This section does not
limit the operation of any other provision of this Act.