South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts14B—Process for closure or amalgamation of Government schools
The following provisions apply in relation to a closure or amalgamation of
Government schools to which this Part applies:
(a)
schools cannot be closed or amalgamated except after a review has been
conducted under this Part in relation to the schools;
(b) a
review under this Part is to focus on all of the Government schools within an
area determined by the Minister and is to address the question whether all
those schools continue to be required and, if not, whether a school should be
closed or amalgamated with another school;
(c)
the Minister must give written notice of a proposed review under this Part
to—
(i)
the head teacher; and
(ii)
the presiding member of the school council,
of each of the schools subject to the review;
(d)
the Minister must, within 21 days of giving notice under
paragraph (c)—
(i)
appoint a committee to conduct the review; and
(ii)
provide the committee with details of the Minister's
reasons for the review.