South Australian Consolidated Acts

EDUCATION ACT 1972 - SECT 14D

14D—Conduct of review

        (1)         A committee, in conducting a review in relation to the Government schools within a particular area, must—

            (a)         call for submissions relating to—

                  (i)         the present and future use of Government schools within the area; and

                  (ii)         the likely effect on Government schools outside the area in the event of the closure or amalgamation of schools within the area; and

            (b)         in relation to each of the Government schools within the area—

                  (i)         invite submissions from and meet with—

                        (A)         the school council; and

                        (B)         teachers and parents of students of the school; and

                  (ii)         invite submissions from representatives of local communities likely to be affected by a decision to close the school or to amalgamate it with another school.

        (2)         In making a recommendation relating to the closure of a school or the amalgamation of a school with another school, the committee must have regard to the educational, social and economic needs both of the local communities likely to be affected by the carrying out of the recommendation and of the State as a whole.