Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) The functions of
the principal of a government school are —
(a) to
provide educational leadership in the school;
(b) to
have responsibility for the day to day management and control of the school,
including all persons on the school premises;
(c) to
ensure the safety and welfare of students —
(i)
on the school premises; and
(ii)
away from the school premises but on school activities,
so far as that can
reasonably be done;
(d) to
see that instruction provided in the school is in accordance with the
requirements of —
(i)
the Curriculum Council Act 1997 ; and
(ii)
any determination under section 67;
(e) to
establish a plan for the school in consultation with the Council and the
school’s teaching staff setting out its objectives and how the
objectives and priorities will be achieved;
(f) in
consultation with the Council and the school’s teaching staff to monitor
and report on the school’s performance in relation to the plan referred
to in paragraph (e);
(g) to
promote cooperation with the local community;
(h) to
encourage innovation in educational practice; and
(i)
to perform any other prescribed function assigned to the
principal by the chief executive officer.
(2) The principal of a
government school has the powers necessary for the performance of his or her
functions.
(3) The functions set
out in subsection (1) —
(a) do
not affect any other function given or delegated to a principal by or under
this Act; and
(b) have
effect —
(i)
within the limits of the powers vested in the principal;
and
(ii)
subject to this Act and the direction and control of the
chief executive officer.