Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

• 1.   Short title

• 2.   Interpretation

• 3.   Goals and objectives

• 4.   Responsibilities of the Minister

• 5.   Powers of Minister

• 6.   Annual Report

• 7.   Duties of Chief Education Officer

• 8.   Delegation of authority by Minister

• 9.   Establishment of Education Advisory Board

• 10.   Functions of Advisory Board

• 11.   Powers of the Board to hold public hearing

• 12.   Minister not bound by advice of Board

• 13.   Special Committees

• 14.   Right to education

• 15.   Responsibility to students

• 16.   Free tuition

• 17.   Student responsibilities

• 18.   Students accountable to teacher, principal, and Ministry

• 19.   Exercise of rights

• 20.   Rights and responsibilities of parents

• 21.   Choice of education

• 22.   Student records and reports

• 23.   Damage to school property

• 24.   Parent Teacher Association

• 25.   School Committees

• 26.   Wishes of parents to be considered in education of students

• 27.   Compulsory school attendance

• 28.   Mode of admission

• 29.   Prohibition of discrimination

• 30.   Age limit for secondary schools

• 31.   Students Register

• 32.   Transfer of students

• 33.   Effect of contagious diseases

• 34.   Re-admission of student on production of medical certificate

• 35.   Temporary or permanent closing of schools

• 36.   Zoning of schools

• 37.   Duty of parent to enforce attendance

• 38.   Valid excuses from attendance

• 39.   School attendance counsellors

• 40.   Responsibility of school attendance counsellor

• 41.   Power to enter premises and question children

• 42.   Offences against school attendance counsellors

• 43.   Power to deliver absent student

• 44.   Duties of school attendance counsellor

• 45.   Reports by principals

• 46.   Liability of parent

• 47.   Compulsory school age and offences

• 48.   Legal proceedings

• 49.   School rules to govern discipline

• 50.   Corporal punishment

• 51.   Abolition of corporal punishment

• 52.   Suspension for minor offences

• 53.   Suspension for major offences

• 54.   Action by Chief Education Officer

• 55.   Establishment and maintenance of primary schools

• 56.   Management of public primary schools

• 57.   Boards of Management

• 58.   Members of a Board of Management

• 59.   Functions of a Board of Management for a primary school

• 60.   Submission of reports, statements and estimates

• 61.   Special or general directions

• 62.   Application of Division

• 63.   Management of public secondary schools

• 64.   Establishment of Board of Management

• 65.   Functions of Board of Management for secondary schools

• 66.   Funds and resources of a Board of Management

• 67.   Accounts and audit

• 68.   Annual report, statement of accounts of estimates

• 69.   Minutes of board receivable in evidence

• 70.   Management of assisted primary schools

• 71.   Management of private assisted secondary schools

• 72.   Denomination or proprietor may add duties

• 73.   Appointment of joint Board of Management

• 74.   Establishment and management of tertiary institution

• 75.   Stages of public education

• 76.   Establishment of early childhood education services

• 77.   Programmes and policies

• 78.   Insurance

• 79.   Council on early childhood education services

• 80.   Regulations

• 81.   Home education

• 82.   Termination of programme

• 83.   Special education

• 84.   Determination of special educational needs

• 85.   Special needs appeals

• 86.   Council on Special Education

• 87.   Organisation of schools

• 88.   Status of public schools

• 89.   Interpretation

• 90.   Body without legal personality

• 91.   Applicability

• 92.   References and object

• 93.   Permit

• 94.   Presumption

• 95.   Existing private educational institutions

• 96.   Private educational institutions register

• 97.   Application for registration

• 98.   Eligibility for registration

• 99.   Refusal

• 100.   Limitation on instruction

• 101.   Number of students

• 102.   Content of permit

• 103.   Vocational education

• 104.   Duration and renewal of permits

• 105.   Modification

• 106.   Transfer

• 107.   Information

• 108.   Visits to private educational institutions

• 109.   Notice to comply

• 110.   Cancellation of registration

• 111.   Appeal

• 112.   Registration and closure

• 113.   Returns

• 114.   Health and sanitation

• 115.   Disqualification of teachers

• 116.   Prohibition of discrimination

• 117.   Creation of assisted schools

• 118.   Agreement to establish assisted schools

• 119.   Publication of list of assisted schools

• 120.   Religious education in assisted schools

• 121.   Loans to assisted schools

• 122.   Status of denominational school

• 123.   Regulations for denominational schools

• 124.   Establishment of Technical and Vocational Education Council

• 125.   Functions of Council

• 126.   Directions

• 127.   Appointment of committees and functions thereof

• 128.   Additional functions of committee

• 129.   Training schemes

• 130.   System for monitoring

• 131.   Regulations by Council

• 132.   Annual report

• 133.   National policy

• 134.   Plans for technical and vocational education

• 135.   Regulations by Minister

• 136.   Qualifications of teachers

• 137.   Rights of teachers

• 138.   Exercise of general professional duties

• 139.   Duties of teachers

• 140.   Duties of Deputy principal

• 141.   General responsibilities of principals

• 142.   National curriculum

• 143.   Core and foundation subjects

• 144.   Key stages of assessment

• 145.   Determination of attainment targets

• 146.   Subject panels

• 147.   Collective worship and religious education

• 148.   Religious education in public schools

• 149.   Saint Lucia Island scholarships

• 150.   Value of scholarships

• 151.   Qualifications for scholarship

• 152.   Examination for scholarship

• 153.   Entry at proposed institution

• 154.   Forfeiture of scholarship

• 155.   Scholar to sign undertaking

• 156.   Travel grant

• 157.   Award of grants and bursaries

• 158.   Inspection of educational institutions

• 159.   Educational institutions to be opened for inspections and visits

• 160.   Offences

• 161.   Appointment of Education Review Committee

• 162.   Review and report of Education Review Committee

• 163.   Establishment of Education Appeal Tribunal

• 164.   Composition of Tribunal

• 165.   Mediation

• 166.   Procedure of Tribunal

• 167.   Powers of the Tribunal

• 168.   Matters to be considered

• 169.   Final decision

• 170.   Enforcement of order

• 171.   Copy to the Minister and parties

• 172.   Vendors on school premsies

• 173.   Prohibition of sale of alcoholic beverages and tobacco

• 174.   Loitering etc. on school premises

• 175.   Regulations

• 176.   Savings

• Schedule 1

• Schedule 2

• Schedule 3

• Schedule 4