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2023 Laws not yet authenticated through a Commencement Order

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

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113. Returns

The proprietor of a private educational institution shall furnish the Minister with returns in the manner and containing the information required by this Act and regulations made under this Act.

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

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

94. Presumption

95. Existing private educational institutions

96. Private educational institutions register

97. Application for registration

98. Eligibility for registration

100. Limitation on instruction

101. Number of students

102. Content of permit

103. Vocational education

104. Duration and renewal of permits

105. Modification

107. Information

108. Visits to private educational institutions

109. Notice to comply

110. Cancellation of registration

112. Registration and closure

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

161. Appointment of Education Review Committee

162. Review and report of Education Review Committee

163. Establishment of Education Appeal Tribunal

164. Composition of Tribunal

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