(1) The principal of every school shall maintain a register of students known as the students register.
(2) The students register shall include—
(a) upon admission of a student to a school—
(i) the name and date of birth of such student,
(ii) the date of admission,
(iii) the name and residence of the student's parent,
(iv) the name of the last school, if any, which the student attended,
(v) where appropriate, the date the student left the school from which he or she transferred as far as it can be ascertained,
(vi) the standard, class or form of the student at the date of leaving the school from which he or she was transferred, and
(vii) the standard, class or form to which the student is admitted; and
(b) upon the departure of a student from a school—
(i) the date of the student's departure,
(ii) the standard, class or form of the student on the date of departure, and
(iii) where appropriate, the school or other location to which the student is being transferred.
(3) Despite subsection (2), the students register shall include such other information as may be prescribed by the Chief Education Officer.