3.3 School Facilities
Section 53 – (1) (c) the facilities to be provided at
that school
The standard
requires that a new
school or an
existing school should be
able to demonstrate that the
facilities, apparatus and
materials are acceptable and appropriate and ensure the
safety of persons using the facilities.
The Board must be
satisfied that the overall facilities are suitable for the educational
programmes being offered by the school. In particular the Board must be
satisfied that the appropriate legislative requirements are being met, that
appropriate notional area guidelines* are satisfied, and that specific
facilities are available appropriate to a school’s specific programmes.
(For further
information refer to
Explanatory Notes and
School Statement of Compliance Form and the link
in the below).
*Commonwealth
Programmes for Schools Quadrennial Administrative Guidelines
(http://www.detya.gov.au/schools/guidelines/quadrennial/2005-08/downloads/draft
guidelines 2005-2008.pdf
pp 67-70, Area and
Cost Standards)
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