Education Act 1957
Table of Contents
Long Title
Part 1 GENERAL
1 Short title
2 Interpretation
3 Exemption
4 Schools to which this Act does not apply
4A Restriction on use of "school", etc.
5 Delegation of Director-General’s functions
Part 2 EDUCATION FINANCE BOARD
6 Establishment and constitution of Education Finance Board
7 Duties
8 Regulations
Part 3 EDUCATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL
9 Establishment and constitution of Educational Advisory Council
10 Meetings and procedure
11 Duties
12 Power to appoint sub-committees
Part 4 SCHOOLS APPEALS BOARD
13 Establishment and constitution of Appeals Board
14 Procedure of Appeals Board
15 Duties
16 Powers
17 Offences and penalties
18 Legal assessor
Part 5 REGISTERS OF SCHOOLS, MANAGERS AND TEACHERS
19 Registers of schools, etc.
20 Offences
Part 6 REGISTRATION OF SCHOOLS
21 Schools to be registered
22 Application
23 Registration of a school
24 Grounds for refusal to register a school
25 Grounds for cancellation of registration of a school
Part 7 MANAGEMENT OF SCHOOLS — SUPERVISORS AND MANAGERS
26 Committees of management
27 Director-General may appoint managers or additional managers
28 Registration and withdrawal of registration of supervisor
29 Duties of supervisor
30 Absence from duty, etc., of supervisor
31 Managers of a school to be registered
32 Registration of managers
33 Grounds for refusal to register a manager
34 Grounds for the cancellation of registration as a manager
Part 8 REGISTRATION OF TEACHERS
35 Prohibition of teaching by unauthorised persons
36 Application for registration
37 Registration of a teacher
38 Grounds for refusal to register a teacher
39 Grounds for cancellation of registration of a teacher
Part 9 EMPLOYMENT OF UNREGISTERED TEACHERS
40 Authority or permit required to employ unregistered teacher
41 Method of application and limitations to be applied
42 Grounds for refusal to authorise unregistered teacher
43 Grounds for cancellation of authority to teach
44 Director-General may issue permit to teach
Part 10 GENERAL PROCEDURE ON REGISTRATION AND CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATION OF SCHOOLS, MANAGERS AND TEACHERS
45 Medical examination of teacher
46 General power on any application for registration
47 Procedure relating to conditions of registration
48 Procedure upon refusal to register, cancellation of registration, etc.
49 Cancellation of registration to involve immediate suspension unless Director-General otherwise permits
50 Unlawful to assemble in school whose registration is cancelled, and powers of police to enter
Part 11 INSPECTION OF REGISTERED SCHOOLS AND EXAMINATION OF UNREGISTERED PREMISES
51 Appointment of persons deemed to be inspectors
52 Schools to be inspected at least once a year
53 Powers of Director-General and inspectors on inspecting schools
54 Power to direct remedial measures
55 Powers of Director-General and inspector in searching for unregistered schools
Part 12 APPEALS
56 Procedure on appeals
57 Appellant and Director-General or their representatives may be present at appeal
58 Onus of proof on appellant
59 Appeal to be argued on grounds stated
60 Decisions on appeals
Part 13 REGULATIONS, OFFENCES, NOTICES, INDEMNITY, ETC.
61 Regulations
62 Penalties
63 Service of notices
64 No person to be charged except on complaint of Director‑General
65 Power to amend forms in Schedule
66 Savings
Legislative History
Abbreviations