Legislation & Administration Policy

  LEGISLATION & ADMINISTRATION POLICY

School procedures will ensure that legal administrative requirements are met.:

• attendance -  recording and following up student absence 

• enrolment, including the enrolment of international students

• complete an annual update of the current year's Strategic Plan before 1 March (NAG 7)

• Provide an Analysis of Variance  between the school's performance and the relevant aims, objectives, directions, priorities or targets set out in the previous year's school charter (NAG 8)

• the privacy of all individuals associated with the school

• copyright

• the maintenance and storage of records 

• appointing a records officer to ensure that the requirements of the Public Records Act, 2005, are carried out

• the length of the school day and school year

Compliance with New Zealand Legislation

Gorge Road School monitors and ensures its compliance with New Zealand legislation through:

• advice from 

  • the Ministry of Education in the form of circulars to schools, which detail expectations and an interpretation of any new legislation and its impact on school operations

  • the New Zealand School Trustees Association through emails which are sent to the board  presiding member and copied to the school principal

  • the New Zealand Principals’ Federation's publication Federation Flyer, which contains interpretation of legislative issues, and advice to principals

  •  relevant New Zealand legislation. 

• assurance to the Education Review Office, in the Board Assurance Statement (BAS) and the Self-Audit Checklist, that it is meeting its legal requirements, as part of the review process. These document templates are available from  ERO. 

• an annual audit conducted by the school appointed auditor, and contracted by the Auditor General’s Office every three years

• the self-review process, ensuring that schools regularly review their policies and procedures in accordance with the review schedule, seek feedback from their communities, and complete implementation audits and reports, including emergency response procedures.

This policy meets the aims of National Administration Guideline 6, 7 and 8.

2020