Policy
The NSW Department of Education advises the Minister on policy, funding, and compliance issues relating to non-government schools. The department works closely with non-government school sector organisations, including the Association of Independent Schools NSW and the Catholic Schools NSW link.
Registration and accreditation of non-government schools
The NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) is responsible for monitoring the compliance of non-government schools with the registration and accreditation requirements of the Education Act 1990. Registration is a non-government school's licence to operate under the Act. Accreditation authorises a non-government school to present candidates for the award of the Record of School Achievement and/or Higher School Certificate.
For more information on this, please go to the NSW Education Standards Authority website.
MoU to Strengthen Accountability for Non-Government Schools
The NSW Government entered into Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) to Strengthen Accountability for Non-Government Schools in December 2019 with Catholic Schools NSW (CSNSW) and Association of Independent Schools NSW (AISNSW), effective from 1 January 2020. These agreements deliver a commitment to implement significantly strengthened accountability for non-government schools:
- Memorandum of Understanding to Strengthen Accountability for Non-Government Schools - Association of Independent Schools of NSW
- Addendum to the Memorandum of Understanding to Strengthen Accountability for Non-Government Schools - Association of Independent Schools of NSW
- Memorandum of Understanding to Strengthen Accountability for Non-Government Schools - Catholic Schools NSW
- Addendum to the Memorandum of Understanding to Strengthen Accountability for Non-Government Schools - Catholic Schools NSW
Implementation Plan to Strengthen Accountability for Non-Government Schools
The Implementation Plan delivers the commitments agreed to in the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to Strengthen Accountability for Non-Government Schools: Implementation Plan to Strengthen Accountability for Non-Government Schools.