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Long title

To provide for the provision and control of school education in the Province, and matters connected therewith.

Table of contents

SECTION	TITLE
	Table of contents
	CHAPTER 1. DEFINITIONS AND APPLICATION
1.	Definitions
2.	Application
	CHAPTER 2. OBJECTIVE OF THIS ACT
3.	Objective of Act
	CHAPTER 3. POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE RESPONSIBLE MEMBER
4.	Powers and functions of responsible Member
	CHAPTER 4. POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE HEAD OF EDUCATION
5.	Powers and functions of Head of Education
	CHAPTER 5. EDUCATION COUNCILS
6.	Establishment of Provincial Education and Training Council
7.	Composition of Provincial Education and Training Council
8.	Powers and functions of Provincial Education and Training Council
9.	Meetings of Provincial Education and Training Council
10.	Executive committee of Provincial Education and Training Council
	DISTRICT EDUCATION AND TRAINING COUNCILS
11.
	CHAPTER 6. SCHOOL GOVERNANCE
12.	Governing councils of state schools and hostels
13.	Composition of governing councils
14.	Powers of governing councils
15.	Capacity building of members of governing councils
16.	Regulations relating to governing councils
	CHAPTER 7. DECLARATION, REGISTRATION, ESTABLISHMENT, MAINTENANCE AND CLOSURE OF DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF SCHOOLS
17.	Establishment and maintenance of state schools
18.	Closure of state schools
19.	Registration as a private school
20.	Management of private schools
21.	Closure of private schools
22.	Discrimination at private schools
23.	Subsidies to private schools
24.	Annual Registration Fee and Guarantee Fund
25.	Private Schools Guarantee Fund
26.	Regulations relating to private schools
27.	Accommodation of learners with special education needs in ordinary state schools
28.	Admission of learners to state schools for special education
29.	Assessments to identify learners with special education needs
30.	Action in case of learners with special education needs
31.	Placement of learners with special education needs
32.	Additional powers of children's court in relation to children with special education needs
33.	Transfer of learners with special education needs
34.	Exemption from attendance of a school for specialised education
	CHAPTER 8. EDUCATION, LEARNERS AND EDUCATORS
35.	Compulsory school attendance
36.	School attendance officers
37.	Duties of principals relating to compulsory school attendance
38.	Offences relating to compulsory school attendance
39.	School funds and boarding fees
40.	Medium of instruction
41.	Language policy of state schools
42.	Freedom of conscience and of religion
43.	Corporal punishment not to be administered
44.	Visits to state schools and the entering of school premises
45.	Employment of educators
46.	Political rights of educators
	CHAPTER 9. REGULATIONS AND DELEGATIONS
47.	Regulations
48.	Delegations
	CHAPTER 10. TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
49.	Transitional provisions relating to school attendance officers
50.	Transitional provisions relating to governing councils
51.	Repeal of laws, and savings
52.	Short title and commencement
Sch.	SCHEDULE. LAWS REPEALED (SECTION 51) [s51]

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