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• DETA Substantive Policy

Student management and support

Managing services, programs, and activities for students, including discipline, attendance, home schooling, and suspensions / exclusions. Also includes addressing particular needs groups to allow equitable participation and outcomes

Procedures

• SMS-PR-002: Assistance Animals in Schools

  Outlines what Education Queensland schools need to do to satisfy the State and Commonwealth anti-discrimination legislation in allowing the use of Assistance Animals by students with a disability.
  http://education.qld.gov.au/strategic/eppr/students/smspr002/ - details
  

• SMS-PR-003: Financial assistance for eligible and remote students (to live away from home to access education)

  Provides alternative education pathways for secondary students from remote schools with small secondary departments. Schools are required to meet two out of five eligibility criteria before becoming eligible.
  Eligible students are able to access State and Australian Government allowances to leave home to complete their education.
  http://education.qld.gov.au/strategic/eppr/students/smspr003/ - details
  

• SMS-PR-004: Distance Education Enrolment Fee

  Provides eligibility criteria to determine if home-based school-aged learners are 'limited choice' learners and therefore exempt from paying the enrolment fee for distance education. Describes process to seek exemption or waiver from payment.
  http://education.qld.gov.au/strategic/eppr/students/smspr004/ - details
  

• SMS-PR-005: Interstate Student Data Transfer Note

  The Interstate Student Data Transfer Note facilitates timely transmission between schools of information about students who move interstate.
  http://education.qld.gov.au/strategic/eppr/students/smspr005/ - details
  

• SMS-PR-006 Assessments Administered by Guidance Officers

  Only personnel employed by Education Queensland as Guidance Officers or Psychologists may use restricted psychoeducational tests in State Schools. Specific qualifications, training and clinical and technical supervision are required to use restricted psychoeducational tests.
  http://education.qld.gov.au/strategic/eppr/students/smspr006/ - details
  

• SMS-PR-007: Variation to School Age Entry Enrolment

  This procedure outlines practices associated with approval of variations to school age entry when a student's ability, aptitude and developmental capabilities suggest that an alternative placement to regular age-based enrolment is required to maximise their learning. Alternative enrolments include early entry to Year 1, early entry to the Preparatory Year, delayed entry to Year 1 and repeating the Preparatory Year.
  http://education.qld.gov.au/strategic/eppr/students/smspr007/ - details
  

• SMS-PR-008: Family Law Matters Affecting State Educational Institutions

  Assists Principals in their decision-making when dealing with family law matters that impact on school administration.
  http://education.qld.gov.au/strategic/eppr/students/smspr008/ - details
  

• SMS-PR-009: School Transport Assistance Programs for Students with Disabilities

  Objectives: To provide assistance to those students whose disability necessitates transport to and from school by a means that takes account of their disability.
  http://education.qld.gov.au/strategic/eppr/students/smspr009/ - details
  

• SMS-PR-012: Student Protection

  Outlines responsibilities and commitment of Education Queensland to providing a safe and supportive learning environment, and preventing and responding to harm or risk of harm for all students. Four categories of harm are addressed: harm caused by a school employee; harm caused by another student; harm caused by someone outside the state education institution environment; and student self-harm.
  http://education.qld.gov.au/strategic/eppr/students/smspr012/ - details
  

• SMS-PR-013: Allocation of State Education

  Outlines procedures and decision-making processes for the allocation of State education to all students, including additional semesters beyond the 24 semester allocation.
  http://education.qld.gov.au/strategic/eppr/students/smspr013/ - details
  

• SMS-PR-014: Home Education in Queensland

  Home Education is a lawful alternative when considering the education of children of compulsory school age, or in the compulsory participation phase, in Queensland.
  http://education.qld.gov.au/strategic/eppr/students/smspr014/ - details
  

• SMS-PR-015: Early Childhood Development Programs and Services for Children with Disabilities - Prior to Prep

  Outlines the provision of and access to Early Childhood Development programs and services for children with disabilities with significant education support needs prior to the first year of schooling.
  http://education.qld.gov.au/strategic/eppr/students/smspr015/ - details
  

• SMS-PR-017: Enforcement of Compulsory Schooling and Compulsory Participation Phase

  Outlines procedures to be taken by authorised officers when aware that a parent is not ensuring their child is fulfilling the compulsory schooling or compulsory participation requirements of legislation.
  http://education.qld.gov.au/strategic/eppr/students/smspr017/ - details
  

• SMS-PR-018: Information Sharing under Child Protection Act 1999

  Outlines circumstances and protocols (for the purposes of the legislation) for sharing relevant information to give protection to a child who has been harmed or is at risk of being harmed and to deliver coordinated services to meet the care needs of the child and his/her family.
  http://education.qld.gov.au/strategic/eppr/students/smspr018/ - details
  

• SMS-PR-019: Mature Age Students

  Outlines responsibilities involved in applying for and processing Mature Age Student Notice applications for students 18 years and older enrolling in state schools.
  http://education.qld.gov.au/strategic/eppr/students/smspr019/ - details
  

• SMS-PR-021: Safe, Supportive and Disciplined School Environment

  Outline of Education Queensland's commitment to promoting supportive learning environments through The Code of School Behaviour and development of school Responsible Behaviour Plan for Students. Procedures for facilitating a supportive school environment and for when considering suspending a student, a recommendation to exclude a student or considering cancelling a student's enrolment.
  http://education.qld.gov.au/strategic/eppr/students/smspr021/ - details
  

• SMS-PR-022: Student Dress Code

  This procedure outlines issues that principals need to consider in developing, documenting and implementing student dress codes in Queensland State schools.
  http://education.qld.gov.au/strategic/eppr/students/smspr022/ - details
  

• SMS-PR-027: Enrolment in State Primary, Secondary and Special Schools

  Outlines protocols for school-based and district staff to follow in cases of students who are enrolling in Years P-12 in all State Primary, Secondary and Special Schools. Describes points of transition and those verified as having a disability and the provision of a program or service required to meet educational needs.
  http://education.qld.gov.au/strategic/eppr/students/smspr027/ - details
  

• SMS-PR-028: Student Transfer Note

  The Student Transfer Note facilitates the timely transmission of consistent student information between any school in Queensland.
  http://education.qld.gov.au/strategic/eppr/students/smspr028/ - details
  

• SMS-PR-029: Managing Student Absences

  Outlines procedures to be taken by delegated officers when the attendance requirements of the compulsory schooling or compulsory participation phase are not met, for part of a day or for longer periods.
  http://education.qld.gov.au/strategic/eppr/students/smspr029/ - details
  

• SMS-PR-030: Exemptions from Compulsory Schooling and Compulsory Participation

  Outlines procedures to be taken by delegated officers when a student seeks an exemption from compulsory schooling or from the compulsory participation phase.
  http://education.qld.gov.au/strategic/eppr/students/smspr030/ - details
  

• SMS-PR-031: Flexible Arrangements

  Outlines procedures to be taken by delegated officers in respect to making approved flexible arrangements in relation to a student's educational program during compulsory schooling or the compulsory participation phase.
  http://education.qld.gov.au/strategic/eppr/students/smspr031/ - details
  

• SMS-PR-032: Delivery of Educational Services in Hospital Settings

  Framework for Education Queensland to deliver educational services to students in hospital settings, including hospitalised students, siblings of hospitalised students and children of hospitalised parents.
  http://education.qld.gov.au/strategic/eppr/students/smspr032/ - details
  

• SMS-PR-033: Management Of Student Accounts (QSA Learning Accounts)

  Provide information to learning providers and the Queensland Studies Authority of their legislative obligations, under the Education (Queensland Studies Authority) Act 2002, to open, maintain and close student accounts. It does not provide a technical guide around the data capture systems with the Queensland Studies Authority.
  http://education.qld.gov.au/strategic/eppr/students/smspr033/ - details
  

• SMS-PR-034: Release of Personal Student Information to Operators of School Bus Services

  Outlines process for Regional Executive Directors and Executive Directors (Schools) to give written consent to Principals for the release of relevant personal information on particular students to school bus operators.
  http://education.qld.gov.au/strategic/eppr/students/smspr034/ - details
  

• SMS-PR-035: Supporting Students' Mental Health and Wellbeing

  Outlines roles and responsilibities of departmental employees, principals, case managers, teachers, Guidance Officers and Regional Contact Officers (Mental Heath) in relation to supporting the mental health and wellbeing of school aged students.
  http://education.qld.gov.au/strategic/eppr/students/smspr035/ - details
  

• SMS-PR-036: Roll marking in State schools

  The procedure for how to record student attendance and absence on school rolls.
  http://education.qld.gov.au/strategic/eppr/students/smspr036/ - details
  

• SMS-PR-037: Disclosing Personal Student Information with Queensland Police Service

  Outlines circumstances and protocols (for the purposes of the legislation) for disclosing personal information of students with the Queensland Police Service in connection with an actual or suspected commission of a criminal offence or in the public interest.
  http://education.qld.gov.au/strategic/eppr/students/smspr037/ - details
  

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