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.
Statement of intent
Education Queensland provides equitable educational opportunities to ensure that all students have access to, participate in and gain positive outcomes from schooling through a range of curriculum options delivered across Primary, Secondary and Special Schools. To support this commitment, a flexible model of delivery of educational services is essential.
Eligible children and young people are entitled to enrol at their closest appropriate school. Some primary and secondary schools may have reached enrolment capacity and have an enrolment management plan in place. This means students may not be entitled to enrol unless they live within the local catchment area, or, for students from outside the local catchment area, have met eligibility criteria contained in the plan.
From 2007, children of eligible age may attend a full-time non-compulsory Preparatory Year of education before starting Year 1. Children will be five by 30 June in the year they intend to commence Prep.
Queensland State schools offer enrolment to children of compulsory school age and to young people of compulsory participation age. Specific provisions apply to those students who are 18 years or older at time of enrolment.
When creating official school records, the name on the child's birth certificate is used. Students are able to enrol under a surname the enrolling parent requests if such an action is not intended to defraud, to contravene a court order or infringe the other parent's rights.
People from the communities of Aurukun, Coen, Hopevale and Mossman Gorge may be subject to the Families Responsibilities Commission Act 2008 
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In cases when the Director-General becomes aware that a child of compulsory school age is not enrolled in a school, and the child, or a parent of the child lives, or at any time after 1 July 2008 has lived, in a welfare reform area, the parent's failure to enrol that child must be reported to the Families Responsibilities Commission, using the approved form, unless the child has an exemption or the compulsory schooling requirement does not apply through circumstances such as home education (see SMS-PR-017: Enforcement of Compulsory Schooling and Compulsory Participation ).
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that outline rights, responsibilities and obligations about student's education at that school. Schools provide an enrolment package and agreement, student enrolment form (new window) 48k and other school information and policies to parents and students before enrolment is accepted. These inform parents and students of how certain matters are dealt with by school administration. The school's Responsible Behaviour Plan for Students and Student Dress Code are also provided to parents, along with policies, programs and services including for students with a disability.
A student's application for enrolment may be refused by the principal of the school on a number of grounds e.g. not meeting requirements for age, semester allocation, and enrolment management plan requirements. The Director-General may also refuse enrolment of a student in a particular school, a number of schools, or all schools if the student poses an unacceptable risk to the safety or well being of the school community.
The Disability Definition outlines criteria to assist in determining whether a State Special School is able to cater for the educational needs of a prospective student. Behavioural support needs alone are not sufficient criteria for enrolment in a Special School. Enrolment in a Special School (new window) 82k will depend on a number of factors relating to student needs and available levels of support, taking into consideration:
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all curriculum, mobility, social skills, personal care and communication needs;
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all supporting documentation from medical practitioners and other health and education professionals; and
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specialist nature of individualised program requiring high frequency adjustments to ensure student access to curriculum and achievement of learning outcomes.
Reviews of a decision against an ineligible notice for Special School enrolment are made to the Executive Director (Schools).
Students with significant educational support needs awaiting assessment for confirmation of a disability may be enrolled in a special school where all of the following conditions are met:
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program is offered for a period of no more than six months during which time a review occurs;
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access to program uses same criteria for initial enrolment of other students;
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with approval of Executive Director (Schools);
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with approval of parent;
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where intended educational program would be beneficial for student awaiting assessment.
All students who are enrolled in schools can access additional programs and services that support students with identified learning difficulties/disabilities and students with disabilities. Principals in consultation with expert personnel decide the level of access to the programs and services based on identified need.
All dual enrolments are negotiated between the principals of the two schools. For 2007, some Prep students with disabilities will have an approved dual enrolment between a state and non-state school.
Upon enrolling at another school within Queensland, the student record is transferred from the old school to the new school via a Transfer Note. In cases where a student has moved from interstate, principals, with appropriate consent, are able to obtain student information from the previous school using Interstate Student Data Transfer Note.
The Queensland Government provides assistance for parents to transport their children to state schools where students meet the eligibility criteria. The School Transport Assistance Program focus is to assist parents rather than to remove their individual responsibility for school transport arrangements.
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