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Definitions

Catchment Area

The geographical area from which a school draws its principal intake of students.

Disability

The Minister has approved a policy providing criteria for determining if a person is a person with a disability. This policy is based on the Disability Definition provided in the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 and Disability Standards for Education 2005, it requires that all students seeking enrolment in a state school be given equal rights and given access on the same basis as students who do not have a disability.

Enrolment Agreement

A document (Enrolment Agreement Template (new window) 53k ) that states the respective rights and obligations, about the education of a person at a State school, of:

persons enrolled at the school; and
parents of children enrolled at the school; and
staff of the school.

Enrolment Management Plan

A document stating:

the school's catchment area; and
the school's enrolment capacity for a person whose principal place of residence is outside the catchment area; and
the requirements for enrolment at the school to be satisfied by a person whose principal place of residence is outside the catchment area.

Enrolment Package and Agreement

Prior to enrolling children at a State school, certain information is provided to parents, this includes an Enrolment Agreement to be (voluntarily) signed by parents and principals. Enrolment agreements set out the rights, responsibilities and expectations that each party brings to the education relationship at that particular school and includes documents on a range of school policies, including information on programs and services for students with disabilities.

Parent

A parent of a child is any of the following persons:

the child's mother
the child's father
a person who exercises parental responsibility for the child
a person, under Aboriginal tradition, who is regarded as a parent of the child
a person, under Torres Strait Islander custom, who is regarded as a parent of the child
a person granted guardianship of a child under the Child Protection Act 1999
a person who exercises parental responsibility under a decision of order of a Federal or State court.

Prospective Student

A prospective student is one of the following who applies to enrol at a state school:

a child, represented by their parent
a child living independently
an adult.

Special Education

Means the educational programs and services:

appropriate to the needs of persons with a disability; and
additional to, or otherwise different from, educational programs and services generally available to persons of the relevant age who are not persons with a disability.

An education program that occurs at approved schools as documented in The Directory of Special Education Programs and Services in Queensland State Schools (new window) where high levels or different types of specialised educational support are provided for students with disabilities.

Special Education Service

Services that may be available to support students in school include advisory visiting teachers, early special education advisory teachers, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, nurses, school transition officers, guidance officers and orientation and mobility teachers.

Specialised Educational Program(s)

An educational program not usually offered by a local primary or secondary State school.

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