Education Act · 2011 Revised Edition · Part X · Inspectorate of Schools
115. Duties of Director of Schools’ Inspectorate
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
The Director of Schools’ Inspectorate shall —
Director
“Director” means the Director of Schools’ Inspectorate appointed under section 6(1);
be responsible, in collaboration with such authority as the
Minister may appoint, for ensuring that an adequate standard of teaching is developed and maintained in educational institutions;
inspect educational institutions or cause educational institutions to be inspected by an Inspector at such intervals as he shall consider appropriate; and
undertake such other duties in relation to the inspection of educational institution as the Minister may direct or as may be prescribed.
educational institution
“educational institution” means a school or any other place where, in the carrying on of the work of the organisation or institution, persons are habitually taught, whether in one or more classes, and includes a pre-school class, a kindergarten and a distance education centre but does not include any place declared by the Minister by notification in the Gazette not to be an educational institution for the purposes of this Act;
Terms defined in s 2
Director
Defined · s 2“Director” means the Director of Schools’ Inspectorate appointed under section 6(1);
educational institution
Defined · s 2“educational institution” means a school or any other place where, in the carrying on of the work of the organisation or institution, persons are habitually taught, whether in one or more classes, and includes a pre-school class, a kindergarten and a distance education centre but does not include any place declared by the Minister by notification in the Gazette not to be an educational institution for the purposes of this Act;
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