Non-State Schools Accreditation Board Annual Report 2013-2014 Great state. Great opportunity. ----------GovernmentQueensland Non-State Schools Accreditation Board and Non-State Schools Eligibility for Government Funding Committee Level 8, Education House 30 Mary Street Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Tel (07) 3513 6773 Postal address: PO Box 15347 City East, Queensland 4002 Email address: [email protected] Website address: www.nssab.qld.edu.au Further copies of this Annual Report may be obtained from the Board's website at www.nssab.qld.edu.au or from the Non-State Schools Accreditation Board Secretariat. ISSN 1447–5677 © (Non-State Schools Accreditation Board) 2014 7 August 2014 The Honourable John-Paul Langbroek MP Minister for Education, Training and Employment PO Box 15033 CITY EAST QLD 4002 Dear Minister I am pleased to present the Annual Report 2013 – 2014 and financial statements for the Non-State Schools Accreditation Board. I certify that this annual report complies with: (i) the prescribed requirements of the Financial Accountability Act 2009 and the Financial and Performance Management Standard 2009; and (ii) the detailed requirements set out in the Annual report requirements for Queensland Government agencies. A checklist outlining the annual reporting requirements can be accessed at www.nssab.qld.edu.au/Documents/publications.php Yours sincerely Emeritus Professor S Vianne (Vi) McLean AM Chairperson Non-State Schools Accreditation Board Contents About this report .............................................................................................................. 1 Scope ..................................................................................................................... 1 Public availability ..................................................................................................................... 1 Interpreter services ..................................................................................................................... 1 Providing feedback ..................................................................................................................... 1 Contact details ..................................................................................................................... 1 Chairperson message ........................................................................................................ 2 Agency role and main functions ........................................................................................ 4 Our vision ..................................................................................................................... 4 Non-State Schools Accreditation Board ................................................................. 4 Non-State Schools Eligibility for Government Funding Committee .......................... 4 Our values ..................................................................................................................... 4 Our legislation ..................................................................................................................... 4 Amendments to legislation .................................................................................. 4 Establishment of Board and Funding Committee ................................................................... 6 Functions of the Board ....................................................................................... 6 Functions of the Funding Committee ................................................................... 6 Membership and structure ................................................................................................ 7 Organisational structure ............................................................................................................ 7 The Non-State Schools Accreditation Board Secretariat ........................................................ 7 Membership ..................................................................................................................... 8 Accreditation Board ............................................................................................ 8 Funding Committee ............................................................................................ 9 Member profiles .................................................................................................................. 10 Accreditation Board ........................................................................................... 10 Funding Committee ........................................................................................... 12 Operating environment ................................................................................................... 14 Queensland demography ........................................................................................................ 14 The schools .................................................................................................................. 16 The students .................................................................................................................. 17 Critical issues .................................................................................................................. 18 Business operations ........................................................................................................ 19 Accreditation .................................................................................................................. 19 Applications for accreditation ............................................................................. 19 Applications for eligibility for Government funding ............................................... 20 Provisional accreditation to accreditation ............................................................. 20 Assessment of sectors of schooling ...................................................................... 20 Assessors ....................................................................................................... 20 Accreditation certificates .................................................................................... 20 Surrender of accreditation .................................................................................. 20 Cancellation of accreditation (show cause notices) ................................................ 20 Compliance notices ............................................................................................ 21 Complaints handling .......................................................................................... 21 Programs .................................................................................................................. 22 Annual collection of school survey data ............................................................... 22 Audit of 2014 school survey data ........................................................................ 22 Auditors ....................................................................................................... 22 Annual allowance acquittal ................................................................................. 22 Governing body update program ......................................................................... 23 Cyclical review program ...................................................................................... 23 Regional visit program ....................................................................................... 24 Policies and procedures .......................................................................................................... 25 Codes of conduct .............................................................................................. 25 The Non-State Schools Eligibility for Government Funding Committee Business Procedures ........................................................................................ 25 Purchasing procedures (Assessors) ....................................................................... 25 Accountabilities .............................................................................................................. 27 Board involvement in key initiatives ..................................................................................... 27 Budget of Board .................................................................................................................. 27 Conferences and seminars ...................................................................................................... 27 Consultancies .................................................................................................................. 27 Corrections to previous annual reports ................................................................................. 27 Details of Ministerial directions — review decisions ............................................................. 27 Details of Ministerial directions — public interest ................................................................ 27 External scrutiny .................................................................................................................. 27 Feedback from clients on performance ................................................................................. 28 Internal audit function ........................................................................................................... 29 Machinery-of-Government changes .....................................................................................