Non-State Schools Accreditation Board 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 +61 7 3513 6773 Postal address: PO Box 15347 City East, Queensland 4002 Email address: admin@nssab.qld.edu.au 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 2206-9623 © Non-State Schools Accreditation Board 2017 22 August 2017 The Honourable Kate Jones MP Minister for Education Minister for Tourism, Major Events and the Commonwealth Games PO Box 15033 CITY EAST QLD 4002 Dear Minister I am pleased to submit for presentation to the Parliament the Annual Report 2016 – 2017 and financial statements for the Non-State Schools Accreditation Board. I certify that this Annual Report complies with: the prescribed requirements of the Financial Accountability Act 2009 and the Financial and Performance Management Standard 2009, and the detailed requirements set out in the Annual report requirements for Queensland Government agencies. A checklist outlining the annual reporting requirements can be found at Appendix N of this Annual Report. 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’s 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 Machinery of government changes .................................................................................................... 5 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 Remuneration of members of the Board and Funding Committee................................................... 14 Operating environment .......................................................................................................................... 16 Queensland demography ................................................................................................................. 16 The schools ................................................................................................................................ 18 The students ................................................................................................................................ 19 Critical issues ................................................................................................................................ 20 Business operations .............................................................................................................................. 21 Accreditation ................................................................................................................................ 21 Applications for accreditation ...................................................................................................... 21 Applications for eligibility for government funding ....................................................................... 22 Provisional accreditation to accreditation .................................................................................... 22 Assessment of sectors of schooling ............................................................................................ 22 Assessors .................................................................................................................................... 22 Accreditation certificates ............................................................................................................. 22 Surrender of accreditation ........................................................................................................... 22 Cancellation of accreditation (show cause notices) .................................................................... 22 Compliance notices ..................................................................................................................... 23 Complaints handling .................................................................................................................... 23 Programs ................................................................................................................................. 23 Annual collection of school survey data ....................................................................................... 23 Enrolment verification of 2017 school survey data ...................................................................... 24 Auditors ........................................................................................................................................ 24 Annual allowance acquittal program ............................................................................................ 24 Governing body update program ................................................................................................. 24 Cyclical review program ............................................................................................................... 25 Regional visit program ................................................................................................................. 25 Policies and procedures .................................................................................................................... 26 Codes of conduct ......................................................................................................................... 26 The Non-State Schools Eligibility for Government Funding Committee Business Procedures ... 26 Purchasing procedures (Assessors) ............................................................................................ 26 Accountabilities....................................................................................................................................... 27 Board involvement in key initiatives .................................................................................................