Section 9: Registration of schools

9. Registration of schools (1) No school shall begin to function unless it has been registered under this Act. (2) An application for the registration of a school shall be made by the person desirous of becoming the manager of such school not later than 31 July of the year preceding the year in which the proposed school is to begin to function. (3) Such application shall be made in the prescribed form and shall be accompanied by the documents specified therein, together with particulars in respect of any grants to which the school may be entitled for the following year. (4) On receipt of any such application, the Minister may, subject to section 10 and after such inquiry as he may cause to be made, register or refuse to register the school. E2 – 9 [Issue 9] Education Act (5) Where the Minister agrees to register a school, he shall cause to be issued to its manager a certificate of registration, in the prescribed form, on payment of the prescribed fee. (6) A certificate of registration issued under subsection (5) shall be valid for a period of one year but may be renewed annually, on payment of the prescribed fee. (7) The Minister may, on the issue or renewal of a certificate of registration under this section, attach to such certificate such conditions as he thinks fit to impose. (8) The Minister may cancel the registration of any school whose manager fails to comply with any condition attached to the certificate of registration issued in respect of that school or if he fails to comply with this Act. (9) The Minister may exempt the manager of any school from compliance with this section. (10) A private secondary school shall, on registration, be classified according to such criteria as the Minister may approve. (11) A private secondary school shall not, by reason only of its registration, be entitled to grants under the Private Secondary Schools Authority Act. [S. 9 amended by Act 23 of 1986.]