1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Education (Accreditation of Non-State Schools) Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2016 . 2 Commencement This regulation commences on 1 January 2017. 3 Regulation amended This regulation amends the Education (Accreditation of Non-State Schools) Regulation 2001 . 4 Insertion of new pt 2, div 2A Part 2— insert— Division 2A Governance and administration criterion 5A School survey data and related documentation (1) A school must keep school survey data for the school, and any associated documents—

(a) for a period of at least 5 years from the relevant day to which the data relates; and

(b) in a way that ensures the integrity and security of the data and documents.

(2) In relation to a student mentioned in section 14D(3) or 14E(3), a school must keep a record of—

(a) the reason for the student’s absence from the school; and

(b) the reason why the student’s absence is considered to be for a reason beyond the control of the person mentioned in section 14D(3)(b)(i) or (ii) or 14E(3)(b)(i) or (ii).

(3) In this section— associated document means a document that records or includes a detail about a student mentioned in section 14C, 14D or 14E. 5 Amendment of s 14B (Relevant day for school survey data—Act, s 166(2)) (1) Section 14B, heading, ‘s 166(2)’— omit, insert— s 166(3)(a) (2) Section 14B, ‘section 166(2)’— omit, insert— section 166(3)(a) 6 Amendment of s 14C (Prescribed school survey data) (1) Section 14C, heading, ‘data’— omit, insert— data—Act, s 166(2) (2) Section 14C(1), ‘schedule 3, definition school survey data, paragraph (g),’— omit, insert— section 166(2) of the Act, (3) Section 14C(1)(a) and (b), ‘that’— omit, insert— who (4) Section 14C(2)(f), after ‘students’— insert— enrolled for classroom education (5) Section 14C(2)— insert—

(g) the number of students enrolled for classroom education who have attended each site that is an attribute of accreditation for the school;

(h) the number of students enrolled for distance education who have attended the school.