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Repeal of Education Law (2010 Revision) and Education Modernisation Law, 2009, Law ENDNOTES Education Act (2024 Revision) (2024 Revision) PART 1 - PRELIMINARY\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_1\", \"num\": \"1.\", \"text\": \"Short title and commencement 1. This Act may be cited as the Education Act (2024 Revision).\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_2\", \"num\": \"2.\", \"text\": \"Interpretation 2. (1) In this Act \u2014 \u201cassisted school\u201d means a school that is partly funded, but not managed, by the Government; \u201cChief Officer\u201d means the Chief Officer in the Ministry responsible for education; \u201cchild\u201d means a person under the age of eighteen years; \u201ccompulsory education\u201d means a course of study whether conducted in a school or otherwise that is designed to meet the specified learning needs of an individual or group of persons of compulsory school age; \u201ccompulsory school age\u201d means age commencing on the date next following that upon which a child attains the age of five years before 1st September and ending on the date on which the child attains the age of seventeen years, or has met the requirements to obtain a secondary school diploma or its equivalent, whichever is earlier, or such other age bracket as may be specified by an Order made under section 11; Education Act (2024 Revision) \u201ccorporal punishment\u201d means the application of physical force in order to punish or correct a child, but does not include the application of force only to prevent personal injury to, or damage to or the destruction of property of, any person (including the child); \u201cDepartment of Education Services\u201d or \u201cDepartment\u201d means the agency under the Ministry of Education, led by the Director of the Department of Education Services, responsible for education in relation to the conduct of Government schools; \u201cDirector of the Department of Education Services\u201d means the person appointed under the general powers provided under the Public Service Management Act (2018 Revision) who is responsible for the implementation of education policy in Government schools, and performs such other functions as are provided for in this or any other Act; \u201cdisability\u201d means any short term or long term physical, mental, intellectual, or sensory impairment which significantly hinders a person\u2019s full and effective participation in society, on an equal basis with other persons; \u201cdisciplinary penalties\u201d means penalties imposed on a student, by a school at which education is provided for the student, where, for any reason, the student\u2019s conduct contravenes the school\u2019s Behaviour Policy established under section 27 or the school\u2019s Anti-Bullying Policy established under section 27A; \u201cearly childhood care and education\u201d means education provided to children under the compulsory school age in early childhood care and education centres and in reception classes (or the equivalent) in educational institutions, and includes the care, stimulation and socialisation necessary to support development and learning; \u201cearly childhood care and education centre\u201d means an institution that provides early childhood care and education to children under compulsory school age for at least four hours per day and includes a private residence in which care is provided to three or more children not of the same family; \u201ceducation\u201d means a course of study whether conducted in a school or otherwise that is designed to meet the specified learning needs of an individual or group of individuals; \u201ceducational institution\u201d means \u2014 (a) a school; or (b) an institution that provides part-time or full-time \u2014 (i) early childhood care and education; (ii) compulsory education; (iii) post-compulsory education and training; (iv) technical and vocational education and training; Education Act (2024 Revision) (v) education to prepare for the award of any degree, qualification or certification; or (vi) education provision for persons with special education needs and disabilities; \u201ceducational stage\u201d means a period of at least two years of school that is defined by the educational knowledge expected of students at the end of that period; \u201ceducational support services\u201d means non-instructional services that support educational processes or systems and includes \u2014 (a) educational agency and consulting; (b) educational guidance counselling services; (c) educational testing evaluation services; (d) educational testing services; (e) organisation of student exchange programmes; (f) online marketing platforms that market individual programmes and schools to potential students; and (g) online learning platforms that allow clients to host their own courses; \u201cemployed to work as a teacher\u201d means being employed in circumstances where the satisfactory performance of the duties of employment depends on the application of skills derived from specialist training of the kind leading to a teaching qualification prescribed under the regulations; \u201cfull-time education\u201d means a minimum of five hours of curriculum instruction per day, excluding lunch and break times, for a total of at least one hundred and eighty-five days per year, or the equivalent hours per year, or any other duration of greater length as may be specified in regulations; \u201cgoverning body\u201d means the trustees or group of persons responsible for executive decision making authority in relation to the conduct of schools or post-compulsory education and training institutions; \u201cGovernment school\u201d means a school principally funded, and managed, by the Government; \u201chome school\u201d means education for a child of compulsory school age delivered in a home setting; \u201cindependent school\u201d means a school wholly funded and managed from resources other than those of the Government; \u201clegal guardian\u201d, in relation to a child or student, means a person appointed \u2014 (a) by deed or will; or (b) by a court, to be the guardian of the child or student; Education Act (2024 Revision) \u201cMinister\u201d means the member of the Cabinet for the time being charged with responsibility for education in accordance with section 54 of the Constitution set out in Schedule 2 to the Cayman Islands Constitution Order 2009 [S.I. 2009\/1379]; \u201cMinistry\u201d means the ministry responsible for education; \u201cnational policy\u201d means a broad course of action or statements of guidance adopted by the Government at the national level in pursuit of national objectives; \u201cparent\u201d includes a step-parent and an adopter; \u201cpost-compulsory education and training\u201d means education and training that is entered into after compulsory school age; \u201cprogramme of study\u201d means the prescribed syllabus that students must be taught at each educational stage; \u201creasonable accommodation\u201d means the necessary and appropriate modification and adjustments not imposing a disproportionate or undue burden to an educational institution where needed in a particular case, to ensure to a person with special education needs or a disability, the enjoyment or exercise, on an equal basis with persons who do not have disabilities or special education needs, of rights, privileges, interests, benefits and treatment, and the facilitation of such rights, privileges, interests, benefits and treatment, by the provision of auxiliary aids and services, including \u2014 (a) assistive devices; (b) interpreters, technologies and effective methods of making aurally delivered and received materials available to a person with a disability; (c) readers, taped audio visually recorded texts or other effective methods of making visually delivered and received materials available to a person with a disability; and (d) physical modification to buildings and the built environment; \u201creception class\u201d means the class into which a child is admitted the year immediately prior to attaining compulsory school age; \u201cregister\u201d and \u201cregistration\u201d means being recognised and recorded as meeting the standards set by the Ministry; \u201cregulations\u201d means regulations prescribed under this Act; \u201cschool\u201d means an institution for providing compulsory education and includes \u2014 (a) a unit for that purpose but established in an institution that caters to other categories of education; and (b) a Government school, an assisted school and an independent school; Education Act (2024 Revision) \u201cschool leader\u201d means a person, by whatever name called, responsible for the day-to-day management of the school and for persons deployed to work at the school; \u201cskills development\u201d means a longer-term or broader process of acquiring skills or knowledge by a range of different means such as coaching, formal and informal learning interventions, education or planned experience; \u201cspecial educational needs\u201d, in relation to a student, means that, by reason of characteristics of body or mind personal to the student, the student\u2019s educational needs cannot be satisfied otherwise than by making exceptional provision in relation to the student; and, for the purposes of this definition \u2014 (a) provision is exceptional in relation to a student if it is substantially different from that which is made for the education of the generality of persons of equivalent age and description; and (b) students for whom English is an additional language or who are gifted or talented are not to be treated as having special educational needs; \u201cstudent\u201d means a person who is enrolled or attends classes at a school, college, or university; \u201ctechnical and vocational education and training\u201d means education, training and skills development \u2014 (a) relating to a wide range of occupational fields, production, services and livelihoods; and (b) taking place, as part of lifelong learning, at secondary, post-secondary and tertiary levels; and \u201ctechnical and vocational education and training\u201d includes work-based learning and continuing training and professional development which may lead to qualifications; \u201ctraining\u201d means an instructor-led, content-based intervention aimed at a defined population and designed to lead to the acquisition or development of specified skills or behaviour; and \u201ctraining centre for adults with disabilities\u201d means the department within the Ministry which provides training, vocational support and therapeutic services and promotes social inclusion for adults with disabilities. (2) For the purposes of the definition of \u201creasonable accommodation\u201d, \u201cdisproportionate or undue burden\u201d shall be determined taking into account the following factors \u2014 (a) the nature of the benefit likely to accrue to, or the detriment likely to be suffered by, any person concerned, including the relevant educational institution; (b) the effect of the relevant disability on any person concerned; Education Act (2024 Revision) (c) the financial circumstances of the educational institution concerned which is claiming a disproportionate or undue burden; or (d) the estimated amount of expenditure or other allocation of resources required by the educational institution concerned which is claiming a disproportionate or undue burden and whether it is reasonably proportionate to the benefit likely to accrue. PART 2 - DUTIES OF MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR EDUCATION, AND DUTIES OF OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITIES\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_3\", \"num\": \"3.\", \"text\": \"Duties and powers of Minister responsible for education 3. (1) Subject to available resources, the Minister shall, in the exercise of the powers conferred upon the Minister by this Act \u2014 (a) determine national policy and the strategic direction of education and promote effective implementation of such policy; (b) promote the education of the people of the Islands by the establishment of a varied, relevant and comprehensive educational system for the purpose of fostering the spiritual, emotional, cultural, moral, intellectual, physical, social and economic development of the community; (c) establish an educational system organised in accordance with this Act; and (d) direct the expenditure of all sums appropriated by the Cayman Islands Parliament for educational purposes. (2) The Minister shall, subject to available resources, provide reasonable accommodations within the education system in order to facilitate the compulsory education of persons with disabilities and take appropriate and reasonable measures to ensure that all educational institutions provide inclusive education to persons who have special educational needs on an equal basis with persons who do not have special educational needs. (3) The Cabinet may establish bodies which shall advise the Minister on such matters as the Minister may require, and shall perform such other functions as may be prescribed under this or any other Act. (4) The Minister may, by written instrument, delegate any of the Minister\u2019s functions under this Act (other than this power of delegation) to any person or body. (5) A delegation under subsection (4) is revocable at will and does not prevent the exercise by the Minister of any function so delegated. Education Act (2024 Revision) (6) The Cabinet may by regulations make additional provisions in relation to the form and purpose of bodies established under subsection (3).\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_4\", \"num\": \"4.\", \"text\": \"Duties of Chief Officer of Ministry 4. (1) The Chief Officer shall, under the specific or general direction of the Minister \u2014 (a) supervise the administration of education and the implementation of the national policy; (b) endeavour to collaborate with any agencies, to ensure the establishment and pursuit of goals and objectives that develop basic knowledge and skills in all persons, including \u2014 (i) the skills of literacy, listening, speaking, reading, writing, numeracy, mathematics, analysis, problem solving, and information processing; (ii) critical and creative thinking skills; (iii) an understanding of the role of technical and vocational education and training as well as science and technology in society together with scientific and technological skills; (iv) appreciation and understanding of creative arts; (v) physical development and personal health and fitness; and (vi) the creative use of leisure time; (c) endeavour to collaborate with any agencies, to ensure the establishment and pursuit of goals and objectives that \u2014 (i) develop self-worth and self-awareness; (ii) promote the importance of the family and community; (iii) provide opportunities to reach maximum potential; (iv) promote recognition, understanding and respect for the Constitution, laws and national symbols of the Islands; (v) develop an understanding of the principle of gender equality; (vi) develop an understanding and appreciation of diversity; (vii) develop an understanding of the history, language, culture, and values of the Islands and their role in contemporary society; (viii) increase awareness and appreciation of the natural environment of the Islands; (ix) develop an understanding of the historical and contemporary role of key industries and the economy of the Islands; and (x) prepare the people of the Islands for participation in the local and global economy and society; Education Act (2024 Revision) (d) endeavour within available resources to ensure that provision of compulsory education is sufficient in number, character and facilities so as to afford for all eligible persons such opportunities for education and training as is desirable in view of their different ages, abilities, aptitudes and needs, and the periods for which they are eligible for such education or training and that such provision is available in such manner as the Minister shall decide, including public-private partnership, or other collaborative arrangements; (e) make reasonable efforts to consult with such persons or groups of persons who are stakeholders in the education system and other persons who have a special interest in or knowledge of matters relating to education, as the Minister considers appropriate; (f) monitor and assess the quality, economy, efficiency and effectiveness of the education system and require to be published, in such manner as the Minister considers appropriate, information relating to such monitoring and assessment; and (g) undertake such other duties, as the Minister considers appropriate, in order to further the objectives of this Act. (2) The Chief Officer, or any public officer authorised in writing by the Chief Officer, may in the prescribed manner and at prescribed times enter the premises of any educational institution, home school or other premises where the care and education of children is being undertaken, for the purpose of making enquiries and discharging such duties as may be imposed on the Chief Officer or the authorised public officer by this Act or the regulations. (3) The Chief Officer may, by written instrument, delegate any of the Chief Officer\u2019s functions under this Act (other than this power of delegation) to any person or body. (4) A delegation under subsection (3) is revocable at will and does not prevent the exercise by the Chief Officer of any function so delegated.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_5\", \"num\": \"5.\", \"text\": \"Annual progress report 5. (1) A school leader shall, at such times as may be prescribed, provide to the Chief Officer, such information as may be prescribed for the purpose of enabling the Chief Officer to develop the report specified in subsection (2). (2) In the exercise of the duties referred to in section 4(1)(a), the Chief Officer shall, at least once in each year, prepare and submit to the Minister a report containing such information as the Minister may specifically or generally require and at least the following \u2014 (a) information describing the standards of achievement and progress of students receiving education in Government schools, assisted schools and independent schools, together with such information as may be available Education Act (2024 Revision) about the achievements of home schooled students and other students educated otherwise than at schools; (b) information as to the work of the Ministry during the preceding twelvemonth period, including the measures taken to secure the implementation of any national strategy for education as may apply to that period; and (c) information as to the measures to be taken and the targets to be achieved in the implementation of any national strategy in the ensuing twelve-month period. (3) There shall be appended to each annual report \u2014 (a) a report as to the outcome of quality assurances conducted during the preceding twelve-month period; and (b) a report on post-compulsory education and training education in the Islands for the preceding twelve-month period. (4) The Minister shall \u2014 (a) within twelve months following the end of the academic year lay the report before the Cayman Islands Parliament; and (b) as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter cause it to be published. (5) The Cabinet may make regulations making additional provisions relating to the form and content of any national policy and the annual report on the state of education.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_6\", \"num\": \"6.\", \"text\": \"Director of the Department of Education Services 6. (1) There shall be appointed a Director of the Department of Education Services who shall \u2014 (a) ensure that Government schools are administered in a proper and efficient manner; (b) develop administrative principles and procedures for implementing national policies in the Government school system; (c) develop and direct training, including induction, of all professional personnel in the Government school system; (d) advise the Minister and the Chief Officer on matters affecting education; (e) ensure that Government school premises, property and stock are protected against improper use; (f) submit reports on matters relating to performance management of teachers in the Government school system; (g) ensure the observance of this Act and the regulations pertaining to the conduct of Government schools; and Education Act (2024 Revision) (h) perform such other duties under this Act as the Chief Officer may from time to time assign to the Director of the Department of Education Services. (2) The Director of the Department of Education Services may, by written instrument, delegate to a school leader any of the Director\u2019s functions under subsection (1)(a), (b), (c), (e) and (g). (3) A delegation under subsection (2) is revocable at will and does not prevent the exercise by the Director of the Department of Education Services of any function so delegated. (4) The Cabinet may make regulations \u2014 (a) making any additional provisions in relation to the form and purpose of the executive decision making authority of the Director of the Department of Education Services; and (b) establishing the form and purpose of any executive decision making authorities relating to the governance of Government schools and associated facilities.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_7\", \"num\": \"7.\", \"text\": \"Establishment and duties of Education Council 7. (1) There shall be a body to be known as the Education Council which shall \u2014 (a) advise the Minister on such matters pertaining to education as the Minister may require; (b) make decisions on matters pertaining to education as the Minister may delegate to it pursuant to section 3(4); (c) register educational institutions, institutions providing educational support services, and teachers in schools and early childhood care and education centres, and otherwise regulate the teaching profession in accordance with standards set by the Ministry; and (d) perform such other functions as may be prescribed under this or any other Act. (2) The Cabinet may make regulations with respect to \u2014 (a) the composition of the Education Council; (b) the proceedings of the Education Council; (c) the duties delegated to the Education Council by the Minister; (d) the frequency, content and form of the Council\u2019s reports; (e) further content of the reports, in addition to what this Act provides and as the Minister may require; and (f) such other matters relating to the Education Council as the Cabinet may think fit. Education Act (2024 Revision)\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_8\", \"num\": \"8.\", \"text\": \"Appeals against decisions of the Education Council 8. The Cabinet may by regulations make provision for appeals that may be lodged by a person aggrieved by a decision of the Education Council and may, in the regulations, specify the grounds on which the appeal may be lodged and the decisions that may be made on appeal. PART 3 - REGISTRATION OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, INSTITUTIONS PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES, AND TEACHERS\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_9\", \"num\": \"9.\", \"text\": \"Registration of educational institutions, institutions providing educational support services, and teachers 9. (1) No person or entity may own, operate, manage or participate in the management of, any educational institution or institution providing educational support services, and no educational institution or institution providing educational support services shall be operated, unless that institution is registered in accordance with the regulations. (2) The Cabinet may make regulations \u2014 (a) relating to the granting, suspension and revocation of registrations, and otherwise in relation to registrations, of educational institutions and institutions providing educational support services; and (b) prescribing the form and nature of annual reports for registered educational institutions and institutions providing educational support services. (3) An educational institution that was authorised under the repealed Education Law (2010 Revision) may continue to operate as if registered under this Act but only for one year from 1st July, 2017, the date that this section enters into force, during which period the institution shall apply for registration under this Act. (4) An institution providing educational support services that was licensed under the Trade and Business Licensing Act (2021 Revision) but not authorised under the repealed Education Law (2010 Revision) may continue to operate as if registered under this Act but only up to the end of its licensed period, during which period the institution shall apply for registration under this Act. (5) Where within the period of one year referred to in subsection (3) an educational institution or institution providing educational support services makes a valid application for registration under this Part and the application is acknowledged, it may continue operating until a decision on the application is conveyed to it. (6) The Chief Officer shall establish and maintain a register of educational institutions and institutions providing educational support services into which shall be recorded registrations directed under this section and such other details Education Act (2024 Revision) relating to such educational institutions and institutions providing educational support services as the Minister may determine. (7) The register referred to in subsection (6) shall be available for inspection by the public during regular working hours. (8) A person who owns, operates, manages or participates in the management of an educational institution or institution providing educational support services that is not registered, commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction \u2014 (a) to a fine of ten thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term of one year, or to both; and (b) to a further fine of one hundred dollars per day for each day on which noncompliance occurs after conviction.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_10\", \"num\": \"10.\", \"text\": \"Registration of teachers 10. (1) The Cabinet may make regulations as to the qualifications, registration and deregistration of teachers in schools. (2) No person may be employed to work as a teacher in any school unless the person is registered in accordance with the regulations. (3) The Chief Officer shall establish and maintain a register of teachers authorised to teach in schools. (4) The Education Council may, subject to the procedures specified in subsection (1), require the removal from the register of the name of any person whose conduct or lack of suitability in any other respect renders the person unfit to continue to be registered as a teacher. PART 4 - SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, ADMISSIONS AND ACCESS TO EDUCATION\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_11\", \"num\": \"11.\", \"text\": \"Compulsory school age 11. The Cabinet may by Order alter the definition of \u201ccompulsory school age\u201d contained in section 2.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_12\", \"num\": \"12.\", \"text\": \"Duty to secure attendance at school 12. (1) Subject to subsection (3), a parent or legal guardian of any child of compulsory school age shall ensure that the child receives full-time education suitable to the child\u2019s requirements either by attendance at school, from the first day of the school calendar, or otherwise as provided in section 16. (2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of two thousand dollars. Education Act (2024 Revision) (3) It is a defence to any charge under this section of the failure of a student to attend school on any day on which the school is open if \u2014 (a) the absence is caused by illness or other unavoidable cause making the student\u2019s attendance at school not reasonably practicable; (b) the day is recognised as a religious holiday by the religious denomination to which the student belongs; (c) the student is excluded from school and the exclusion is still in effect; or (d) the student has been expelled and has not been given permission to enrol in another school. (4) The Director of the Department of Education Services shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that the permission referred to in subsection (3)(d) is granted expeditiously. (5) If a child of compulsory school age is not receiving education, the Director of the Department of Education Services shall \u2014 (a) send to the parent or legal guardian of the child written notification of the provisions of this section, unless the child is excused from attending a school; and (b) determine whether an application for an education supervision order should be made under the Children Act (2012 Revision) with respect to the child. (6) If a child of compulsory school age is withdrawn from a school at which the child is enrolled, the school leader of the school shall immediately report the same to the Director of the Department of Education Services. (7) The Cabinet may make regulations governing attendance at, and admissions and access to, Government schools.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_13\", \"num\": \"13.\", \"text\": \"Health and safety at schools 13. (1) Subject to subsection (4), a child suffering from or exposed to a contagious disease shall not be admitted to or permitted to remain in a school or early childhood care and education centre. (2) Where a school leader discovers or has reason to suspect that a child has a contagious disease, the school leader shall immediately report the same to the parent or legal guardian of the child concerned, the Ministry, and the Public Health Department; and, where a school leader confirms that a child has a contagious disease, the school leader shall immediately report the same to the parents or legal guardians of children at the school. (3) Where a parent or legal guardian of a child confirms that the child has a contagious disease, the parent or legal guardian shall immediately report the same to the school leader of the child. Education Act (2024 Revision) (4) A child who has been refused admission to a school or early childhood care and education centre on the ground that the child is suffering from or exposed to a contagious disease shall not be re-admitted except upon production of a medical certificate to the effect that it is recommended for the child to be re-admitted in the school or early childhood care and education centre as the child is unlikely to be a source of infection to other children or staff in the school or early childhood care and education centre. (5) The Minister may, under the advice of the agency responsible for Hazard Management, close educational institutions due to potential health and safety risk as a result of a natural disaster. (6) The Director of the Department of Education Services or the governing body may, where it is impractical to obtain the prior approval of the Minister, close a school temporarily due to potential health and safety risk as a result of a natural disaster and inform the Minister as soon as practicable thereafter.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_14\", \"num\": \"14.\", \"text\": \"Excuses for failure to attend school 14. A student of compulsory school age shall be excused from school attendance if \u2014 (a) the student is suffering from a disability that, in the opinion of a medical practitioner, makes the student incapable of physically attending school; (b) the student is engaged in work experience or other educational programmes authorised or approved by the school leader; or (c) the student is representing the Islands in an educational, cultural or sporting event or in any other official capacity.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_15\", \"num\": \"15.\", \"text\": \"Gifted students and students speaking English as additional language 15. The Minister may require provision to be offered in schools for students \u2014 (a) who have met the criteria established by the Ministry, as gifted or talented; or (b) who speak English as an additional language.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_16\", \"num\": \"16.\", \"text\": \"Exemption from duty to secure school attendance 16. (1) The Director of the Department of Education Services may, upon the application of a parent or legal guardian of a child, authorise a child of compulsory school age to be educated at the place where the child is normally resident or at the home of another person approved by the parent or legal guardian if the parent complies with this section and the programme meets the goals and objectives outlined in Part 5. (2) The parent shall, prior to the commencement of a home school programme for the child and on an annual basis thereafter for as long as the home school programme is offered, register the child in accordance with the regulations. Education Act (2024 Revision) (3) The Minister shall, by notice in writing, terminate a home school programme on the recommendation of the Office of Education Standards, if \u2014 (a) the home school programme no longer meets the requirements of Part 5; or (b) a child who participated in the home school programme, has failed to meet established standards of progress and achievement; and the Director of the Department of Education Services shall, in conjunction with the notice of termination, direct the child to attend a school established by or registered under this Act with effect from the date specified in the notice of termination. (4) The Cabinet may make regulations with respect to \u2014 (a) the manner in which applications for authorisation under this section may be made; (b) the information to be provided in relation to applications; (c) the matters which may be taken into account in considering applications; (d) the duration and renewal of authorisation; (e) the offences which may be committed by failing to comply with the terms and conditions of authorisation and the penalties for such offences; and (f) other matters relating to authorisations. PART 5 - CURRICULUM AND EDUCATIONAL STAGE ASSESSMENT\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_17\", \"num\": \"17.\", \"text\": \"Power to prescribe curriculum 17. (1) The basic requirements for the curriculum in every school shall promote equality of access and opportunity for all students to learn and achieve well, and shall \u2014 (a) be broad, balanced and relevant to the needs and interests of all students; (b) promote the spiritual, emotional, moral, social, cultural, physical, intellectual and economic development of the students; and (c) prepare students for the subsequent stages of their education, training or employment and for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of later life, such as being active participants in the workforce and productive citizens. (2) The curriculum for every school shall be comprised of the mandatory subjects, as stated in subsection (4) and shall specify in relation to each of the subjects \u2014 (a) attainment targets that include the knowledge, skills and understanding that students are expected to have by the end of each educational stage; Education Act (2024 Revision) (b) programmes of study that include the matters, skills and processes which are required to be taught to students during each educational stage; and (c) assessment arrangements that include the arrangements for assessing students at or near the end of each educational stage for the purpose of ascertaining what they have achieved in relation to the attainment targets. (3) The educational stages shall be prescribed by regulations made under subsection (8). (4) The mandatory subjects shall include literacy, numeracy, science, information and communications technology, the arts, physical education, and studies related to civics, religion, and the history and culture of the Islands. (5) Non-denominational religious worship and instruction shall be given in every Government school. (6) In all schools the standard and level of achievement of each student shall be assessed at the end of each educational stage and the outcome of that assessment shall be made available to the parents or legal guardians of the student to whom the assessment relates, in such manner and together with such further information as may be prescribed by regulations made under subsection (8). (7) All programmes of study undertaken at the final stage of compulsory education shall be at the appropriate standard for that stage and internationally accredited as recognised by the Ministry. (8) The Cabinet may make regulations as to the matters mentioned in subsections (3), (4) and (6). PART 6 - QUALITY ASSURANCE OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_18\", \"num\": \"18.\", \"text\": \"Education Standards and Assessment 18. (1) There is established a department of Government called the Office of Education Standards which has responsibility for assessment and monitoring of provision in educational institutions as undertaken in such manner as may be prescribed by this Act and the regulations. (2) There shall be appointed in accordance with the Public Service Management Act (2018 Revision) a Director of the Office of Education Standards and such other officers as appear necessary for the proper exercise of the functions of the Office; and the Director of the Office of Education Standards and officers shall be employed in the Office of Education Standards and shall be responsible for the administration of the Office. (3) In accordance with criteria for education standards and reporting approved by the Minister after consultation with the Education Council, the Minister shall Education Act (2024 Revision) require the Director of the Office of Education Standards to carry out independent assessment, monitoring and reporting of educational institutions at intervals of not more than four years, and at such other times as the Minister may consider necessary and expedient. (4) The Minister shall require \u2014 (a) the report of each school education provision to include a statement of \u2014 (i) key strengths and weaknesses in the quality of education being provided, including the provision for special education needs and disabilities, as identified during the course of the education provision; (ii) specific recommendations for improvement; (iii) the timescale in which any such measures are to be taken; and (iv) progress made relative to the outcomes of the previous report for the school, where such exists; (b) the report on the outcomes of each education provision to be \u2014 (i) undertaken in such manner as may be prescribed by the regulations, to promote independence and transparency of reporting; (ii) distributed to the Chief Officer, the Director of the Department of Education Services, the school inspected and any governing body or oversight agency of that school; and (iii) submitted to the Cabinet for information and made public; (c) an annual report to the Minister on the overall outcomes of national education standards to be \u2014 (i) undertaken in such manner as may be prescribed by regulations; and (ii) laid in the Cayman Islands Parliament; and (d) such other reports on matters relating to the standards of education provided in schools in the Islands as the Minister considers necessary. (5) Where remedial actions are specified in an education standards report, the school leaders of the relevant educational institution shall ensure the actions are completed in the timeframe specified by the Office of Education Standards. (6) Where upon subsequent quality assurance, it is determined that the required actions have not been taken or have been ineffective, the Chief Officer may, upon specific or general direction of the Minister, appoint a suitable person to give direction for the implementation of such remedial actions as may be considered necessary; and \u2014 (a) in the case of a Government school, a suitably qualified person shall be employed by the Ministry for such purpose; and Education Act (2024 Revision) (b) in the case of an assisted school or independent school, a suitably qualified person shall be appointed at the cost of the school for a specified period. (7) The Minister may, under the advice of a relevant agency or body, close an educational institution where there are immediate health and safety issues or where serious issues identified through quality assurances have not been remedied within the set time frame. (8) The Director of the Office of Education Standards or any other person acting under the Director\u2019s authority may in the prescribed manner and at the prescribed times enter the premises of an educational institution, home school, or other premises where the care and education of children is being undertaken, for the pursuance of the Director\u2019s functions under this Act or the regulations, and may in the prescribed manner and at the prescribed times examine and require the production of documents, for the purpose of an assessment or a monitoring exercise. (9) A person who obstructs the Director of the Office of Education Standards or any person referred to in subsection (8) in the execution of the duties under this section, commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of five thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term of one year, or to both. (10) The Cabinet may make regulations for the better carrying out of the provisions of this Part. PART 7 - FUNDING OF ASSISTED SCHOOLS\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_19\", \"num\": \"19.\", \"text\": \"Power to make grants to assisted schools 19. (1) The Minister may make grants to assisted schools or those that are to become assisted schools. (2) The Cabinet may make regulations governing the terms and conditions applicable to any grant under this section and may provide for the making of different provisions for \u2014 (a) different categories of schools; and (b) different levels of grant to schools in a category, depending on need. Education Act (2024 Revision) PART 8 - TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_20\", \"num\": \"20.\", \"text\": \"Duties in respect of technical and vocational education and training 20. (1) In exercising the Minister\u2019s powers under this Act, the Minister shall have regard to the desirability of ensuring that the education provided in schools provides opportunities for students to have access to technical and vocational education and training. (2) Without limiting the power in subsection (1), in discharging the Minister\u2019s duty under this section, the Minister may \u2014 (a) direct that there be provided in any school such technical and vocational education and training as the Minister may consider appropriate; and (b) subsidise from monies available to the Minister for the provision of schools, and by way of grant or by any other means, schemes whereby such education for students in attendance at such schools may be provided at such places, including workplaces, as the Minister may consider appropriate for the purpose. (3) The Cabinet may make regulations with respect to matters referred to in subsection (2) and, without limiting the generality of this subsection, with respect to \u2014 (a) the manner in which grants, subsidies and any other form of assistance may be provided; and (b) the terms and conditions upon which such grants, subsidies or other forms of assistance shall be made available. PART 9 - POST-COMPULSORY EDUCATION AND TRAINING\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_21\", \"num\": \"21.\", \"text\": \"Post-compulsory education and training institutions 21. (1) The Minister may cause to be established and maintained post-compulsory education and training institutions, including the training centre for adults with disabilities. (2) In exercising the Minister\u2019s powers under this Act, the Minister shall have regard to the desirability of ensuring that the education provided in educational institutions provides opportunities for students to have access to technical and vocational education and training and the Minister may \u2014 (a) direct that there be provided in any post-compulsory educational institution such technical and vocational education and training as the Minister may consider appropriate; and Education Act (2024 Revision) (b) subsidise from monies available to the Minister for the provision of postcompulsory educational institution or training programmes, and by way of grant or by any other means, schemes whereby such education for students in attendance at such institutions may be provided at such places, including workplaces, as the Minister may consider appropriate for this purpose. (3) The Minister may make such arrangements as the Minister considers necessary for the operation and management of post-compulsory education and training institutions and may, in particular but without limiting the generality of this power, provide for governing bodies to report to the Minister in such manner, on such subjects and at such intervals as the Minister may determine. (4) Where the exercise of any power conferred by or under the University College Act (2012 Revision) would be inconsistent with the exercise of a power conferred by or under this Act, this Act shall to the extent of the inconsistency prevail over the University College Act (2012 Revision). (5) The Minister may enter into agreements with third parties for \u2014 (a) the establishment, regulation, registration and maintenance of postcompulsory education and training institutions; or (b) the maintenance of such educational or training institutions as may already have been established; and may make grants to such institutions. (6) The Minister may make grants under this section and the Cabinet may make regulations with respect to the conduct and management of institutions providing post-compulsory education and training and, without limiting the generality of this power, may make regulations with respect to \u2014 (a) the manner in which grants under this section may be made; (b) the conditions which may be imposed on the making of such grants, including conditions requiring the registration or renewal of registration to be subject to certain standards relating to the conduct and management of the institution and the quality of the courses of study provided; and (c) the provision of public funds for scholarships or loans to assist in the education, maintenance and transport of students who are undertaking, or proceeding to undertake courses of instruction either in the Islands or abroad, at post compulsory educational institutions approved through the regulations. (7) Regulations under this section may make different provisions for different institutions and for different courses of study to be provided at institutions and may, in particular but without limiting the generality of this power, provide for the governing body to report to the Minister in such manner, on such subjects and at such intervals as may be prescribed. Education Act (2024 Revision) PART 10 - EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_22\", \"num\": \"22.\", \"text\": \"Promotion and regulation of early childhood care and education centres 22. (1) The Minister shall make provision, within available resources, for \u2014 (a) the promotion of early childhood care and education; and (b) the regulation of early childhood care and education centres; and may subsidise by way of grant or by any other means, schemes that facilitate attendance at early childhood care and education centres. (2) No person shall operate an early childhood care and education centre, unless the centre is registered in accordance with the regulations and, where a school or other educational institution intends to also provide early childhood care and education, it shall not provide early childhood care and education unless it is registered to do so in accordance with the regulations. (3) The Cabinet may make regulations relating to the granting, suspension and revocation of registrations and otherwise in relation to registrations. (4) An early childhood care and education centre that was authorised under the Education Act (2010 Revision) may continue to operate as if registered under this Act but only for one year from the date that this section enters into force, during which period the centre shall apply for registration under this Act. (5) Where, within the period of one year referred to in subsection (4), an early childhood care and education centre makes a valid application for registration under this Part and the application is acknowledged, the centre may continue operating until a decision on the application is conveyed to it.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_23\", \"num\": \"23.\", \"text\": \"Corporal punishment and restraint in early childhood care and education centres 23. (1) Corporal punishment and acts which are cruel, inhumane or degrading to a child shall not be administered in any early childhood care and education centre. (2) Reasonable use of force is acceptable in an early childhood care and education centre for the purpose of preventing a child from doing, or continuing to cause danger, personal injury or death to, or damage to the property of, any person, including the relevant child, but use of force shall be necessary, reasonable and proportionate.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_24\", \"num\": \"24.\", \"text\": \"Closure due to health and safety issues 24. The Minister may, under the advice of a relevant agency or body, close an early childhood care and education centre where there are immediate health and safety issues or where serious health and safety issues have been identified and have not been remedied within a specified time frame. Education Act (2024 Revision)\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_25\", \"num\": \"25.\", \"text\": \"Regulations for early childhood care and education 25. The Cabinet may make regulations for the effective implementation of the provisions of this Part and without limiting the generality of this power may make provisions relating to \u2014 (a) the registration of early childhood care and education centres; (b) the prescription of academic and professional qualifications of teachers or other persons employed in early childhood care and education centres; (c) the prescription of standards with regard to safety, security, sanitation and such other matters as the Cabinet considers necessary for the efficient operation of an early childhood care and education centre and the provision of education therein; (d) the manner and frequency of inspection of early childhood care and education centres for the purpose of investigating complaints and otherwise securing the proper observance of the provisions of this Part; (e) the development of a curriculum framework for use in early childhood care and education centres; and (f) the regulation of any funding provided to early childhood care and education centres and for the attendance at such centres. PART 11 - DISCIPLINE AND PROHIBITION OF CORPORAL PUNISHMENT IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_26\", \"num\": \"26.\", \"text\": \"Corporal punishment 26. Corporal punishment and acts which are cruel, inhumane or degrading to a student shall not be administered in an educational institution.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_27\", \"num\": \"27.\", \"text\": \"Student discipline 27. (1) Every school shall have a written Behaviour Policy, based on national policy, that includes the disciplinary penalties to be applied and the procedures for the enforcement of the penalties. (2) It is deemed to be a condition of a grant of Government funding to an assisted school that there shall be for that school a written Behaviour Policy. (3) The Behaviour Policy for a school shall apply to the conduct of a student \u2014 (a) at school; and (b) while a student is engaged in activities away from school premises, arranged as school activities; Education Act (2024 Revision) and each school may decide that it shall apply at other times and in other places when the school considers it appropriate in the interests of the education of the student or the protection of the reputation of the school. (4) In the preparation and revision of a Behaviour Policy for a school, regard shall be had to \u2014 (a) the wishes of parents of students in attendance at the school; and (b) guidance which may from time to time be given by the Minister on matters relating to student discipline and behaviour. (5) The Cabinet may make regulations regarding the form of the disciplinary penalties to be applied and the procedures for the enforcement of the penalties. 27A. Anti-Bullying Policy 27A. (1) Every school shall have a written Anti-Bullying Policy based on national policy and any other prescribed requirements. (2)  A school shall submit its Anti-Bullying Policy to \u2014 (a)  the Department, in the case of a Government school; or (b)  the governing body, in the case of an assisted or independent school. (3)  The Department or governing body, as the case may be, shall review the AntiBullying Policy and submit it to the Ministry for final review and approval. (4)  The Cabinet may make regulations \u2014 (a)  generally for the effective implementation of Anti-Bullying Policies; and (b)  without limiting paragraph (a), prescribing the following \u2014 (i)  the contents of an Anti-Bullying Policy; (ii)  the reporting and notification requirements in relation to bullying; (iii)  the investigation procedures in relation to bullying; (iv)  the type and form of the disciplinary penalties to be imposed or other disciplinary action to be taken for breaches of an Anti-Bullying Policy; (v)  the procedures for enforcing the disciplinary penalties or other disciplinary action; (vi)  all matters that may be necessary for giving effect to the disciplinary mechanisms; and (vii) the submission of reports in relation to bullying. Education Act (2024 Revision)\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_28\", \"num\": \"28.\", \"text\": \"Disciplinary authority of teachers 28. (1) A person employed to work as a teacher at a school shall, unless the school leader for good reason otherwise decides, have the authority to effect discipline in accordance with the school\u2019s Behaviour Policy and, for that purpose, to give directions to secure compliance with any rules for which the Policy provides and to impose penalties for non-compliance with such rules and directions. (2) The school leader may, after consultation with the Director of the Department of Education Services or governing body, authorise any person on the staff of a school, other than a teacher, to effect discipline with the same authority as is conferred on a teacher by subsection (1) if, in the opinion of the school leader \u2014 (a) that person is a suitable person to exercise such authority; (b) that person has undergone training in matters relating to student behaviour and discipline; and (c) the exercise by such a person of disciplinary authority in relation to students remains at all times under the supervision of a person employed to work as a teacher to ensure that education considerations receive due regard. (3) The Chief Officer may direct that a power granted under this section shall not be exercised so as to give disciplinary authority to any person or class of persons who, in the opinion of the Chief Officer, is unsuitable to hold such authority.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_29\", \"num\": \"29.\", \"text\": \"Power to search students for weapons and illegal substances 29. (1) This section applies when a member of staff of a school has reasonable grounds for suspecting that a student at the school may have with the student or in the student\u2019s possession \u2014 (a) an offensive weapon, prohibited weapon or restricted weapon as set out in the Penal Code (2024 Revision); (b) a controlled drug listed in Part 1 of Schedule 1 of the Misuse of Drugs Act (2017 Revision); (c) a stolen article; or (d) an article of a kind specified by the Director of the Department of Education Services or governing body. (2) When this section applies, a person may carry out a search of a student or a student\u2019s possessions for articles, weapons or substances only if that person \u2014 (a) is the school leader; or (b) has been authorised by the school leader to carry out the search. (3) When this section applies, a search may be carried out only if \u2014 (a) the member of staff and the student \u2014 (i) are on the premises of the school; or Education Act (2024 Revision) (ii) are not on the premises of the school and the member of the staff has lawful control or charge of the student; and (b) the person carrying out the search reasonably believes that there is a risk that serious harm will be caused to a person if the search is not carried out as a matter of urgency or will provide evidence of an offence. (4) A person carrying out a search under this section may seize any of the following found in the course of the search \u2014 (a) an item that the Director of the Department of Education Services or governing body has declared to be a prohibited item, pursuant to school policies; (b) an item that is prohibited by Law; (c) an item which, in the opinion of the person carrying out the search, may be used to harm another person or cause damage to property; and (d) any other thing which that person has reasonable grounds for suspecting is evidence in relation to an offence. (5) A person who is carrying out the search under this section may use such force as is reasonable in the circumstances for exercising that power.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_30\", \"num\": \"30.\", \"text\": \"Use of reasonable force 30. (1) A person to whom this section applies may use such force as is necessary, reasonable and proportionate in the circumstances for the purpose of preventing a student from doing, or continuing to do, any of the following \u2014 (a) committing an offence, or, if the student is not capable of committing an offence by reason of age or diminished capacity, doing or continuing to do something which, had the student been old enough to commit an offence or had legal capacity to do so, would be an offence; (b) causing danger, personal injury or death to, or damage to the property of, any person, including the relevant student; or (c) prejudicing the maintenance of good order and discipline at the school or any educational activities or provision associated with the school. (2) This section applies to \u2014 (a) a person who is a teacher and any other person who forms part of school management, except in circumstances where the school leader has determined that the member of staff is not permitted to use force; and (b) a person who is employed to work in another capacity at a school or school setting but whom the Director of the Department of Education Services or governing body, upon the recommendation of the school leader, has authorised to use force with the same authority as is conferred on a teacher by paragraph (a). Education Act (2024 Revision) (3) The Director of the Department of Education Services or governing body shall not issue the authorisation referred to in subsection (2)(b) unless the Director of the Department of Education Services or governing body is satisfied that the person \u2014 (a) has successfully completed training in matters relating to the use of force on students; and (b) is otherwise a suitable person to exercise the authority. (4) The power conferred by subsection (1) may be exercised only where \u2014 (a) the teacher or other authorised person and the student are on the premises of the relevant school or school setting; or (b) they are elsewhere and the member of the staff has lawful control or charge of the relevant student. (5) Subsection (1) does not authorise anything to be done in relation to a student which constitutes the giving of corporal punishment within the meaning of section 26. (6) The Cabinet may make regulations \u2014 (a) on reporting of incidents where force has been used; and (b) for issues relating to the use of force. (7) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as taking away any right to selfdefence. (8) In this section, \u201coffence\u201d includes anything that would be an offence but for the operation of any presumption that a person under a particular age is incapable of committing an offence. (9) The Cabinet may make regulations for the effective implementation of the provisions of this Part and without limiting the generality of this power may make provisions relating to searches, confiscation and disposal of items seized. PART 12 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_31\", \"num\": \"31.\", \"text\": \"Meaning of \u201cresponsible authority\u201d 31. In this Part, \u201cresponsible authority\u201d in relation to a Government school is the Director of the Department of Education Services and in relation to an assisted school or independent school, the governing body of that school. Education Act (2024 Revision)\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_32\", \"num\": \"32.\", \"text\": \"Meaning of \u201cspecial educational needs\u201d 32. (1) A student has \u201cspecial educational needs\u201d if, by reason of characteristics of body or mind personal to the student, the student\u2019s educational needs cannot be satisfied otherwise than by making exceptional provision in relation to the student; but this definition does not include a student for whom English is an additional language or a student who is gifted or talented. (2) Provision is exceptional in relation to a student if it is additional to or different from that which is made for the education of the generality of persons of equivalent age and description. (3) In the exercise of any power under this Part regard shall be had to the assumption that all persons have a unique combination of talents, aptitudes and abilities which necessarily impact their learning.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_33\", \"num\": \"33.\", \"text\": \"Special educational needs procedures 33. (1) The Chief Officer shall cause to be published, in the form of one or more documents, procedures on provision for special education needs, as set out in the regulations. (2) Persons who are involved in identifying or assessing persons who have or may be considered to have special educational needs or who are involved in any way in making provision for those needs shall undertake their relevant roles and responsibilities in accordance with the regulations.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_34\", \"num\": \"34.\", \"text\": \"Duties in respect of assessment of special educational needs 34. (1) It is the duty of the responsible authority in relation to a school to ensure that there is maintained and implemented for that establishment a procedure for the assessment and identification of students who have special educational needs as outlined in the regulations. (2) The Cabinet may make regulations for the assessment of any special needs of students educated otherwise than at a school.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_35\", \"num\": \"35.\", \"text\": \"Statements of eligibility on special educational needs 35. (1) The outcomes of an assessment carried out under this Part shall, if the student is found to have special educational needs, be set out by the responsible authority in a statement of eligibility specifying those needs and the provision to be made in relation to them. (2) Upon completion of a statement of eligibility under subsection (1) and upon completion of any revision by the responsible authority of such a statement of eligibility, written consent to initiate provision shall be requested by the responsible authority from the parent or legal guardian of the student to whom the statement of eligibility relates and a copy of the statement of eligibility shall be sent by the responsible authority, prior to its implementation, to the parents Education Act (2024 Revision) or legal guardians of that student and to the school leader for the school at which that student is registered.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_36\", \"num\": \"36.\", \"text\": \"Duties in respect of special educational needs 36. (1) It is the duty of the responsible authority in relation to a school to ensure, that reasonable accommodation is made so that every student at the school to whom a statement of eligibility in respect of special educational needs applies receives education in accordance with that statement of eligibility. (2) A responsible authority shall not refuse to allow a student to be enrolled at or attend the relevant school on the basis of that student\u2019s statement of eligibility in respect of special educational needs if the student is otherwise qualified to be enrolled at or attend the school and reasonable accommodation can be made to provide education in accordance with that statement of eligibility. (3) The duty of the parents or legal guardians to secure that a student of compulsory school age attends school or otherwise receives suitable education shall include, in respect of a student to whom a statement of eligibility in respect of special educational needs applies, a duty to ensure that the student receives education in accordance with that statement of eligibility. (4) The Cabinet may make regulations providing for a parent or legal guardian of a student to appeal in respect of the education provided in accordance with the statement of eligibility.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_37\", \"num\": \"37.\", \"text\": \"Funding in respect of special educational needs 37. (1) The Minister may make resources available to enable provision to be made in respect of the special educational needs of children of compulsory school age as prescribed in the regulations. (2) The Minister may make grants to persons providing education so that provision may be made for them in respect of the special needs of persons not of compulsory school age. (3) The Minister may enter into agreements with such persons as the Minister may consider appropriate for provision by them of education suitable to the special needs of persons not of compulsory school age. (4) The Cabinet may make regulations as to the form of provision which may be made under this section, the purposes for which grants may be made, the form and content of agreements and related matters. Education Act (2024 Revision) PART 13 - USE OF SCHOOL PREMISES\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_38\", \"num\": \"38.\", \"text\": \"Use of premises, equipment, etc.: Government schools 38. (1) The Cabinet may make regulations as to the use of the premises, equipment and facilities of a school other than for the purposes of the school where such premises, equipment and facilities are owned by the Government. (2) Without limiting the generality of the powers contained in subsection (1), regulations under this section may provide for \u2014 (a) the premises to be available outside normal school hours to be used for meetings, social functions and other activities beneficial to the community in which the school is situated; (b) the premises to be available for use in connection with elections conducted under the Elections Act (2022 Revision); (c) the premises to be available for use as an emergency shelter; (d) the fees which may be charged in connection with use and for the recovery of expenses; and (e) the health and safety of persons using the premises and for the protection of the equipment and facilities on the premises.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_39\", \"num\": \"39.\", \"text\": \"Use of premises, equipment, etc.: assisted and independent schools 39. (1) The Minister may enter into an agreement with the governing body of an assisted school or independent school for the use of the premises, equipment and facilities of that school other than for the purposes of education. (2) Without limiting the generality of the powers contained in subsection (1), the Minister may provide for \u2014 (a) the premises to be available outside normal school hours to be used for meetings, social functions and other activities beneficial to the community in which the school is situated; (b) the premises to be available for use in connection with elections conducted under the Elections Act (2022 Revision); (c) the fees which may be charged in connection with use and for the recovery of expenses; and (d) the health and safety of persons using the premises and for the protection of the equipment and facilities on the premises. Education Act (2024 Revision) PART 14 - CHILD PROTECTION\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_40\", \"num\": \"40.\", \"text\": \"Child protection 40. (1) Every school and early childhood care and education centre shall have a written Child Protection Policy which shall comply with the Children Act (2012 Revision) and which shall be provided to all employees at the school or centre. (2) It is deemed to be a condition of a grant of Government funding to an assisted school and early childhood care and education centre that there shall be for that school or centre a Child Protection Policy. (3) The Child Protection Policy for a school or early childhood care and education centre shall apply in relation to anything that happens \u2014 (a) at the school or centre; (b) while a student or child is engaged in activities away from the premises of the school or centre, arranged as activities of that school or centre; and (b) in accordance with section 32A of the Children Act (2012 Revision). and each school or centre may decide that it shall apply at other times and in other places when the school or centre considers it appropriate for the protection of students and children. (4) In the preparation and revision of a Child Protection Policy for a school or early childhood care and education centre, regard shall be had to guidance which may be given by the Minister on matters relating to the reporting of child abuse. (5) The provisions of the Children Act (2012 Revision) relating to the mandatory reporting of child abuse shall apply to all persons employed in a full-time capacity in the Ministry whose functions involve coming into contact with children, or information relating to children in schools. PART 15 - CAYMAN BRAC AND LITTLE CAYMAN\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_41\", \"num\": \"41.\", \"text\": \"Duties in relation to Cayman Brac and Little Cayman 41. (1) The Minister, in the exercise of the powers conferred on the Minister by or under this Act, shall have regard and cause regard to be had to the educational needs of the people of Cayman Brac and Little Cayman to the extent that those needs may be peculiar to each of those islands or in any way different from the educational needs of the people of Grand Cayman. (2) The Cabinet may make regulations whereby any provision of this Act may be added to, varied or disapplied in relation to Cayman Brac and Little Cayman or either of them in any case in which the Minister may consider it beneficial to education in those islands to do so. Education Act (2024 Revision) PART 16 - MISCELLANEOUS\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_42\", \"num\": \"42.\", \"text\": \"Home school associations 42. For the purpose of supporting and working in partnership with an educational institution, there may be established in respect of the educational institution an association comprised of the members of staff of the institution and the parents and legal guardians of the students or children who attend the institution.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_43\", \"num\": \"43.\", \"text\": \"Nuisance and disturbance on school premises 43. A person who \u2014 (a) causes or creates a nuisance or disturbance on the premises of any school; (b) intentionally or through neglect destroys, damages or loses the property of any school; or (c) otherwise acts on school premises in a manner disruptive of the education provided in a school or injurious to students or persons employed to work at the school, commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of five thousand dollars; and the court before which the person is convicted may order that the convicted person shall refrain from entering the school premises for such period as may be specified in the order.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_44\", \"num\": \"44.\", \"text\": \"Regulations 44. The Cabinet may make regulations prescribing all matters that are required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed, or are necessary or convenient to be prescribed for giving effect to the purposes of this Act including savings and transitional matters relating to the Education Council and any other matters relating to the operation of this Act.\", \"element\": \"section\", \"heading\": null}, {\"eId\": \"sec_45\", \"num\": \"45.\", \"text\": \"Repeal of Education Law (2010 Revision) and Education Modernisation Law, 2009, Law 7 of 2009 45. (1) The Education Law (2010 Revision) is repealed. (2) The Education Modernisation Law, 2009 is repealed. Education Act (2024 Revision) Publication in consolidated and revised form authorised by the Cabinet this 30th day of January, 2024. 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PRELIMINARY\n1.\nShort title and commencement ..................................................................................................7\n2.\nInterpretation .............................................................................................................................7\nPART 2 - DUTIES OF MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR\nEDUCATION, AND DUTIES OF OTHER GOVERNMENTAL\nAUTHORITIES\n3.\nDuties and powers of Minister responsible for education .......................................................... 12\n4.\nDuties of Chief Officer of Ministry ............................................................................................. 13\n5.\nAnnual progress report ............................................................................................................ 14\n6.\nDirector of the Department of Education Services .................................................................... 15\n7.\nEstablishment and duties of Education Council ........................................................................ 16\n8.\nAppeals against decisions of the Education Council ................................................................ 17\nPART 3 - REGISTRATION OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS,\nINSTITUTIONS PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT\nSERVICES, AND TEACHERS\n9.\nRegistration of educational institutions, institutions providing educational support\nservices, and teachers ............................................................................................................. 17\n10.\nRegistration of teachers ........................................................................................................... 18\n\nArrangement of Sections\nEducation Act (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 4\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\nPART 4 - SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, ADMISSIONS AND\nACCESS TO EDUCATION\n11.\nCompulsory school age ........................................................................................................... 18\n12.\nDuty to secure attendance at school ........................................................................................ 18\n13.\nHealth and safety at schools .................................................................................................... 19\n14.\nExcuses for failure to attend school ......................................................................................... 20\n15.\nGifted students and students speaking English as additional language .................................... 20\n16.\nExemption from duty to secure school attendance ................................................................... 20\nPART 5 - CURRICULUM AND EDUCATIONAL STAGE\nASSESSMENT\n17.\nPower to prescribe curriculum.................................................................................................. 21\nPART 6 - QUALITY ASSURANCE OF EDUCATIONAL\nINSTITUTIONS\n18.\nEducation Standards and Assessment .................................................................................... 22\nPART 7 - FUNDING OF ASSISTED SCHOOLS\n19.\nPower to make grants to assisted schools ............................................................................... 24\nPART 8 - TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND\nTRAINING\n20.\nDuties in respect of technical and vocational education and training ........................................ 25\nPART 9 - POST-COMPULSORY EDUCATION AND TRAINING\n21.\nPost-compulsory education and training institutions ................................................................. 25\nPART 10 - EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION\n22.\nPromotion and regulation of early childhood care and education centres ................................. 27\n23.\nCorporal punishment and restraint in early childhood care and education centres ................... 27\n24.\nClosure due to health and safety issues................................................................................... 27\n25.\nRegulations for early childhood care and education ................................................................. 28\nPART 11 - DISCIPLINE AND PROHIBITION OF CORPORAL\nPUNISHMENT IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS\n26.\nCorporal punishment ............................................................................................................... 28\n27.\nStudent discipline .................................................................................................................... 28\n27A. Anti-Bullying Policy .................................................................................................................. 29\n28.\nDisciplinary authority of teachers ............................................................................................. 30\n29.\nPower to search students for weapons and illegal substances ................................................. 30\n30.\nUse of reasonable force ........................................................................................................... 31\n\nEducation Act (2024 Revision)\nArrangement of Sections\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 5\n\nPART 12 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS\n31.\nMeaning of \u201cresponsible authority\u201d ........................................................................................... 32\n32.\nMeaning of \u201cspecial educational needs\u201d ................................................................................... 33\n33.\nSpecial educational needs procedures .................................................................................... 33\n34.\nDuties in respect of assessment of special educational needs ................................................. 33\n35.\nStatements of eligibility on special educational needs .............................................................. 33\n36.\nDuties in respect of special educational needs ......................................................................... 34\n37.\nFunding in respect of special educational needs ...................................................................... 34\nPART 13 - USE OF SCHOOL PREMISES\n38.\nUse of premises, equipment, etc.: Government schools ........................................................... 35\n39.\nUse of premises, equipment, etc.: assisted and independent schools ...................................... 35\nPART 14 - CHILD PROTECTION\n40.\nChild protection ........................................................................................................................ 36\nPART 15 - CAYMAN BRAC AND LITTLE CAYMAN\n41.\nDuties in relation to Cayman Brac and Little Cayman .............................................................. 36\nPART 16 - MISCELLANEOUS\n42.\nHome school associations ....................................................................................................... 37\n43.\nNuisance and disturbance on school premises ........................................................................ 37\n44.\nRegulations ............................................................................................................................. 37\n45.\nRepeal of Education Law (2010 Revision) and Education Modernisation Law, 2009, Law\n7 of 2009 ................................................................................................................................. 37\nENDNOTES\n39\nTable of Legislation history: ............................................................................................................... 39\n\nEducation Act (2024 Revision)\nSection 1\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 7\n\nCAYMAN ISLANDS\n\nEDUCATION ACT\n(2024 Revision)\n\nPART 1 - PRELIMINARY\n1.\nShort title and commencement\n1.\nThis Act may be cited as the Education Act (2024 Revision).\n2.\nInterpretation\n2.\n(1) In this Act \u2014\n\u201cassisted school\u201d means a school that is partly funded, but not managed, by the\nGovernment;\n\u201cChief Officer\u201d means the Chief Officer in the Ministry responsible for\neducation;\n\u201cchild\u201d means a person under the age of eighteen years;\n\u201ccompulsory education\u201d means a course of study whether conducted in a\nschool or otherwise that is designed to meet the specified learning needs of an\nindividual or group of persons of compulsory school age;\n\u201ccompulsory school age\u201d means age commencing on the date next following\nthat upon which a child attains the age of five years before 1st September and\nending on the date on which the child attains the age of seventeen years, or has\nmet the requirements to obtain a secondary school diploma or its equivalent,\nwhichever is earlier, or such other age bracket as may be specified by an Order\nmade under section 11;\n\nSection 2\nEducation Act (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 8\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\n\u201ccorporal punishment\u201d means the application of physical force in order to\npunish or correct a child, but does not include the application of force only to\nprevent personal injury to, or damage to or the destruction of property of, any\nperson (including the child);\n\u201cDepartment of Education Services\u201d or \u201cDepartment\u201d means the agency\nunder the Ministry of Education, led by the Director of the Department of\nEducation Services, responsible for education in relation to the conduct of\nGovernment schools;\n \u201cDirector of the Department of Education Services\u201d means the person\nappointed under the general powers provided under the Public Service\nManagement Act (2018 Revision) who is responsible for the implementation of\neducation policy in Government schools, and performs such other functions as\nare provided for in this or any other Act;\n\u201cdisability\u201d means any short term or long term physical, mental, intellectual, or\nsensory impairment which significantly hinders a person\u2019s full and effective\nparticipation in society, on an equal basis with other persons;\n\u201cdisciplinary penalties\u201d means penalties imposed on a student, by a school at\nwhich education is provided for the student, where, for any reason, the student\u2019s\nconduct contravenes the school\u2019s Behaviour Policy established under section 27\nor the school\u2019s Anti-Bullying Policy established under section 27A;\n\u201cearly childhood care and education\u201d means education provided to children\nunder the compulsory school age in early childhood care and education centres\nand in reception classes (or the equivalent) in educational institutions, and\nincludes the care, stimulation and socialisation necessary to support\ndevelopment and learning;\n\u201cearly childhood care and education centre\u201d means an institution that\nprovides early childhood care and education to children under compulsory\nschool age for at least four hours per day and includes a private residence in\nwhich care is provided to three or more children not of the same family;\n\u201ceducation\u201d means a course of study whether conducted in a school or\notherwise that is designed to meet the specified learning needs of an individual\nor group of individuals;\n\u201ceducational institution\u201d means \u2014\n(a)\na school; or\n(b) an institution that provides part-time or full-time \u2014\n(i)\nearly childhood care and education;\n(ii) compulsory education;\n(iii) post-compulsory education and training;\n(iv) technical and vocational education and training;\n\nEducation Act (2024 Revision)\nSection 2\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 9\n\n(v) education to prepare for the award of any degree, qualification or\ncertification; or\n(vi) education provision for persons with special education needs and\ndisabilities;\n\u201ceducational stage\u201d means a period of at least two years of school that is\ndefined by the educational knowledge expected of students at the end of that\nperiod;\n\u201ceducational support services\u201d means non-instructional services that support\neducational processes or systems and includes \u2014\n(a)\neducational agency and consulting;\n(b) educational guidance counselling services;\n(c)\neducational testing evaluation services;\n(d) educational testing services;\n(e)\norganisation of student exchange programmes;\n(f)\nonline marketing platforms that market individual programmes and\nschools to potential students; and\n(g) online learning platforms that allow clients to host their own courses;\n\u201cemployed to work as a teacher\u201d means being employed in circumstances\nwhere the satisfactory performance of the duties of employment depends on the\napplication of skills derived from specialist training of the kind leading to a\nteaching qualification prescribed under the regulations;\n\u201cfull-time education\u201d means a minimum of five hours of curriculum instruction\nper day, excluding lunch and break times, for a total of at least one hundred and\neighty-five days per year, or the equivalent hours per year, or any other duration\nof greater length as may be specified in regulations;\n\u201cgoverning body\u201d means the trustees or group of persons responsible for\nexecutive decision making authority in relation to the conduct of schools or\npost-compulsory education and training institutions;\n\u201cGovernment school\u201d means a school principally funded, and managed, by the\nGovernment;\n\u201chome school\u201d means education for a child of compulsory school age delivered\nin a home setting;\n\u201cindependent school\u201d means a school wholly funded and managed from\nresources other than those of the Government;\n\u201clegal guardian\u201d, in relation to a child or student, means a person appointed \u2014\n(a)\nby deed or will; or\n(b) by a court,\nto be the guardian of the child or student;\n\nSection 2\nEducation Act (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 10\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\n\u201cMinister\u201d means the member of the Cabinet for the time being charged with\nresponsibility for education in accordance with section 54 of the Constitution\nset out in Schedule 2 to the Cayman Islands Constitution Order 2009 [S.I.\n2009\/1379];\n\u201cMinistry\u201d means the ministry responsible for education;\n\u201cnational policy\u201d means a broad course of action or statements of guidance\nadopted by the Government at the national level in pursuit of national\nobjectives;\n\u201cparent\u201d includes a step-parent and an adopter;\n\u201cpost-compulsory education and training\u201d means education and training that\nis entered into after compulsory school age;\n\u201cprogramme of study\u201d means the prescribed syllabus that students must be\ntaught at each educational stage;\n\u201creasonable accommodation\u201d means the necessary and appropriate\nmodification and adjustments not imposing a disproportionate or undue burden\nto an educational institution where needed in a particular case, to ensure to a\nperson with special education needs or a disability, the enjoyment or exercise,\non an equal basis with persons who do not have disabilities or special education\nneeds, of rights, privileges, interests, benefits and treatment, and the facilitation\nof such rights, privileges, interests, benefits and treatment, by the provision of\nauxiliary aids and services, including \u2014\n(a)\nassistive devices;\n(b) interpreters, technologies and effective methods of making aurally\ndelivered and received materials available to a person with a disability;\n(c)\nreaders, taped audio visually recorded texts or other effective methods of\nmaking visually delivered and received materials available to a person\nwith a disability; and\n(d) physical modification to buildings and the built environment;\n\u201creception class\u201d means the class into which a child is admitted the year\nimmediately prior to attaining compulsory school age;\n\u201cregister\u201d and \u201cregistration\u201d means being recognised and recorded as meeting\nthe standards set by the Ministry;\n\u201cregulations\u201d means regulations prescribed under this Act;\n\u201cschool\u201d means an institution for providing compulsory education and\nincludes \u2014\n(a)\na unit for that purpose but established in an institution that caters to other\ncategories of education; and\n(b) a Government school, an assisted school and an independent school;\n\nEducation Act (2024 Revision)\nSection 2\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 11\n\n\u201cschool leader\u201d means a person, by whatever name called, responsible for the\nday-to-day management of the school and for persons deployed to work at the\nschool;\n\u201cskills development\u201d means a longer-term or broader process of acquiring\nskills or knowledge by a range of different means such as coaching, formal and\ninformal learning interventions, education or planned experience;\n\u201cspecial educational needs\u201d, in relation to a student, means that, by reason of\ncharacteristics of body or mind personal to the student, the student\u2019s educational\nneeds cannot be satisfied otherwise than by making exceptional provision in\nrelation to the student; and, for the purposes of this definition \u2014\n(a)\nprovision is exceptional in relation to a student if it is substantially\ndifferent from that which is made for the education of the generality of\npersons of equivalent age and description; and\n(b) students for whom English is an additional language or who are gifted or\ntalented are not to be treated as having special educational needs;\n\u201cstudent\u201d means a person who is enrolled or attends classes at a school, college,\nor university;\n\u201ctechnical and vocational education and training\u201d means education, training\nand skills development \u2014\n(a)\nrelating to a wide range of occupational fields, production, services and\nlivelihoods; and\n(b) taking place, as part of lifelong learning, at secondary, post-secondary and\ntertiary levels;\nand \u201ctechnical and vocational education and training\u201d includes work-based\nlearning and continuing training and professional development which may lead\nto qualifications;\n\u201ctraining\u201d means an instructor-led, content-based intervention aimed at a\ndefined population and designed to lead to the acquisition or development of\nspecified skills or behaviour; and\n\u201ctraining centre for adults with disabilities\u201d means the department within the\nMinistry which provides training, vocational support and therapeutic services\nand promotes social inclusion for adults with disabilities.\n(2) For the purposes of the definition of \u201creasonable accommodation\u201d,\n\u201cdisproportionate or undue burden\u201d shall be determined taking into account the\nfollowing factors \u2014\n(a)\nthe nature of the benefit likely to accrue to, or the detriment likely to be\nsuffered by, any person concerned, including the relevant educational\ninstitution;\n(b) the effect of the relevant disability on any person concerned;\n\nSection 3\nEducation Act (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 12\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\n(c)\nthe financial circumstances of the educational institution concerned which\nis claiming a disproportionate or undue burden; or\n(d) the estimated amount of expenditure or other allocation of resources\nrequired by the educational institution concerned which is claiming a\ndisproportionate or undue burden and whether it is reasonably\nproportionate to the benefit likely to accrue.\nPART 2 - DUTIES OF MINISTER RESPONSIBLE FOR\nEDUCATION, AND DUTIES OF OTHER GOVERNMENTAL\nAUTHORITIES\n3.\nDuties and powers of Minister responsible for education\n3.\n(1) Subject to available resources, the Minister shall, in the exercise of the powers\nconferred upon the Minister by this Act \u2014\n(a)\ndetermine national policy and the strategic direction of education and\npromote effective implementation of such policy;\n(b) promote the education of the people of the Islands by the establishment of\na varied, relevant and comprehensive educational system for the purpose\nof fostering the spiritual, emotional, cultural, moral, intellectual, physical,\nsocial and economic development of the community;\n(c)\nestablish an educational system organised in accordance with this Act; and\n(d) direct the expenditure of all sums appropriated by the Cayman Islands\nParliament for educational purposes.\n(2) The Minister shall, subject to available resources, provide reasonable\naccommodations within the education system in order to facilitate the\ncompulsory education of persons with disabilities and take appropriate and\nreasonable measures to ensure that all educational institutions provide inclusive\neducation to persons who have special educational needs on an equal basis with\npersons who do not have special educational needs.\n(3) The Cabinet may establish bodies which shall advise the Minister on such\nmatters as the Minister may require, and shall perform such other functions as\nmay be prescribed under this or any other Act.\n(4) The Minister may, by written instrument, delegate any of the Minister\u2019s\nfunctions under this Act (other than this power of delegation) to any person\nor body.\n(5) A delegation under subsection (4) is revocable at will and does not prevent the\nexercise by the Minister of any function so delegated.\n\nEducation Act (2024 Revision)\nSection 4\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 13\n\n(6) The Cabinet may by regulations make additional provisions in relation to the\nform and purpose of bodies established under subsection (3).\n4.\nDuties of Chief Officer of Ministry\n4.\n(1) The Chief Officer shall, under the specific or general direction of the\nMinister \u2014\n(a)\nsupervise the administration of education and the implementation of the\nnational policy;\n(b) endeavour to collaborate with any agencies, to ensure the establishment\nand pursuit of goals and objectives that develop basic knowledge and skills\nin all persons, including \u2014\n(i)\nthe skills of literacy, listening, speaking, reading, writing, numeracy,\nmathematics, analysis, problem solving, and information processing;\n(ii) critical and creative thinking skills;\n(iii) an understanding of the role of technical and vocational education\nand training as well as science and technology in society together\nwith scientific and technological skills;\n(iv) appreciation and understanding of creative arts;\n(v) physical development and personal health and fitness; and\n(vi) the creative use of leisure time;\n(c)\nendeavour to collaborate with any agencies, to ensure the establishment\nand pursuit of goals and objectives that \u2014\n(i)\ndevelop self-worth and self-awareness;\n(ii) promote the importance of the family and community;\n(iii) provide opportunities to reach maximum potential;\n(iv) promote recognition, understanding and respect for the Constitution,\nlaws and national symbols of the Islands;\n(v) develop an understanding of the principle of gender equality;\n(vi) develop an understanding and appreciation of diversity;\n(vii) develop an understanding of the history, language, culture, and\nvalues of the Islands and their role in contemporary society;\n(viii) increase awareness and appreciation of the natural environment of\nthe Islands;\n(ix) develop an understanding of the historical and contemporary role of\nkey industries and the economy of the Islands; and\n(x) prepare the people of the Islands for participation in the local and\nglobal economy and society;\n\nSection 5\nEducation Act (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 14\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\n(d) endeavour within available resources to ensure that provision of\ncompulsory education is sufficient in number, character and facilities so as\nto afford for all eligible persons such opportunities for education and\ntraining as is desirable in view of their different ages, abilities, aptitudes\nand needs, and the periods for which they are eligible for such education\nor training and that such provision is available in such manner as the\nMinister shall decide, including public-private partnership, or other\ncollaborative arrangements;\n(e)\nmake reasonable efforts to consult with such persons or groups of persons\nwho are stakeholders in the education system and other persons who have\na special interest in or knowledge of matters relating to education, as the\nMinister considers appropriate;\n(f)\nmonitor and assess the quality, economy, efficiency and effectiveness of\nthe education system and require to be published, in such manner as the\nMinister considers appropriate, information relating to such monitoring\nand assessment; and\n(g) undertake such other duties, as the Minister considers appropriate, in order\nto further the objectives of this Act.\n(2) The Chief Officer, or any public officer authorised in writing by the Chief\nOfficer, may in the prescribed manner and at prescribed times enter the premises\nof any educational institution, home school or other premises where the care and\neducation of children is being undertaken, for the purpose of making enquiries\nand discharging such duties as may be imposed on the Chief Officer or the\nauthorised public officer by this Act or the regulations.\n(3) The Chief Officer may, by written instrument, delegate any of the Chief\nOfficer\u2019s functions under this Act (other than this power of delegation) to any\nperson or body.\n(4) A delegation under subsection (3) is revocable at will and does not prevent the\nexercise by the Chief Officer of any function so delegated.\n5.\nAnnual progress report\n5.\n(1) A school leader shall, at such times as may be prescribed, provide to the Chief\nOfficer, such information as may be prescribed for the purpose of enabling the\nChief Officer to develop the report specified in subsection (2).\n(2) In the exercise of the duties referred to in section 4(1)(a), the Chief Officer shall,\nat least once in each year, prepare and submit to the Minister a report containing\nsuch information as the Minister may specifically or generally require and at\nleast the following \u2014\n(a)\ninformation describing the standards of achievement and progress of\nstudents receiving education in Government schools, assisted schools and\nindependent schools, together with such information as may be available\n\nEducation Act (2024 Revision)\nSection 6\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 15\n\nabout the achievements of home schooled students and other students\neducated otherwise than at schools;\n(b) information as to the work of the Ministry during the preceding twelvemonth period, including the measures taken to secure the implementation\nof any national strategy for education as may apply to that period; and\n(c)\ninformation as to the measures to be taken and the targets to be achieved\nin the implementation of any national strategy in the ensuing twelve-month\nperiod.\n(3) There shall be appended to each annual report \u2014\n(a)\na report as to the outcome of quality assurances conducted during the\npreceding twelve-month period; and\n(b) a report on post-compulsory education and training education in the\nIslands for the preceding twelve-month period.\n(4) The Minister shall \u2014\n(a)\nwithin twelve months following the end of the academic year lay the report\nbefore the Cayman Islands Parliament; and\n(b) as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter cause it to be published.\n(5) The Cabinet may make regulations making additional provisions relating to the\nform and content of any national policy and the annual report on the state of\neducation.\n6.\nDirector of the Department of Education Services\n6.\n(1) There shall be appointed a Director of the Department of Education Services\nwho shall \u2014\n(a)\nensure that Government schools are administered in a proper and efficient\nmanner;\n(b) develop administrative principles and procedures for implementing\nnational policies in the Government school system;\n(c)\ndevelop and direct training, including induction, of all professional\npersonnel in the Government school system;\n(d) advise the Minister and the Chief Officer on matters affecting education;\n(e)\nensure that Government school premises, property and stock are protected\nagainst improper use;\n(f)\nsubmit reports on matters relating to performance management of teachers\nin the Government school system;\n(g) ensure the observance of this Act and the regulations pertaining to the\nconduct of Government schools; and\n\nSection 7\nEducation Act (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 16\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\n(h) perform such other duties under this Act as the Chief Officer may from\ntime to time assign to the Director of the Department of Education\nServices.\n(2) The Director of the Department of Education Services may, by written\ninstrument, delegate to a school leader any of the Director\u2019s functions under\nsubsection (1)(a), (b), (c), (e) and (g).\n(3) A delegation under subsection (2) is revocable at will and does not prevent the\nexercise by the Director of the Department of Education Services of any\nfunction so delegated.\n(4) The Cabinet may make regulations \u2014\n(a)\nmaking any additional provisions in relation to the form and purpose of\nthe executive decision making authority of the Director of the Department\nof Education Services; and\n(b) establishing the form and purpose of any executive decision making\nauthorities relating to the governance of Government schools and\nassociated facilities.\n7.\nEstablishment and duties of Education Council\n7.\n(1) There shall be a body to be known as the Education Council which shall \u2014\n(a)\nadvise the Minister on such matters pertaining to education as the Minister\nmay require;\n(b) make decisions on matters pertaining to education as the Minister may\ndelegate to it pursuant to section 3(4);\n(c)\nregister educational institutions, institutions providing educational support\nservices, and teachers in schools and early childhood care and education\ncentres, and otherwise regulate the teaching profession in accordance with\nstandards set by the Ministry; and\n(d) perform such other functions as may be prescribed under this or any other\nAct.\n(2) The Cabinet may make regulations with respect to \u2014\n(a)\nthe composition of the Education Council;\n(b) the proceedings of the Education Council;\n(c)\nthe duties delegated to the Education Council by the Minister;\n(d) the frequency, content and form of the Council\u2019s reports;\n(e)\nfurther content of the reports, in addition to what this Act provides and as\nthe Minister may require; and\n(f)\nsuch other matters relating to the Education Council as the Cabinet may\nthink fit.\n\nEducation Act (2024 Revision)\nSection 8\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 17\n\n8.\nAppeals against decisions of the Education Council\n8.\nThe Cabinet may by regulations make provision for appeals that may be lodged by a\nperson aggrieved by a decision of the Education Council and may, in the regulations,\nspecify the grounds on which the appeal may be lodged and the decisions that may\nbe made on appeal.\nPART 3 - REGISTRATION OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS,\nINSTITUTIONS PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT\nSERVICES, AND TEACHERS\n9.\nRegistration of educational institutions, institutions providing educational\nsupport services, and teachers\n9.\n(1) No person or entity may own, operate, manage or participate in the management\nof, any educational institution or institution providing educational support\nservices, and no educational institution or institution providing educational\nsupport services shall be operated, unless that institution is registered in\naccordance with the regulations.\n(2) The Cabinet may make regulations \u2014\n(a)\nrelating to the granting, suspension and revocation of registrations, and\notherwise in relation to registrations, of educational institutions and\ninstitutions providing educational support services; and\n(b) prescribing the form and nature of annual reports for registered educational\ninstitutions and institutions providing educational support services.\n (3) An educational institution that was authorised under the repealed Education\nLaw (2010 Revision) may continue to operate as if registered under this Act but\nonly for one year from 1st July, 2017, the date that this section enters into force,\nduring which period the institution shall apply for registration under this Act.\n(4) An institution providing educational support services that was licensed under\nthe Trade and Business Licensing Act (2021 Revision) but not authorised under\nthe repealed Education Law (2010 Revision) may continue to operate as if\nregistered under this Act but only up to the end of its licensed period, during\nwhich period the institution shall apply for registration under this Act.\n(5) Where within the period of one year referred to in subsection (3) an educational\ninstitution or institution providing educational support services makes a valid\napplication for registration under this Part and the application is acknowledged,\nit may continue operating until a decision on the application is conveyed to it.\n(6) The Chief Officer shall establish and maintain a register of educational\ninstitutions and institutions providing educational support services into which\nshall be recorded registrations directed under this section and such other details\n\nSection 10\nEducation Act (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 18\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\nrelating to such educational institutions and institutions providing educational\nsupport services as the Minister may determine.\n(7) The register referred to in subsection (6) shall be available for inspection by the\npublic during regular working hours.\n(8) A person who owns, operates, manages or participates in the management of an\neducational institution or institution providing educational support services that\nis not registered, commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction \u2014\n(a)\nto a fine of ten thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term of one year,\nor to both; and\n(b) to a further fine of one hundred dollars per day for each day on which noncompliance occurs after conviction.\n10.\nRegistration of teachers\n10. (1) The Cabinet may make regulations as to the qualifications, registration and deregistration of teachers in schools.\n(2) No person may be employed to work as a teacher in any school unless the person\nis registered in accordance with the regulations.\n(3) The Chief Officer shall establish and maintain a register of teachers authorised\nto teach in schools.\n(4) The Education Council may, subject to the procedures specified in\nsubsection (1), require the removal from the register of the name of any person\nwhose conduct or lack of suitability in any other respect renders the person unfit\nto continue to be registered as a teacher.\nPART 4 - SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, ADMISSIONS AND ACCESS\nTO EDUCATION\n11.\nCompulsory school age\n11. The Cabinet may by Order alter the definition of \u201ccompulsory school age\u201d contained\nin section 2.\n12.\nDuty to secure attendance at school\n12. (1) Subject to subsection (3), a parent or legal guardian of any child of compulsory\nschool age shall ensure that the child receives full-time education suitable to the\nchild\u2019s requirements either by attendance at school, from the first day of the\nschool calendar, or otherwise as provided in section 16.\n(2) A person who contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on\nsummary conviction to a fine of two thousand dollars.\n\nEducation Act (2024 Revision)\nSection 13\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 19\n\n(3) It is a defence to any charge under this section of the failure of a student to attend\nschool on any day on which the school is open if \u2014\n(a)\nthe absence is caused by illness or other unavoidable cause making the\nstudent\u2019s attendance at school not reasonably practicable;\n(b) the day is recognised as a religious holiday by the religious denomination\nto which the student belongs;\n(c)\nthe student is excluded from school and the exclusion is still in effect; or\n(d) the student has been expelled and has not been given permission to enrol\nin another school.\n(4) The Director of the Department of Education Services shall take all reasonable\nsteps to ensure that the permission referred to in subsection (3)(d) is granted\nexpeditiously.\n(5) If a child of compulsory school age is not receiving education, the Director of\nthe Department of Education Services shall \u2014\n(a)\nsend to the parent or legal guardian of the child written notification of the\nprovisions of this section, unless the child is excused from attending a\nschool; and\n (b) determine whether an application for an education supervision order\nshould be made under the Children Act (2012 Revision) with respect to the\nchild.\n(6) If a child of compulsory school age is withdrawn from a school at which the\nchild is enrolled, the school leader of the school shall immediately report the\nsame to the Director of the Department of Education Services.\n(7) The Cabinet may make regulations governing attendance at, and admissions and\naccess to, Government schools.\n13.\nHealth and safety at schools\n13. (1) Subject to subsection (4), a child suffering from or exposed to a contagious\ndisease shall not be admitted to or permitted to remain in a school or early\nchildhood care and education centre.\n(2) Where a school leader discovers or has reason to suspect that a child has a\ncontagious disease, the school leader shall immediately report the same to the\nparent or legal guardian of the child concerned, the Ministry, and the Public\nHealth Department; and, where a school leader confirms that a child has a\ncontagious disease, the school leader shall immediately report the same to the\nparents or legal guardians of children at the school.\n(3) Where a parent or legal guardian of a child confirms that the child has a\ncontagious disease, the parent or legal guardian shall immediately report the\nsame to the school leader of the child.\n\nSection 14\nEducation Act (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 20\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\n(4) A child who has been refused admission to a school or early childhood care and\neducation centre on the ground that the child is suffering from or exposed to a\ncontagious disease shall not be re-admitted except upon production of a medical\ncertificate to the effect that it is recommended for the child to be re-admitted in\nthe school or early childhood care and education centre as the child is unlikely\nto be a source of infection to other children or staff in the school or early\nchildhood care and education centre.\n(5) The Minister may, under the advice of the agency responsible for Hazard\nManagement, close educational institutions due to potential health and safety\nrisk as a result of a natural disaster.\n(6) The Director of the Department of Education Services or the governing body\nmay, where it is impractical to obtain the prior approval of the Minister, close a\nschool temporarily due to potential health and safety risk as a result of a natural\ndisaster and inform the Minister as soon as practicable thereafter.\n14.\nExcuses for failure to attend school\n14. A student of compulsory school age shall be excused from school attendance if \u2014\n(a)\nthe student is suffering from a disability that, in the opinion of a medical\npractitioner, makes the student incapable of physically attending school;\n(b) the student is engaged in work experience or other educational\nprogrammes authorised or approved by the school leader; or\n(c)\nthe student is representing the Islands in an educational, cultural or\nsporting event or in any other official capacity.\n15.\nGifted students and students speaking English as additional language\n15. The Minister may require provision to be offered in schools for students \u2014\n(a)\nwho have met the criteria established by the Ministry, as gifted or talented;\nor\n(b) who speak English as an additional language.\n16.\nExemption from duty to secure school attendance\n16. (1) The Director of the Department of Education Services may, upon the application\nof a parent or legal guardian of a child, authorise a child of compulsory school\nage to be educated at the place where the child is normally resident or at the\nhome of another person approved by the parent or legal guardian if the parent\ncomplies with this section and the programme meets the goals and objectives\noutlined in Part 5.\n(2) The parent shall, prior to the commencement of a home school programme for\nthe child and on an annual basis thereafter for as long as the home school\nprogramme is offered, register the child in accordance with the regulations.\n\nEducation Act (2024 Revision)\nSection 17\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 21\n\n(3) The Minister shall, by notice in writing, terminate a home school programme on\nthe recommendation of the Office of Education Standards, if \u2014\n(a)\nthe home school programme no longer meets the requirements of Part 5; or\n(b) a child who participated in the home school programme, has failed to meet\nestablished standards of progress and achievement;\nand the Director of the Department of Education Services shall, in conjunction\nwith the notice of termination, direct the child to attend a school established by\nor registered under this Act with effect from the date specified in the notice of\ntermination.\n(4) The Cabinet may make regulations with respect to \u2014\n(a)\nthe manner in which applications for authorisation under this section may\nbe made;\n(b) the information to be provided in relation to applications;\n(c)\nthe matters which may be taken into account in considering applications;\n(d) the duration and renewal of authorisation;\n(e)\nthe offences which may be committed by failing to comply with the terms\nand conditions of authorisation and the penalties for such offences; and\n(f)\nother matters relating to authorisations.\nPART 5 - CURRICULUM AND EDUCATIONAL STAGE\nASSESSMENT\n17.\nPower to prescribe curriculum\n17. (1) The basic requirements for the curriculum in every school shall promote\nequality of access and opportunity for all students to learn and achieve well, and\nshall \u2014\n(a)\nbe broad, balanced and relevant to the needs and interests of all students;\n(b) promote the spiritual, emotional, moral, social, cultural, physical,\nintellectual and economic development of the students; and\n(c)\nprepare students for the subsequent stages of their education, training or\nemployment and for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of\nlater life, such as being active participants in the workforce and productive\ncitizens.\n(2) The curriculum for every school shall be comprised of the mandatory subjects,\nas stated in subsection (4) and shall specify in relation to each of the subjects \u2014\n(a)\nattainment targets that include the knowledge, skills and understanding\nthat students are expected to have by the end of each educational stage;\n\nSection 18\nEducation Act (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 22\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\n(b) programmes of study that include the matters, skills and processes which\nare required to be taught to students during each educational stage; and\n(c)\nassessment arrangements that include the arrangements for assessing\nstudents at or near the end of each educational stage for the purpose of\nascertaining what they have achieved in relation to the attainment targets.\n(3) The educational stages shall be prescribed by regulations made under\nsubsection (8).\n(4) The mandatory subjects shall include literacy, numeracy, science, information\nand communications technology, the arts, physical education, and studies\nrelated to civics, religion, and the history and culture of the Islands.\n(5) Non-denominational religious worship and instruction shall be given in every\nGovernment school.\n(6) In all schools the standard and level of achievement of each student shall be\nassessed at the end of each educational stage and the outcome of that assessment\nshall be made available to the parents or legal guardians of the student to whom\nthe assessment relates, in such manner and together with such further\ninformation as may be prescribed by regulations made under subsection (8).\n(7) All programmes of study undertaken at the final stage of compulsory education\nshall be at the appropriate standard for that stage and internationally accredited\nas recognised by the Ministry.\n(8) The Cabinet may make regulations as to the matters mentioned in\nsubsections (3), (4) and (6).\nPART 6 - QUALITY ASSURANCE OF EDUCATIONAL\nINSTITUTIONS\n18.\nEducation Standards and Assessment\n18. (1) There is established a department of Government called the Office of Education\nStandards which has responsibility for assessment and monitoring of provision\nin educational institutions as undertaken in such manner as may be prescribed\nby this Act and the regulations.\n (2) There shall be appointed in accordance with the Public Service Management Act\n(2018 Revision) a Director of the Office of Education Standards and such other\nofficers as appear necessary for the proper exercise of the functions of the\nOffice; and the Director of the Office of Education Standards and officers shall\nbe employed in the Office of Education Standards and shall be responsible for\nthe administration of the Office.\n(3) In accordance with criteria for education standards and reporting approved by\nthe Minister after consultation with the Education Council, the Minister shall\n\nEducation Act (2024 Revision)\nSection 18\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 23\n\nrequire the Director of the Office of Education Standards to carry out\nindependent assessment, monitoring and reporting of educational institutions at\nintervals of not more than four years, and at such other times as the Minister\nmay consider necessary and expedient.\n(4) The Minister shall require \u2014\n(a)\nthe report of each school education provision to include a statement of \u2014\n(i)\nkey strengths and weaknesses in the quality of education being\nprovided, including the provision for special education needs and\ndisabilities, as identified during the course of the education\nprovision;\n(ii) specific recommendations for improvement;\n(iii) the timescale in which any such measures are to be taken; and\n(iv) progress made relative to the outcomes of the previous report for the\nschool, where such exists;\n(b) the report on the outcomes of each education provision to be \u2014\n(i)\nundertaken in such manner as may be prescribed by the regulations,\nto promote independence and transparency of reporting;\n(ii) distributed to the Chief Officer, the Director of the Department of\nEducation Services, the school inspected and any governing body or\noversight agency of that school; and\n(iii) submitted to the Cabinet for information and made public;\n(c)\nan annual report to the Minister on the overall outcomes of national\neducation standards to be \u2014\n(i)\nundertaken in such manner as may be prescribed by regulations; and\n(ii) laid in the Cayman Islands Parliament; and\n(d) such other reports on matters relating to the standards of education\nprovided in schools in the Islands as the Minister considers necessary.\n(5) Where remedial actions are specified in an education standards report, the\nschool leaders of the relevant educational institution shall ensure the actions are\ncompleted in the timeframe specified by the Office of Education Standards.\n(6) Where upon subsequent quality assurance, it is determined that the required\nactions have not been taken or have been ineffective, the Chief Officer may,\nupon specific or general direction of the Minister, appoint a suitable person to\ngive direction for the implementation of such remedial actions as may be\nconsidered necessary; and \u2014\n(a)\nin the case of a Government school, a suitably qualified person shall be\nemployed by the Ministry for such purpose; and\n\nSection 19\nEducation Act (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 24\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\n(b) in the case of an assisted school or independent school, a suitably qualified\nperson shall be appointed at the cost of the school for a specified period.\n(7) The Minister may, under the advice of a relevant agency or body, close an\neducational institution where there are immediate health and safety issues or\nwhere serious issues identified through quality assurances have not been\nremedied within the set time frame.\n(8) The Director of the Office of Education Standards or any other person acting\nunder the Director\u2019s authority may in the prescribed manner and at the\nprescribed times enter the premises of an educational institution, home school,\nor other premises where the care and education of children is being undertaken,\nfor the pursuance of the Director\u2019s functions under this Act or the regulations,\nand may in the prescribed manner and at the prescribed times examine and\nrequire the production of documents, for the purpose of an assessment or a\nmonitoring exercise.\n(9) A person who obstructs the Director of the Office of Education Standards or any\nperson referred to in subsection (8) in the execution of the duties under this\nsection, commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of\nfive thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term of one year, or to both.\n(10) The Cabinet may make regulations for the better carrying out of the provisions\nof this Part.\nPART 7 - FUNDING OF ASSISTED SCHOOLS\n19.\nPower to make grants to assisted schools\n19. (1) The Minister may make grants to assisted schools or those that are to become\nassisted schools.\n(2) The Cabinet may make regulations governing the terms and conditions\napplicable to any grant under this section and may provide for the making of\ndifferent provisions for \u2014\n(a)\ndifferent categories of schools; and\n(b) different levels of grant to schools in a category, depending on need.\n\nEducation Act (2024 Revision)\nSection 20\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 25\n\nPART 8 - TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND\nTRAINING\n20.\nDuties in respect of technical and vocational education and training\n20. (1) In exercising the Minister\u2019s powers under this Act, the Minister shall have\nregard to the desirability of ensuring that the education provided in schools\nprovides opportunities for students to have access to technical and vocational\neducation and training.\n(2) Without limiting the power in subsection (1), in discharging the Minister\u2019s duty\nunder this section, the Minister may \u2014\n(a)\ndirect that there be provided in any school such technical and vocational\neducation and training as the Minister may consider appropriate; and\n(b) subsidise from monies available to the Minister for the provision of\nschools, and by way of grant or by any other means, schemes whereby\nsuch education for students in attendance at such schools may be provided\nat such places, including workplaces, as the Minister may consider\nappropriate for the purpose.\n(3) The Cabinet may make regulations with respect to matters referred to in\nsubsection (2) and, without limiting the generality of this subsection, with\nrespect to \u2014\n(a)\nthe manner in which grants, subsidies and any other form of assistance\nmay be provided; and\n(b) the terms and conditions upon which such grants, subsidies or other forms\nof assistance shall be made available.\nPART 9 - POST-COMPULSORY EDUCATION AND TRAINING\n21.\nPost-compulsory education and training institutions\n21. (1) The Minister may cause to be established and maintained post-compulsory\neducation and training institutions, including the training centre for adults with\ndisabilities.\n(2) In exercising the Minister\u2019s powers under this Act, the Minister shall have\nregard to the desirability of ensuring that the education provided in educational\ninstitutions provides opportunities for students to have access to technical and\nvocational education and training and the Minister may \u2014\n(a)\ndirect that there be provided in any post-compulsory educational\ninstitution such technical and vocational education and training as the\nMinister may consider appropriate; and\n\nSection 21\nEducation Act (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 26\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\n(b) subsidise from monies available to the Minister for the provision of postcompulsory educational institution or training programmes, and by way of\ngrant or by any other means, schemes whereby such education for students\nin attendance at such institutions may be provided at such places, including\nworkplaces, as the Minister may consider appropriate for this purpose.\n(3) The Minister may make such arrangements as the Minister considers necessary\nfor the operation and management of post-compulsory education and training\ninstitutions and may, in particular but without limiting the generality of this\npower, provide for governing bodies to report to the Minister in such manner,\non such subjects and at such intervals as the Minister may determine.\n (4) Where the exercise of any power conferred by or under the University College\nAct (2012 Revision) would be inconsistent with the exercise of a power\nconferred by or under this Act, this Act shall to the extent of the inconsistency\nprevail over the University College Act (2012 Revision).\n(5) The Minister may enter into agreements with third parties for \u2014\n(a)\nthe establishment, regulation, registration and maintenance of postcompulsory education and training institutions; or\n(b) the maintenance of such educational or training institutions as may already\nhave been established;\nand may make grants to such institutions.\n(6) The Minister may make grants under this section and the Cabinet may make\nregulations with respect to the conduct and management of institutions\nproviding post-compulsory education and training and, without limiting the\ngenerality of this power, may make regulations with respect to \u2014\n(a)\nthe manner in which grants under this section may be made;\n(b) the conditions which may be imposed on the making of such grants,\nincluding conditions requiring the registration or renewal of registration to\nbe subject to certain standards relating to the conduct and management of\nthe institution and the quality of the courses of study provided; and\n(c)\nthe provision of public funds for scholarships or loans to assist in the\neducation, maintenance and transport of students who are undertaking, or\nproceeding to undertake courses of instruction either in the Islands or\nabroad, at post compulsory educational institutions approved through the\nregulations.\n(7) Regulations under this section may make different provisions for different\ninstitutions and for different courses of study to be provided at institutions and\nmay, in particular but without limiting the generality of this power, provide for\nthe governing body to report to the Minister in such manner, on such subjects\nand at such intervals as may be prescribed.\n\nEducation Act (2024 Revision)\nSection 22\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 27\n\nPART 10 - EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION\n22.\nPromotion and regulation of early childhood care and education centres\n22. (1) The Minister shall make provision, within available resources, for \u2014\n(a)\nthe promotion of early childhood care and education; and\n(b) the regulation of early childhood care and education centres;\nand may subsidise by way of grant or by any other means, schemes that facilitate\nattendance at early childhood care and education centres.\n(2) No person shall operate an early childhood care and education centre, unless the\ncentre is registered in accordance with the regulations and, where a school or\nother educational institution intends to also provide early childhood care and\neducation, it shall not provide early childhood care and education unless it is\nregistered to do so in accordance with the regulations.\n(3) The Cabinet may make regulations relating to the granting, suspension and\nrevocation of registrations and otherwise in relation to registrations.\n(4) An early childhood care and education centre that was authorised under the\nEducation Act (2010 Revision) may continue to operate as if registered under\nthis Act but only for one year from the date that this section enters into force,\nduring which period the centre shall apply for registration under this Act.\n(5) Where, within the period of one year referred to in subsection (4), an early\nchildhood care and education centre makes a valid application for registration\nunder this Part and the application is acknowledged, the centre may continue\noperating until a decision on the application is conveyed to it.\n23.\nCorporal punishment and restraint in early childhood care and education\ncentres\n23. (1) Corporal punishment and acts which are cruel, inhumane or degrading to a child\nshall not be administered in any early childhood care and education centre.\n(2) Reasonable use of force is acceptable in an early childhood care and education\ncentre for the purpose of preventing a child from doing, or continuing to cause\ndanger, personal injury or death to, or damage to the property of, any person,\nincluding the relevant child, but use of force shall be necessary, reasonable and\nproportionate.\n24.\nClosure due to health and safety issues\n24. The Minister may, under the advice of a relevant agency or body, close an early\nchildhood care and education centre where there are immediate health and safety\nissues or where serious health and safety issues have been identified and have not\nbeen remedied within a specified time frame.\n\nSection 25\nEducation Act (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 28\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\n25.\nRegulations for early childhood care and education\n25. The Cabinet may make regulations for the effective implementation of the provisions\nof this Part and without limiting the generality of this power may make provisions\nrelating to \u2014\n(a)\nthe registration of early childhood care and education centres;\n(b) the prescription of academic and professional qualifications of teachers or\nother persons employed in early childhood care and education centres;\n(c)\nthe prescription of standards with regard to safety, security, sanitation and\nsuch other matters as the Cabinet considers necessary for the efficient\noperation of an early childhood care and education centre and the provision\nof education therein;\n(d) the manner and frequency of inspection of early childhood care and\neducation centres for the purpose of investigating complaints and\notherwise securing the proper observance of the provisions of this Part;\n(e)\nthe development of a curriculum framework for use in early childhood care\nand education centres; and\n(f)\nthe regulation of any funding provided to early childhood care and\neducation centres and for the attendance at such centres.\nPART 11 - DISCIPLINE AND PROHIBITION OF CORPORAL\nPUNISHMENT IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS\n26.\nCorporal punishment\n26. Corporal punishment and acts which are cruel, inhumane or degrading to a student\nshall not be administered in an educational institution.\n27.\nStudent discipline\n27. (1) Every school shall have a written Behaviour Policy, based on national policy,\nthat includes the disciplinary penalties to be applied and the procedures for the\nenforcement of the penalties.\n(2) It is deemed to be a condition of a grant of Government funding to an assisted\nschool that there shall be for that school a written Behaviour Policy.\n(3) The Behaviour Policy for a school shall apply to the conduct of a student \u2014\n(a)\nat school; and\n(b) while a student is engaged in activities away from school premises,\narranged as school activities;\n\nEducation Act (2024 Revision)\nSection 27A\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 29\n\nand each school may decide that it shall apply at other times and in other places\nwhen the school considers it appropriate in the interests of the education of the\nstudent or the protection of the reputation of the school.\n(4) In the preparation and revision of a Behaviour Policy for a school, regard shall\nbe had to \u2014\n(a)\nthe wishes of parents of students in attendance at the school; and\n(b) guidance which may from time to time be given by the Minister on matters\nrelating to student discipline and behaviour.\n(5) The Cabinet may make regulations regarding the form of the disciplinary\npenalties to be applied and the procedures for the enforcement of the penalties.\n27A. Anti-Bullying Policy\n27A. (1) Every school shall have a written Anti-Bullying Policy based on national policy\nand any other prescribed requirements.\n(2)  A school shall submit its Anti-Bullying Policy to \u2014\n(a)  the Department, in the case of a Government school; or\n(b)  the governing body, in the case of an assisted or independent school.\n(3)  The Department or governing body, as the case may be, shall review the AntiBullying Policy and submit it to the Ministry for final review and approval.\n(4)  The Cabinet may make regulations \u2014\n(a)  generally for the effective implementation of Anti-Bullying Policies; and\n(b)  without limiting paragraph (a), prescribing the following \u2014\n(i)  the contents of an Anti-Bullying Policy;\n(ii)  the reporting and notification requirements in relation to bullying;\n(iii)  the investigation procedures in relation to bullying;\n(iv)  the type and form of the disciplinary penalties to be imposed or other\ndisciplinary action to be taken for breaches of an Anti-Bullying\nPolicy;\n(v)  the procedures for enforcing the disciplinary penalties or other\ndisciplinary action;\n(vi)  all matters that may be necessary for giving effect to the disciplinary\nmechanisms; and\n (vii) the submission of reports in relation to bullying.\n\nSection 28\nEducation Act (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 30\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\n28.\nDisciplinary authority of teachers\n28. (1) A person employed to work as a teacher at a school shall, unless the school\nleader for good reason otherwise decides, have the authority to effect discipline\nin accordance with the school\u2019s Behaviour Policy and, for that purpose, to give\ndirections to secure compliance with any rules for which the Policy provides\nand to impose penalties for non-compliance with such rules and directions.\n(2) The school leader may, after consultation with the Director of the Department\nof Education Services or governing body, authorise any person on the staff of a\nschool, other than a teacher, to effect discipline with the same authority as is\nconferred on a teacher by subsection (1) if, in the opinion of the school leader \u2014\n(a)\nthat person is a suitable person to exercise such authority;\n(b) that person has undergone training in matters relating to student behaviour\nand discipline; and\n(c)\nthe exercise by such a person of disciplinary authority in relation to\nstudents remains at all times under the supervision of a person employed\nto work as a teacher to ensure that education considerations receive due\nregard.\n(3) The Chief Officer may direct that a power granted under this section shall not\nbe exercised so as to give disciplinary authority to any person or class of persons\nwho, in the opinion of the Chief Officer, is unsuitable to hold such authority.\n29.\nPower to search students for weapons and illegal substances\n29. (1) This section applies when a member of staff of a school has reasonable grounds\nfor suspecting that a student at the school may have with the student or in the\nstudent\u2019s possession \u2014\n(a)\nan offensive weapon, prohibited weapon or restricted weapon as set out in\nthe Penal Code (2024 Revision);\n(b) a controlled drug listed in Part 1 of Schedule 1 of the Misuse of Drugs Act\n(2017 Revision);\n(c)\na stolen article; or\n(d) an article of a kind specified by the Director of the Department of\nEducation Services or governing body.\n(2) When this section applies, a person may carry out a search of a student or a\nstudent\u2019s possessions for articles, weapons or substances only if that person \u2014\n(a)\nis the school leader; or\n(b) has been authorised by the school leader to carry out the search.\n(3) When this section applies, a search may be carried out only if \u2014\n(a)\nthe member of staff and the student \u2014\n(i)\nare on the premises of the school; or\n\nEducation Act (2024 Revision)\nSection 30\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 31\n\n(ii) are not on the premises of the school and the member of the staff has\nlawful control or charge of the student; and\n(b) the person carrying out the search reasonably believes that there is a risk\nthat serious harm will be caused to a person if the search is not carried out\nas a matter of urgency or will provide evidence of an offence.\n(4) A person carrying out a search under this section may seize any of the following\nfound in the course of the search \u2014\n(a)\nan item that the Director of the Department of Education Services or\ngoverning body has declared to be a prohibited item, pursuant to school\npolicies;\n(b) an item that is prohibited by Law;\n(c)\nan item which, in the opinion of the person carrying out the search, may\nbe used to harm another person or cause damage to property; and\n(d) any other thing which that person has reasonable grounds for suspecting is\nevidence in relation to an offence.\n(5) A person who is carrying out the search under this section may use such force\nas is reasonable in the circumstances for exercising that power.\n30.\nUse of reasonable force\n30. (1) A person to whom this section applies may use such force as is necessary,\nreasonable and proportionate in the circumstances for the purpose of preventing\na student from doing, or continuing to do, any of the following \u2014\n(a)\ncommitting an offence, or, if the student is not capable of committing an\noffence by reason of age or diminished capacity, doing or continuing to do\nsomething which, had the student been old enough to commit an offence\nor had legal capacity to do so, would be an offence;\n(b) causing danger, personal injury or death to, or damage to the property of,\nany person, including the relevant student; or\n(c)\nprejudicing the maintenance of good order and discipline at the school or\nany educational activities or provision associated with the school.\n(2) This section applies to \u2014\n(a)\na person who is a teacher and any other person who forms part of school\nmanagement, except in circumstances where the school leader has\ndetermined that the member of staff is not permitted to use force; and\n(b) a person who is employed to work in another capacity at a school or school\nsetting but whom the Director of the Department of Education Services or\ngoverning body, upon the recommendation of the school leader, has\nauthorised to use force with the same authority as is conferred on a teacher\nby paragraph (a).\n\nSection 31\nEducation Act (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 32\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\n(3) The Director of the Department of Education Services or governing body shall\nnot issue the authorisation referred to in subsection (2)(b) unless the Director of\nthe Department of Education Services or governing body is satisfied that the\nperson \u2014\n(a)\nhas successfully completed training in matters relating to the use of force\non students; and\n(b) is otherwise a suitable person to exercise the authority.\n(4) The power conferred by subsection (1) may be exercised only where \u2014\n(a)\nthe teacher or other authorised person and the student are on the premises\nof the relevant school or school setting; or\n(b) they are elsewhere and the member of the staff has lawful control or charge\nof the relevant student.\n(5) Subsection (1) does not authorise anything to be done in relation to a student\nwhich constitutes the giving of corporal punishment within the meaning of\nsection 26.\n(6) The Cabinet may make regulations \u2014\n(a)\non reporting of incidents where force has been used; and\n(b) for issues relating to the use of force.\n(7) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as taking away any right to selfdefence.\n(8) In this section, \u201coffence\u201d includes anything that would be an offence but for the\noperation of any presumption that a person under a particular age is incapable\nof committing an offence.\n(9) The Cabinet may make regulations for the effective implementation of the\nprovisions of this Part and without limiting the generality of this power may\nmake provisions relating to searches, confiscation and disposal of items seized.\nPART 12 - SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS\n31.\nMeaning of \u201cresponsible authority\u201d\n31. In this Part, \u201cresponsible authority\u201d in relation to a Government school is the Director\nof the Department of Education Services and in relation to an assisted school or\nindependent school, the governing body of that school.\n\nEducation Act (2024 Revision)\nSection 32\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 33\n\n32.\nMeaning of \u201cspecial educational needs\u201d\n32. (1) A student has \u201cspecial educational needs\u201d if, by reason of characteristics of body\nor mind personal to the student, the student\u2019s educational needs cannot be\nsatisfied otherwise than by making exceptional provision in relation to the\nstudent; but this definition does not include a student for whom English is an\nadditional language or a student who is gifted or talented.\n(2) Provision is exceptional in relation to a student if it is additional to or different\nfrom that which is made for the education of the generality of persons of\nequivalent age and description.\n(3) In the exercise of any power under this Part regard shall be had to the assumption\nthat all persons have a unique combination of talents, aptitudes and abilities\nwhich necessarily impact their learning.\n33.\nSpecial educational needs procedures\n33. (1) The Chief Officer shall cause to be published, in the form of one or more\ndocuments, procedures on provision for special education needs, as set out in\nthe regulations.\n(2) Persons who are involved in identifying or assessing persons who have or may\nbe considered to have special educational needs or who are involved in any way\nin making provision for those needs shall undertake their relevant roles and\nresponsibilities in accordance with the regulations.\n34.\nDuties in respect of assessment of special educational needs\n34. (1) It is the duty of the responsible authority in relation to a school to ensure that\nthere is maintained and implemented for that establishment a procedure for the\nassessment and identification of students who have special educational needs as\noutlined in the regulations.\n(2) The Cabinet may make regulations for the assessment of any special needs of\nstudents educated otherwise than at a school.\n35.\nStatements of eligibility on special educational needs\n35. (1) The outcomes of an assessment carried out under this Part shall, if the student\nis found to have special educational needs, be set out by the responsible\nauthority in a statement of eligibility specifying those needs and the provision\nto be made in relation to them.\n(2) Upon completion of a statement of eligibility under subsection (1) and upon\ncompletion of any revision by the responsible authority of such a statement of\neligibility, written consent to initiate provision shall be requested by the\nresponsible authority from the parent or legal guardian of the student to whom\nthe statement of eligibility relates and a copy of the statement of eligibility shall\nbe sent by the responsible authority, prior to its implementation, to the parents\n\nSection 36\nEducation Act (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 34\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\nor legal guardians of that student and to the school leader for the school at which\nthat student is registered.\n36.\nDuties in respect of special educational needs\n36. (1) It is the duty of the responsible authority in relation to a school to ensure, that\nreasonable accommodation is made so that every student at the school to whom\na statement of eligibility in respect of special educational needs applies receives\neducation in accordance with that statement of eligibility.\n(2) A responsible authority shall not refuse to allow a student to be enrolled at or\nattend the relevant school on the basis of that student\u2019s statement of eligibility\nin respect of special educational needs if the student is otherwise qualified to be\nenrolled at or attend the school and reasonable accommodation can be made to\nprovide education in accordance with that statement of eligibility.\n(3) The duty of the parents or legal guardians to secure that a student of compulsory\nschool age attends school or otherwise receives suitable education shall include,\nin respect of a student to whom a statement of eligibility in respect of special\neducational needs applies, a duty to ensure that the student receives education\nin accordance with that statement of eligibility.\n(4) The Cabinet may make regulations providing for a parent or legal guardian of a\nstudent to appeal in respect of the education provided in accordance with the\nstatement of eligibility.\n37.\nFunding in respect of special educational needs\n37. (1) The Minister may make resources available to enable provision to be made in\nrespect of the special educational needs of children of compulsory school age as\nprescribed in the regulations.\n(2) The Minister may make grants to persons providing education so that provision\nmay be made for them in respect of the special needs of persons not of\ncompulsory school age.\n(3) The Minister may enter into agreements with such persons as the Minister may\nconsider appropriate for provision by them of education suitable to the special\nneeds of persons not of compulsory school age.\n(4) The Cabinet may make regulations as to the form of provision which may be\nmade under this section, the purposes for which grants may be made, the form\nand content of agreements and related matters.\n\nEducation Act (2024 Revision)\nSection 38\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 35\n\nPART 13 - USE OF SCHOOL PREMISES\n38.\nUse of premises, equipment, etc.: Government schools\n38. (1) The Cabinet may make regulations as to the use of the premises, equipment and\nfacilities of a school other than for the purposes of the school where such\npremises, equipment and facilities are owned by the Government.\n(2) Without limiting the generality of the powers contained in subsection (1),\nregulations under this section may provide for \u2014\n(a)\nthe premises to be available outside normal school hours to be used for\nmeetings, social functions and other activities beneficial to the community\nin which the school is situated;\n (b) the premises to be available for use in connection with elections conducted\nunder the Elections Act (2022 Revision);\n(c)\nthe premises to be available for use as an emergency shelter;\n(d) the fees which may be charged in connection with use and for the recovery\nof expenses; and\n(e)\nthe health and safety of persons using the premises and for the protection\nof the equipment and facilities on the premises.\n39.\nUse of premises, equipment, etc.: assisted and independent schools\n39. (1) The Minister may enter into an agreement with the governing body of an\nassisted school or independent school for the use of the premises, equipment\nand facilities of that school other than for the purposes of education.\n(2) Without limiting the generality of the powers contained in subsection (1), the\nMinister may provide for \u2014\n(a)\nthe premises to be available outside normal school hours to be used for\nmeetings, social functions and other activities beneficial to the community\nin which the school is situated;\n (b) the premises to be available for use in connection with elections conducted\nunder the Elections Act (2022 Revision);\n(c)\nthe fees which may be charged in connection with use and for the recovery\nof expenses; and\n(d) the health and safety of persons using the premises and for the protection\nof the equipment and facilities on the premises.\n\nSection 40\nEducation Act (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 36\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\nPART 14 - CHILD PROTECTION\n40.\nChild protection\n40. (1) Every school and early childhood care and education centre shall have a written\nChild Protection Policy which shall comply with the Children Act (2012\nRevision) and which shall be provided to all employees at the school or centre.\n(2) It is deemed to be a condition of a grant of Government funding to an assisted\nschool and early childhood care and education centre that there shall be for that\nschool or centre a Child Protection Policy.\n(3) The Child Protection Policy for a school or early childhood care and education\ncentre shall apply in relation to anything that happens \u2014\n(a)\nat the school or centre;\n(b) while a student or child is engaged in activities away from the premises of\nthe school or centre, arranged as activities of that school or centre; and\n(b) in accordance with section 32A of the Children Act (2012 Revision).\nand each school or centre may decide that it shall apply at other times and in\nother places when the school or centre considers it appropriate for the protection\nof students and children.\n(4) In the preparation and revision of a Child Protection Policy for a school or early\nchildhood care and education centre, regard shall be had to guidance which may\nbe given by the Minister on matters relating to the reporting of child abuse.\n(5) The provisions of the Children Act (2012 Revision) relating to the mandatory\nreporting of child abuse shall apply to all persons employed in a full-time\ncapacity in the Ministry whose functions involve coming into contact with\nchildren, or information relating to children in schools.\nPART 15 - CAYMAN BRAC AND LITTLE CAYMAN\n41.\nDuties in relation to Cayman Brac and Little Cayman\n41. (1) The Minister, in the exercise of the powers conferred on the Minister by or under\nthis Act, shall have regard and cause regard to be had to the educational needs\nof the people of Cayman Brac and Little Cayman to the extent that those needs\nmay be peculiar to each of those islands or in any way different from the\neducational needs of the people of Grand Cayman.\n(2) The Cabinet may make regulations whereby any provision of this Act may be\nadded to, varied or disapplied in relation to Cayman Brac and Little Cayman or\neither of them in any case in which the Minister may consider it beneficial to\neducation in those islands to do so.\n\nEducation Act (2024 Revision)\nSection 42\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 37\n\nPART 16 - MISCELLANEOUS\n42.\nHome school associations\n42. For the purpose of supporting and working in partnership with an educational\ninstitution, there may be established in respect of the educational institution an\nassociation comprised of the members of staff of the institution and the parents and\nlegal guardians of the students or children who attend the institution.\n43.\nNuisance and disturbance on school premises\n43. A person who \u2014\n(a)\ncauses or creates a nuisance or disturbance on the premises of any school;\n(b) intentionally or through neglect destroys, damages or loses the property of\nany school; or\n(c)\notherwise acts on school premises in a manner disruptive of the education\nprovided in a school or injurious to students or persons employed to work\nat the school,\ncommits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of five\nthousand dollars; and the court before which the person is convicted may order\nthat the convicted person shall refrain from entering the school premises for\nsuch period as may be specified in the order.\n44.\nRegulations\n44. The Cabinet may make regulations prescribing all matters that are required or\npermitted by this Act to be prescribed, or are necessary or convenient to be prescribed\nfor giving effect to the purposes of this Act including savings and transitional matters\nrelating to the Education Council and any other matters relating to the operation of\nthis Act.\n45.\nRepeal of Education Law (2010 Revision) and Education Modernisation Law,\n2009, Law 7 of 2009\n45. (1) The Education Law (2010 Revision) is repealed.\n(2) The Education Modernisation Law, 2009 is repealed.\n\nSection 45\nEducation Act (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 38\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\nPublication in consolidated and revised form authorised by the Cabinet this 30th\nday of January, 2024.\nKim Bullings\nClerk of Cabinet\n\nEducation Act (2024 Revision)\n\nENDNOTES\n\nc\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nPage 39\n\nENDNOTES\nTable of Legislation history:\nSL #\nAct\/Law #\nLegislation\nCommencement\nGazette\n53\/2022\n\nEducation (Amendment) Act, 2022 (Commencement)\nOrder, 2022\n14-Dec-2022\nLG49\/2022\/s1\n\n13\/2022\nEducation (Amendment) Act, 2022\n1-Jan-2023\nLG41\/2022\/s7\n\n56\/2020\nCitation of Acts of Parliament Act, 2020\n3-Dec-2020\nLG89\/2020\/s1\n41\/2017\n\nEducation Law, 2016 (Commencement) Order, 2017\n26-May-2017 GE43\/2017\/s10\nE1\/2017\n\nErratum: Education Law, 2016\n1-Jun-2017\nGE29\/2017\/p1\n\n48\/2016\nEducation Law, 2016\n1-Jun-2017\nGE28\/2017\/s2\n\nENDNOTES\nEducation Act (2024 Revision)\n\nPage 40\nRevised as at 31st December, 2023\nc\n\n(Price: $8.00)","akn_extracted_at":"2026-06-22 15:32:32.491146+00","cms_id":"2016-0048","law_type":"principal","year":"2016","number":"48","title":"Education Act","status":"in_force"},"provenance":{"files":[{"file_id":"5616","expr_id":"570","kind":"akn_xml","filename":"2016-0048_2024 Revision.akn.xml","source_url":null,"storage_path":"\/Users\/q\/kyleg-data\/working\/PRINCIPAL\/2016\/2016-0048\/2016-0048_2024 Revision.akn.xml","content_md5":"b68506fda15b10d28042f87cebf17d5d","byte_size":"78421","http_last_modified":null,"fetched_at":"2026-06-22 15:32:33.329712+00"},{"file_id":"1139","expr_id":"570","kind":"pristine_pdf","filename":"2016-0048_2024 Revision.pdf","source_url":"\/cms\/images\/LEGISLATION\/PRINCIPAL\/2016\/2016-0048\/2016-0048_2024 Revision.pdf","storage_path":"\/Users\/q\/kyleg-data\/pristine\/PRINCIPAL\/2016\/2016-0048\/2016-0048_2024 Revision.pdf","content_md5":"6e0e5f39a50d566f45f09a83f32b1804","byte_size":"1337274","http_last_modified":null,"fetched_at":"2026-06-21 23:09:34.876953+00"},{"file_id":"1140","expr_id":"570","kind":"working_pdf","filename":"2016-0048_2024 Revision.pdf","source_url":"\/cms\/images\/LEGISLATION\/PRINCIPAL\/2016\/2016-0048\/2016-0048_2024 Revision.pdf","storage_path":"\/Users\/q\/kyleg-data\/working\/PRINCIPAL\/2016\/2016-0048\/2016-0048_2024 Revision.pdf","content_md5":"6e0e5f39a50d566f45f09a83f32b1804","byte_size":"1337274","http_last_modified":null,"fetched_at":"2026-06-21 23:09:34.876953+00"}],"paragraph_count":37,"latest_history":null},"quality":{"expr_id":"570","doc_id":"570","quality_state":"needs_review","quality_score":"84","needs_human_review":"t","deterministic_categories":"{duplicate_text,page_header_footer_noise}","llm_categories":"{truncated_text,other}","repair_actions":"{collapse_duplicate_text,manual_review,reextract_full_text,strip_page_furniture}","finding_severity_counts":"{\"low\": 1, \"medium\": 1}","finding_summary":"Sample appears mostly clean but requires verification of truncated section and removal of extraneous artifacts.","assessed_at":"2026-06-22 15:29:44.994906+00","updated_at":"2026-06-22 15:29:44.994906+00"}}