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Bill of Responsibilities

Core Tenets of Independence

In terms of legislation, an independent school has the right to:

 

• Follow its own distinctive mission (including its particular ethos, faith or philosophy values);
• Determine its learner admission and promotion policies;
• Choose its curriculum, exit examinations and qualifications;
• Determine how it will be governed, financed and staffed, within the boundaries of the law; and
• Manage its operations


Independent schools are required to operate within the confines of the Constitution and other relevant provincial legislation.
However, critical to their independence is the freedom of a school to use its professional judgement to make decisions without state interference. These core tenets of independence ensure that schools have the freedom they require to be able to determine and deliver programmes of academic excellence to pupils.