EDUCATION

CHAPTER 30:01
EDUCATION

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

    SECTION

PART I
PRELIMINARY

    1.    Short title

    2.    Interpretation

    3.    Application

PART II
PROMOTION OF EDUCATION

    4.    General duties and powers of the Minister

    5.    Goals of education in Malawi

PART III
ADVISORY COUNCIL

    6.    Establishment and powers of the Advisory Council

    7.    Composition of the Council and its procedure

    8.    Invited persons

    9.    Reporting

    10.    Orders to be published

PART IV
GRANTS AND LOANS IN AID OF SCHOOLS AND OTHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION

    11.    Expenditure by Minister

PART V
PRIMARY EDUCATION

    12.    Provision of primary education

    13.    Free and compulsory primary education

    14.    Appointment of education committees

    15.    Duties of local government authorities

    16.    Development plans

    17.    Powers of local government authorities

    18.    Composition of education committee

    19.    Delegation of duties and powers of education committees

    20.    Duties of secretary

    21.    Establishment of school management committee

    22.    Notice to be published

    23.    Functions of school management committee

    24.    Obstruction of school management committee

PART VI
MANAGEMENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

    25.    Management of Government secondary schools and colleges

    26.    Content of order establishing a Board of Governors

    27.    Responsibilities of proprietor of a secondary school or college

    28.    Board of Governors of assisted secondary schools and colleges

    29.    Contents of order, assisted secondary schools or colleges

    30.    Stamping and registration

PART VII
ESTABLISHMENT, CLASSIFICATION AND REGISTRATION OF SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

    31.    Establishment of Government schools and colleges

    32.    Establishment of private schools or colleges

    33.    Classification of schools or colleges

    34.    Registration of schools or colleges

    35.    Duty of proprietor to conform to registered particulars

    36.    Procedure for establishing a school or college

    37.    Application for registration of a school or college

    38.    Variation of establishment

    39.    Register of Schools and Colleges, publication and inspection thereof

    40.    De-registration of a school or college

    41.    Complaints

    42.    Education Appeals Tribunal

    43.    Powers of the Education Appeals Tribunal

    44.    Power to close school or college

    45.    Power to re-open school or college and payment of compensation

    46.    Minister to handover possession to local government authority

    47.    Power to take possession

    48.    Failure to close school or college

    49.    Unsuitable publications

PART VIII
INSPECTION OF SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

    50.    Appointment of inspectors

    51.    Inspection of schools and colleges

    52.    Functions of an inspector

    53.    Powers of inspector

    54.    General duties of proprietor

    55.    Conducting school or college without consent of Minister

    56.    Refund of grant in certain cases

PART IX
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE TEACHERS COUNCIL OF MALAWI AND REGISTRATION OF TEACHERS

    57.    Establishment of Council

    58.    Composition of the Council

    59.    Vacation of members from office

    60.    Meetings of the Council

    61.    Disclosure of interest

    62.    Functions of the Council

    63.    Powers of the Council

    64.    Committees

    65.    Appointment of Registrar and other staff

    66.    Duties of the Registrar

    67.    Qualifications and requirements for registration

    68.    Licence to teach

    69.    Teaching without licence or authority prohibited

    70.    Appeals

    71.    Offences relating to teaching and teachers

    72.    Evidence of entries in Registers of Teachers and of other records

    73.    Funds of the Council

    74.    Accounts

    75.    Audits

PART X
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTIONS IN SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

    76.    National curriculum for schools and colleges

    77.    Teacher training curriculum

    78.    Language of instruction

    79.    Syllabus

    80.    Religious instruction

    81.    Textbooks and other instructional materials

PART XI
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MALAWI INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION

    82.    Establishment of the Institute

    83.    Composition of the Board

    84.    Duties of the Board

    85.    Powers of the Board

    86.    Vacation of office

    87.    Secretary of the Board

    88.    Meetings of the Board

    89.    Procedure at Board meetings

    90.    Executive Director

    91.    Deputy Executive Director

    92.    Other staff

    93.    Terms and conditions of service

    94.    Proposals and reports to the Board

    95.    Withdrawal and suspension of students or participants

    96.    Finance and Audit Committee

    97.    Control of finances

    98.    Accounts

    99.    Expenditure

    100.    Appeals for public subscription

    101.    Borrowing and investments

    102.    Property of the Institute

PART XII
STUDENTS

    103.    Duty to obey school or college rules

    104.    Medical examination

PART XIII
FEES

    105.    Minister may prescribe certain fees

PART XIV
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISION

    106.    Power of Minister to make regulations or rules

    107.    Delegation

    108.    Defective appointment…