Education and Training Reform Act 2006

The school council of a Government school may ask the parents of a student enrolled at the school, or anyone else, to make a financial contribution to the school.

A school council may use voluntary contributions for any purpose for any school in relation to which it is constituted unless the contribution is provided for a specified purpose.

The following principles apply in relation to financial contributions—

a school council should clearly explain how contributions will be spent when making a request for a contribution;

each contribution is to be voluntary and obtained without coercion or harassment;

a student at the school is not to be refused instruction in the learning areas specified in Schedule 1 because the student's parents do not make a contribution;

a student is not to be approached, coerced or harassed for contributions;

any record of contributions is confidential.

If the school council asks the parents of a student enrolled at the school to make a financial contribution, the school council must tell the parents about the principles that apply in relation to financial contributions.