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This procedure outlines the protocols to be followed by prospective mature age students and school staff in relation to applications for enrolment at mature age state schools.
A prospective mature age student is a person who is 18 years or older and seeking to enrol in a mature age state school. They will be subject to a criminal history check by the Queensland Police Service.
A prospective mature age student who is ineligible to enrol at a mature age state school (i.e. where they have been refused enrolment by the Director-General in accordance with the Refusal to enrol - Risk to safety or wellbeing procedure) may apply for enrolment at a school of distance education. They will not be subject to a further criminal history check and will receive free distance education if their principal place of residence is at least 16 kilometres from a mature age state school.
A person is not considered a prospective mature age student where they:
People who are not prospective mature age students may apply for enrolment at any appropriate state school and will not be subject to a criminal history check by the Queensland Police Service. Entitlement to enrol at a state school is subject to meeting all eligibility criteria of the school and all enrolment requirements outlined in the Enrolment in state primary, secondary and special schools procedure.
Term
Definition
Charge
Charge (Schedule 1 of Acts Interpretation Act 1954 (Qld)) of an offence means a charge in any form, including, for example, the following—
Charge for an offence, in relation to a charge made outside Queensland, means any allegation of an offence made in a way that is the same, or substantially the same, as a charge under the law of Queensland.
Convicted
Convicted of an offence means being found guilty of the offence, on a plea of guilty or otherwise, whether or not a conviction is recorded.
Criminal history
Criminal history, of a relevant mature age student, means both of the following—
For a relevant mature age student who does not have a criminal history, there is taken to be a change in the student’s criminal history if the student acquires a criminal history.
Mature age state school
A state school listed on the department’s website as a mature age state school.
Mature age student
A person who is 18 years or older and actively enrolled in a mature age state school under the provisions of ss.155-156 of the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006 (Qld).
Offence of concern
This would include a violent offence, an offence that suggests the applicant has difficulty complying with authority, an extensive number of offences, a recent offence, and/or a pattern of offending.
Proof of identity
Prospective mature age students must provide documentation, which proves their true identity. One of the following forms of identification must be supplied to the mature age state school (copies of the original will be made at the school or original certified copies will be accepted):
Prospective mature age student
A person who is 18 years or older and seeking to enrol in a mature age state school.
Note: A person is not considered a prospective mature age student where they:
Prospective mature age student criminal history check
A mature age state school principal must, before deciding on an application for enrolment from a prospective mature age student, ask the police commissioner for a written report about the prospective mature age student’s criminal history.
Serious offence
Serious offences are defined in Section 167 and Schedule 2 or 3, column 1 (subject to any qualification described in column 3) of the Working with Children (Risk Management and Screening) Act 2000 (Qld). It may include offences of violence, sex offences or offences involving drugs.
Unacceptable risk
The principal of a mature age state school must consider whether the prospective mature age student would, if enrolled at the school, pose an unacceptable risk to the safety or wellbeing of members of the school community.
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5.0 Mature Age Student Applications
6.0 Mature Age Student Applications
For further information, please contact the mature age state school of your choice. DoE employees, please contact: MAS.Applications@qed.qld.gov.au
Uncontrolled copy. Refer to the Department of Education Policy and Procedure Register to ensure you have the most current version of this document.
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