1. Policy statement
Department of Education schools provide every student with the educational support the student needs to learn and maintain positive behaviour.
An updated version of this policy is pending.
2. Policy rules
Principals must, in accordance with the Student Behaviour in Public Schools Procedures:
- document a whole school plan to support positive student behaviour;
- implement the documented whole school plan to support positive student behaviour; and
- provide individual student behaviour support where the need is identified.
3. Responsibility for Implementation and Compliance
Principals are responsible for implementation of the policy.
Line managers are responsible for compliance monitoring.
4. Scope
This policy applies to principals in public schools.
5. Supporting Procedures
6. Definitions
A student’s learned actions, identified in a school’s code of conduct, that contribute to the student’s growth and development and the school’s good order and proper management.
The educational support a student receives from the school in order to learn and maintain identified behaviour.
A person who is enrolled at a Department of Education school.
7. Related documents
Child Protection in Department of Education Sites
Dress Codes for Students in Public Schools
Duty of Care for Students for Public Schools
Incident Management on Department of Education Sites
Risk and Business Continuity Management
Student Attendance in Public Schools
Effective Teaching
Incident Management Plan Template (staff only)
Guidelines for Implementing Documented Plans in Public Schools (staff only)
Physical Contact with Students (staff only)
Records Management Manual for School College and Campus Records (staff only)
8. Contact information
Policy manager:
Director, Student Engagement and Wellbeing Directorate
Policy contact officer:
Principal Consultant, Student Engagement and Wellbeing Branch
9. History of changes
| Effective date | Last update date | Policy version no. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 January 2016 | 2.0 | ||
| This new policy replaces the Behaviour Management in Schools policy. Endorsed by the Director General on 9 December 2015 D15/0557868 | |||
| 4 January 2016 | 11 August 2016 | 2.1 | |
| Updated contact information D16/0522722 | |||
| 4 January 2016 | 3 October 2018 | 2.2 | |
| Minor changes to include reference to Public Schools D18/0151652 and updated legislation links D18/0207680. | |||
| 4 January 2016 | 18 February 2022 | 2.3 | |
| Minor change to update contact details D22/0103486 | |||
10. More information
This policy:
Student Behaviour in Public Schools Policy v2.3
Supporting procedures:
Student Behaviour in Public Schools Procedures
Policy and all supporting documents:
Student Behaviour in Public Schools Policy Bundle
Policy review date
4 January 2019
Policy last updated
18 February 2022