REGISTRATION OF SUMMER SCHOOLS AS EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS REGULATIONS

REGISTRATION OF SUMMER SCHOOLS

AS EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 605.08

REGISTRATION OF SUMMER SCHOOLS

AS EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS

REGULATIONS

9th June, 2009

LEGAL NOTICE 185 of 2009, as amended by Act XXIX of 2019.

The title of these regulations is the Registration of Summer

Schools as Educational Establishments Regulations.

In these regulations, unless the context requires otherwise

"the Act" means the Education Act;

"the Directorate" means the Directorate for Quality and

Standards in Education;

"person in charge" means any person who is co-ordinating the

s p or t , c ul t u r a l , m u s i c a l or o t h e r a c t iv i t i e s i n c l u d e d i n a ny

programme organised in a Summer School;

"Summer School" means any programme offered during the

months of June to September of any year, for children between

three and sixteen years of age providing informal education

through creative, cultural, recreational and sport activities and not

leading to formal certificates.

(1) Any person in charge of a Summer School shall apply

to the Minister to register that Summer School as an educational

establishment under the Act.

(2)

The Directorate may accept an application if

(a) it is duly filled in and accompanied with all necessary

documentation; and

(b) in its opinion, it meets the criteria established in these

regulations.

(3) The documentation accompanying the application shall

include

(a) a clear description of all activities included in the

offered programme together with details regarding the

educational value of such programme; and

(b) information regarding all fees and, or expenses which

may be requested from the participants at the Summer

School.

(4) Registration of a Summer School shall be valid for a period

between June and September of any one year and an application for

registration shall be submitted annually to the Directorate,

accompanied by all necessary documentation.

(5)

Entities which are licensed as a school under the Act shall

REGISTRATION OF SUMMER SCHOOLS

AS EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS

be exempt from applying for registration under these regulations.

However, prior to the start of the Summer School, such entities

shall provide the Directorate with the information required in sub-

regulation (3).

When the entity applying for registration under these

regulations is also licensed to operate as a school under the Act, the

programme offered by the Summer School shall not be the same as,

or a continuation of, the programme of studies offered by the

school during the scholastic year.

(1) No class in a Summer School shall exceed fifteen

participants where any one of the children is between three and

nine years old. Where all the children are between ten and sixteen

years old, no class shall exceed twenty participants.

(2) On the premises where the Summer School is held there

shall be at least one person with a first aid qualification present at

all times.

(3) In activities which are held outside the school premises, or

which involve swimming or travel by air or by sea, there shall be an

extra adult for every two classes of participants. In any case, the

person in charge shall ensure that all necessary measures for the

health and safety of the participants are taken.

The person in charge shall, before accepting any child to

any offered programme, inform the parents of the participants

about any fees and, or other expenses involved.

Registration of a Summer School under these regulations

shall, for the applicable period, mean that such school is to be

considered as an educational establishment registered under the

Act.