St Joseph's School
|
|
|
At St Joseph's School, we share personal information about a student with their parent/guardian (including in response to parent/guardian requests) when appropriate and in accordance with legislation.
Education and Training Act 2020
Under the Education and Training Act 2020 (s 103, 165), our school ensures that parents receive information about the performance of their child and are told about matters that are preventing or slowing the progress of their child at school, or harming their relationships with teachers or other students. We report to parents in these circumstances, even if a student requests confidentiality.
Separated parents have equal access to information about their child, unless there is a court order preventing educational information being shared. It is the responsibility of any parent/guardian to inform the school of any such order. Grandparents, step-parents, and caregivers do not have rights of access to this information unless this has been approved by a Court or all parents/guardians have agreed in writing.
Privacy Act 2020
Parents/Guardians are usually able to access other information about their child if they request it, unless there is a good reason to withhold it. We can share personal information about students with parents and guardians in accordance with the information privacy principles of the Privacy Act 2020. See Privacy Act 2020 and the Privacy Principles 
(Privacy Commissioner).
We take into account the views of the student if appropriate and practicable, and where this will not cause harm to the student. We may advise a student of a request for access to their personal information by a parent, particularly where the student is able to exercise their own rights in seeking access to their personal information. Also see Rights of Parents, Guardians, and Caregivers and Personal Information Access and Correction Process.
As required by the Privacy Act, we keep personal information the school holds up to date and correct. Requests for corrections can only be made by the person the information is about or their representative (e.g. parent/guardian). We may agree with a requested correction and update the personal information. If we do not agree with a request for correction, the requester is given an opportunity to have a statement of correction held with the information.
Withholding information
Good reasons for withholding information include:
In situations where we've decided to withhold personal information about a child, we inform their parent/guardian that they can refer the decision to the Privacy Commissioner (personal information) or the Ombudsman (official information).
Hei mihi | Acknowledgement SchoolDocs appreciates the professional advice of Kathryn Dalziel, senior barrister specialising in privacy law and certified seminar leader for the Office of the Privacy Commissioner. |
Release history: Term 4 2024, Term 1 2024, Term 1 2021
