Resources
Ministerial Order and Expulsion Policy overview
- Ministerial Order 1125 – Procedures for suspension and expulsion of students in government schools
- Expulsion Policy overview
- Expulsion Policy overview
Expulsion templates and support tools
Expulsion consideration
- Principal expulsion checklist (staff login required)
- Notice of suspension (staff login required) – used where the student is suspended from school immediately while an expulsion is being considered
- Allocating a teacher checklist (staff login required) – used when allocating a teacher to support a student when suspension last more than 5 consecutive days
- Student absence learning plan (staff login required) – used to support the student’s learning while they are absent from school
- Record of behaviour support and intervention meeting (staff login required):
- guidance on convening a behaviour support and intervention meeting
- meeting agenda with essential questions to guide discussions
- template to record the meeting outcomes
Relevant person during an expulsion process
Nomination and consent of relevant person form – used when a student, parent or carer seeks to nominate another adult to participate in the expulsion process as a Relevant Person
Appointing a person from the suitable persons list
Request to appoint a person from the suitable persons list form (staff login required) – used by the principal, in consultation with the Student Support Services Regional Network, when there is no adult available to act as the ‘relevant person’ for a student
Support person
Support persons guide – information and checklist to guide a support person in their role supporting students during an expulsion process
Expulsion decision
- Notice of expulsion and expulsion appeal information and form (staff login required) – to be completed, signed by the principal, and provided to the parent/carer when confirming a decision to expel.
The Notice of expulsion and expulsion appeal information and form is also available to download in different languages:- Arabic (staff login required)
- Arabic (staff login required)
- Chinese Simplified (staff login required)
- Chinese Simplified (staff login required)
- Dari (staff login required)
- Dari (staff login required)
- Dinka (staff login required)
- Dinka (staff login required)
- Farsi (staff login required)
- Farsi (staff login required)
- Hakha Chin (staff login required)
- Hakha Chin (staff login required)
- Karen (staff login required)
- Karen (staff login required)
- Nuer (staff login required)
- Nuer (staff login required)
- Oromo (staff login required)
- Oromo (staff login required)
- Pashto (staff login required)
- Pashto (staff login required)
- Samoan (staff login required)
- Samoan (staff login required)
- Somali (staff login required)
- Somali (staff login required)
- Swahili (staff login required)
- Swahili (staff login required)
- Tamil (staff login required)
- Tamil (staff login required)
- Tigrinya (staff login required)
- Tigrinya (staff login required)
- Turkish (staff login required)
- Turkish (staff login required)
- Vietnamese (staff login required)
- Vietnamese (staff login required)
- Expulsion report (staff login required) – to be completed, signed by the principal, and forwarded to the Regional Director with a copy of the Notice of Expulsion and any other relevant documentation
- Supported transition plan (staff login required) – used when supporting a student to transition to another educational setting following expulsion
Appeal process
- Expulsion appeal process overview (staff login required)
- Expulsion Review Panel Report (staff login required) – used by an Expulsion Review Panel and forwarded to the Secretary or delegate
- Student Safety and Wellbeing Expert Panel referral form (staff login required) – used by a principal if an expulsion decision has been overturned on appeal but the principal continues to hold significant concerns for the safety of students
Expulsion of students in government schools – Explainer video
The following short, animated video is an overview of the expulsion of students in Victorian government schools. This resource for school leaders explains the key requirements and processes that must be followed when considering expelling a student.
Training resources
Information for parents, carers and students
- Information for parents and carers about school expulsions
- Information for parents and carers about school expulsions
- Information for students about school expulsions
- Information for students about school expulsions
Resources for supporting student behaviour
- Behaviour – Students – policy, guidance and resources on supporting student behaviour, including responding to challenging behaviour.
- Behaviour support at – professional learning courses for educators and early childhood professionals
- Managing and Reporting School Incidents (including emergencies) Policy
- Respectful Relationships
- Restraint and Seclusion Policy
- Student Sexual Offending and Problem Sexual Behaviour Policy
- Student Support Services
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Reviewed 25 January 2024