What are my rights if I’ve been expelled?
Expulsion is when you are excluded from school permanently. You can be expelled for doing any of the things you can get suspended for and if your behaviour is so serious that suspension is not enough. The school must give you and your parents the chance to explain why you should not be expelled. You and your parents have to be given a notice within 24 hours of your expulsion, stating: • the date your expulsion starts • the reason for expulsion • how to appeal against the expulsion. If you are under 17 the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development regional director must help you enrol in another school. If you are 17 or older the school will give you options for continuing your education. In really serious cases the regional director can stop you from going to other government schools. If they do this they must give you other options. If you disagree with expulsion your parent or guardian can write to the principal within five days of getting the expulsion notice to say yo
