# Education Act 1997, Section 19: School performance targets.

Extent: E+W

(1) The Welsh Ministers may by regulations make such provision as the Welsh Ministers consider appropriate for requiring the governing bodies of maintained schools in Wales to secure that annual targets are set in respect of the performance of pupils—
(a) in public examinations or in assessments required by virtue of regulations made under Part 4 of the Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021, in the case of pupils of compulsory school age; or
(b) in public examinations or in connection with the attainment of other external qualifications, in the case of pupils of any age over that age.
(2) Regulations under this section may require—
(a) such targets, and
(b) the past performance of pupils in the particular examinations or assessments, or in connection with the attainment of the particular qualifications, to which such targets relate,
to be published in such manner as is specified in the regulations.
(3) In this section “maintained school” means—
(a) a community, foundation or voluntary school, or
(b) a community or foundation special school (other than one established in a hospital).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/44/section/19 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-act-1997/section-19
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