Section 18, The Education Act, 2004

(1) Subject to this Act, it shall be the duty of the managerof a school– (a) to keep a register of teachers employed thereat, showing the particulars of such teachers; (b) to ensure that all teachers employed at the school are fit and proper persons to be in charge of children and are qualified to give instruction in one or more subjects of the curriculum in force at the school; (c) to ensure that the head teacher or teacher keeps a roll of the pupils enrolled at the school and a register of the daily attendance of such pupils in the form prescribed by the Minister and furnish to the Ministry at such times and for such periods as the Minister may require correct returns, in the form prescribed by the Minister by rules made under this Act, of the entries in any such register; (d) to keep such records, statistics and accounts and to make such returns and report to the Ministry at such times and in such manner as may be prescribed by the Minister; (e) to ensure that the school is conducted properly in accordance with a curriculum approved by the Minister; (f) to ensure that the school premises and site are maintained in a manner satisfactory to the Minister; (g) to ensure that the accommodation provided at the premises is adequate and suitable, having regard to the number, age and sex of the pupils enrolled in the school; (h) to visit the school whilst in session and assure himself that it is properly conducted, or cause it to be visited by a person approved by the Minister at least twice in every year with an interval of not less than three months between any two such visits. Penalty for unauthorised establishment, etc. Duties of managers of Registration of private (2) It shall be the duty of the manager of any school to produce or cause to be produced, on demand by the Minister or any officer of the Ministry either generally or specifically authorized in writing by the Minister in that behalf, or, in the case of a primary school, by any person either generally or specially authorised in writing in that behalf by the local authority for the area in which such school is situate, the roll, register, record, statistics and accounts referred to in subsection (l).