Student+work

The full document 'Guidelines for Schools for the Online Publication of Student Images and Schoolwork' can be found [|here] on TKI.



The Ministry of Education strongly recommends that each school adopt an online publication policy that addresses the implications of publishing students' images and schoolwork online. In particular:


 * 1) Schools with primary students should obtain the written consent of each student's parents or legal guardians before publishing any information about the student (including photographs) or any of the student's copyright material on the Internet.


 * 1) Schools with secondary students should obtain the written consent of the student as well as that of the student's parents or guardians (if the student is aged under 20 years) before publishing similar information or material on the Internet.


 * 1) These consents should be sought for each student upon enrolment or, for students already enrolled, when the issue of publication first arises for that student.


 * 1) A school needs to exercise prudent judgment and common sense before publishing a student's material on the Internet. Firstly, the school should check that they hold the student's/parent's consent before publishing the student's material online. Secondly, publication may have legal consequences. As publisher, the school needs to ensure the material does not infringe copyright, does not defame, is not objectionable from a human rights point of view, and is not obscene.