Updates to the NSW Registered and Accredited Individual Non-Government Schools Manual and the NSW Registered and Accredited System Non-Government Schools Manual (referred to in this paper as Manuals) were released on 19 December 2016, following the commencement of the Education and Teaching Legislation Amendment Act 2016 (NSW). Various amendments to the Manuals have taken place over the last 18 months, including in relation to financial viability, quality of student learning and notification obligations.