The school charter is a guideline for the Tamil School Board and it was jointly developed by the Eelam Tamil Association (ETA)???Victoria, ETA Tamil School Board and the Ethnic School Association of Victoria. It stipulates the functions and responsibilities of the School Board and also identifies how the Tamil School will improve the student learning of the Tamil language within the guidelines provided by the Ethnic School Association of Victoria.

The School Charter sets out the Eelam Tamil School???s commitment to continuous improvement in standards of achievement in all areas of school life and particularly in the levels of educational standard achieved in Tamil language by its students. The charter is the school platform for planning, decision - making and resource allocation.

The school charter contains the schools statement of purpose and educational values. It defines the schools educational goals and priorities for improvement and identifies measurable achievements. This explains the management structure and the code of practice. It also sets out the curriculum profile and the guidelines for the administration of the campuses of the School.

Through the charter, all campuses of the Eelam Tamil Association Tamil School are able to develop the program they need to improve the student learning of the Tamil Language.