// mandatory fields

<!--
function checkform ( form ) {
 if (document.newentry.howHear.value == "") {
   alert( "Please select how you first heard about Queensland Academies" );
   document.newentry.howHear.focus();
   return false;
 }	
 
  if (document.newentry.howHear.value == "Other") {
	  if (document.newentry.howOther.value == "") {
   		alert( "Please indicate from which other source you have heard about Queensland Academies" );
   		document.newentry.howOther.focus();
   		return false;
	  }
 }

if (document.newentry.lastName.value == "") {
   alert( "Please enter your Surname (Student details)" );
   document.newentry.lastName.focus();
   return false;
 }

if (document.newentry.firstName.value == "") {
   alert( "Please enter your Given name(s) (Student details)" );
   document.newentry.firstName.focus();
   return false;
 }
 if (document.newentry.gender.value == "") {
   alert( "Please select gender" );
   document.newentry.gender.focus();
   return false;
 }
 if (document.newentry.day.value == "") {
   alert( "Please enter your Date of birth (day)" );
   document.newentry.day.focus();
   return false;
 }
 if (document.newentry.month.value == "") {
   alert( "Please select your Date of birth (month)" );
   document.newentry.month.focus();
   return false;
 }
 if (document.newentry.dyear.value == "" || document.newentry.dyear.value == "yyyy" ) {
   alert( "Please enter your Date of birth (year)" );
   document.newentry.dyear.focus();
   return false;
 }
 if (document.newentry.year.value == "") {
   alert( "Please enter your Current year level in 2006" );
   document.newentry.year.focus();
   return false;
 }
 if (document.newentry.school.value == "") {
   alert( "Please enter your Current school name" );
   document.newentry.school.focus();
   return false;
 }
  if (document.newentry.psurname.value == "") {
   alert( "Please enter Surname (Parent/carer details)" );
   document.newentry.psurname.focus();
   return false;
 }
 if (document.newentry.pfirstname.value == "") {
   alert( "Please enter Given name(s) (Parent/carer details)" );
   document.newentry.pfirstname.focus();
   return false;
 }
 if (document.newentry.street.value == "") {
   alert( "Please enter Street number and name" );
   document.newentry.street.focus();
   return false;
 }
  if (document.newentry.postcode.value == "") {
   alert( "Please enter Postcode" );
   document.newentry.postcode.focus();
   return false;
 }
 if (document.newentry.city.value == "") {
   alert( "Please enter City" );
   document.newentry.city.focus();
   return false;
 }
 if (document.newentry.country.value == "") {
   alert( "Please enter Country" );
   document.newentry.country.focus();
   return false;
 }
 if (document.newentry.phone.value == "" || document.newentry.phone.value == "i.e. 07 1234 5678") {
   alert( "Please enter Home phone number" );
   document.newentry.phone.focus();
   return false;
 }
 if (document.newentry.method.value == "") {
   alert( "Please select your Preferred method of contact" );
   document.newentry.method.focus();
   return false;
 }
 
  if (document.newentry.info.value == "") {
   alert( "Please select if you will be attending the information session" );
   document.newentry.info.focus();
   return false;
 }
 
   if (document.newentry.info.value != "" && document.newentry.number.value == "") {
   alert( "Please select how many people will be attending the information session" );
   document.newentry.number.focus();
   return false;
 }


 
 return true;
}
	
	
//-->