Chaplains will continue to work in NSW public schools for at least six months without the regulation or oversight of the federal government, after the High Court ruled the national program was unlawfully funded.

Despite the ruling, chaplains will remain in hundreds of the state's schools until at least the end of the year when existing funding dries up. In the interim, no government body is managing the scheme.

"There should be some checks and balances in place to ensure that money is being spent appropriately": Labor education spokesman Ryan Park. Credit:Adam McLean

The federal government was previously responsible for the program, including receiving and evaluating complaints about proselytising , which is banned under the now defunct guidelines of the National School Chaplaincy Program.

Unlike the other states, NSW does not have its own policy or regulations, as chaplains were banned in its schools prior to the scheme.