Department of Education (Australia)
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 The national office of the Department of Education, 50 Marcus Clarke Street, Canberra. | |
| Department overview | |
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| Formed | 1 July 2022[1] |
| Preceding Department | |
| Jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Headquarters | Canberra |
| Ministers responsible |
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| Department executive | |
| Child Department |
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| Website | www |
| Footnotes | |
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The Department of Education is a department of the Government of Australia formed on 1 July 2022.[1]
History
[edit]The department was formed by way of an Administrative Arrangements Order issued on 1 June 2022.[1] It split the preceding Department of Education, Skills and Employment into the newly formed Department of Education and Department of Employment and Workplace Relations.
Preceding departments
[edit]The Department of Education's predecessor departments have been:
- Department of Education and Science (13 December 1966 – 19 December 1972)
- Department of Education (19 December 1972 – 11 March 1983)
- Department of Education and Youth Affairs (11 March 1983 – 13 December 1984)
- Department of Education (13 December 1984 – 24 July 1987)
- Department of Employment, Education and Training (DEET) (24 July 1987 – 11 March 1996)
- Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs (DEETYA) (11 March 1996 – 21 October 1998)
- Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs (DETYA) (21 October 1998 – 26 November 2001)
- Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) (26 November 2001 – 3 December 2007)
- Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) (3 December 2007 – 18 September 2013)
- Department of Education (18 September 2013 – 23 December 2014)
- Department of Education and Training (23 December 2014 – 29 May 2019)
- Department of Education (29 May 2019 – 1 February 2020)
- Department of Education, Skills and Employment (DESE) (1 February 2020 – 1 July 2022)
Operational Activities
[edit]The functions of the department are broadly classified into the following matters:[1]
- Schools education policy and programmes
- Education transitions policy and programmes
- Youth affairs and programmes, including youth transitions
- Pre-school education policy and programmes
- Higher education policy, regulation and programmes
- Policy, coordination and support for international education and research
- engagement
- Co-ordination of research policy in relation to universities
- Creation and development of research infrastructure
- Research grants and fellowships
- Early childhood education and care policy and programmes
- Co-ordination of early childhood development policy and responsibilities
See also
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- Minister for Education (Australia)
- List of Australian Commonwealth Government entities
- Education in Australia
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Administrative Order Arrangements" (PDF). Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet. Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Department of Education Organization Chart". 1 July 2022.