| Agency Name: | Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs |
| Formed: | 21 October 1998 |
| Preceding1: | Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs |
| Dissolved: | 26 November 2001 |
| Type: | Department |
| Jurisdiction: | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Minister1 Name: | David Kemp |
| Minister1 Pfo: | Minister for Education, Training and Youth Affairs |
| Chief1 Name: | Steve Sedgwick |
| Chief1 Position: | Secretary |
| Headquarters: | Canberra |
| Website: | detya.gov.au |
The Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs was an Australian government department that existed between October 1998 and November 2001.
Information about the department's functions and government funding allocation could be found in the Administrative Arrangements Orders, the annual Portfolio Budget Statements, in the Department's annual reports and on the Department's website.
According to the Administrative Arrangements Order made on 21 October 1998, the Department dealt with:
The Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Education, Training and Youth Affairs, David Kemp.