Agency Name: | Department of Education |
Picture Width: | 270px |
Picture Caption: | The national office of the Department of Education, 50 Marcus Clarke Street, . |
Formed: | [1] |
Type: | Department |
Preceding1: | Department of Education, Skills and Employment |
Jurisdiction: | Commonwealth of Australia |
Minister1 Name: | Jason Clare |
Minister1 Pfo: | Minister for Education |
Minister2 Name: | Anne Aly |
Minister2 Pfo: | Minister for Early Childhood Education |
Chief1 Name: | Tony Cook |
Chief1 Position: | Secretary (2023–present) |
Child1 Agency: | Shared Services Centre |
Headquarters: | Canberra |
Footnotes: | [2] |
The Department of Education is a department of the Government of Australia formed on 1 July 2022.
The department was formed by way of an Administrative Arrangements Order issued on 1 June 2022. It split the preceding Department of Education, Skills and Employment into the newly formed Department of Education and Department of Employment and Workplace Relations.
The Department of Education's predecessor departments have been:
The functions of the department are broadly classified into the following matters: