Department of Education (Australia)
| Department overview | |
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| Formed | 18 September 2013 |
| Preceding Department | |
| Dissolved | 23 December 2014 |
| Superseding agency | |
| Jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Headquarters | Canberra |
| Ministers responsible |
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| Department executive |
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| Child Department |
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| Website | www |
| Footnotes | |
The Australian Department of Education was a department of the Government of Australia charged with the responsibility for national policies and programs to help Australians access quality and affordable childcare; early childhood education, school education, post-school, higher education, international education and academic research. The head of the department was the Secretary of the Department of Education, Lisa Paul AO PSM, who reported to the Minister for Education, the Hon. Christopher Pyne MP, the Assistant Minister for Education, the Hon. Sussan Ley MP, and the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education, Senator the Hon. Scott Ryan.
The department was formed by way of an Administrative Arrangements Order issued on 18 September 2013 and replaced the functions previously performed by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR). DEEWR was formed in 2007 and absorbed the former Department of Education, Science and Training and the former Department of Employment and Workplace Relations.
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