Department of Education and Communities (New South Wales)

New South Wales Department of Education and Communities
Government Department overview

Formed	2011
Preceding Government Department	New South Wales Department of Education and Training
Jurisdiction	New South Wales
Headquarters	35 Bridge Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ministers responsible	Adrian Piccoli MP, Minister for Education Leslie Williams MP, Assistant Minister for Education and the Minister for Early Childhood Education Stuart Ayres MP, Minister for Sport
Government Department executives	Michele Bruniges, Director-General Leslie Loble, Chief Executive, Office of Education Carol Mills, Chief Executive, Office of Communities
Key document	Education Act, 1990 (NSW)
Website	http://www.dec.nsw.gov.au

The New South Wales Department of Education and Communities, a department of the Government of New South Wales, is responsible for primary schools, secondary schools and Technical and Further Education (TAFE) colleges. In addition, the department oversees the provision of pre-school, adult, migrant and higher education in the state.

The Department's powers are principally drawn from the Education Act, 1990 (NSW).^[1]

Structure

The head of the Department is its Director-General, presently Dr Michele Bruniges. The Department reports to the Minister for Education, currently Adrian Piccoli; supported by the Assistant Minister for Education and the Minister for Early Childhood Education, currently Leslie Williams; and the Minister for Sport, presently Stuart Ayres. Ultimately the ministers are responsible to the Parliament of New South Wales.

With a budget of more than A$8 billion, over 2,240 schools and 130 TAFE campuses with a total enrolments of almost 1 million students, DET represents roughly one-quarter of the State's total budget each year.

Directors-General of Education

Peter Board (8 February 1905 - 31 December 1922)
Stephen Smith (1 January 1923 - 1 August 1930)
G. Ross Thomas (2 August 1930 - 21 September 1940)
John McKenzie(22 September 1940 - 29 November 1952)
Sir Harold Wyndham (1 December 1952 - 31 December 1968)
David Verco (1 January 1969 - 3 July 1972)
John Buggie (4 July 1972 - 18 February 1977)
Douglas Swan (21 February 1977 - 8 July 1985)
Robert Winder (10 July 1985 - 29 April 1988)
Fenton Sharpe (30 April 1988 - 12 November 1991)
Ken Boston (2 January 1992 - 12 July 2002)
Jan McLelland (22 October 2002 - 22 January 2004)
Andrew Cappie-Wood (22 January 2004 - 14 April 2007)
Michael Coutts-Trotter (14 April 2007 - 28 March 2011)
Michele Bruniges (7 September 2011 - )

References

↑ "NSW Education Act 1990". Parliament of New South Wales. 1990. Retrieved 6 May 2007.

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Departments and agencies of the New South Wales Government

New South Wales Government

Premier and Cabinet	Audit Office Barangaroo Delivery Authority Independent Commission Against Corruption Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal Infrastructure NSW NSW Electoral Commission Office of Western Sydney Ombudsman’s Office Parliamentary Counsel’s Office Police Integrity Commission Public Service Commission (to be established)

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Education and Communities	Aboriginal Affairs Board of Studies Board of Vocational Education and Training Children’s Guardian Combat Sports Authority of NSW Commission for Children and Young People Community Relations Commission Early Childhood Education and Care Hunter Region Sporting Venues Authority Illawarra Venues Authority Institute of Teachers NSW Institute of Sport Office of Communities Parramatta Stadium Trust Public Schools Sport and Recreation Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground Trust Sydney Olympic Park Authority TAFE and Community Education TAFE Commission Communities Veterans Affairs Volunteering Youth

Family and Community Services	Aboriginal Housing Office Ageing, Disability and Home Care incl Office for Ageing City West Housing Pty Ltd Community Services Home Care Service Home Purchase Assistance Fund Housing NSW NSW Businesslink Pty Ltd Office for Women’s Policy

Finance and Services	Aust. Centre for Advanced Computing & Communications (ac3) Board of Surveying and Spatial Information Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal Geographic Names Board Hunter Water Corporation Motor Accidents Authority Land and Property Information NSW Architects Registration Board NSW Fair Trading NSW Government Telecommunications Authority NSW Land and Housing Corporation (jointly with FACS) NSW Procurement NSW Public Works Office of Industrial Relations Office of State Revenue Rental Bond Board State Contracts Control Board State Property Authority State Records Authority Surveyor General Sydney Water Corporation Teacher Housing Authority Waste Assets Management Corporation WorkCover Authority Workers’ Compensation (Dust Diseases) Board ValuerGeneral

Health	Ambulance Service of NSW Cancer Institute of New South Wales Health Administration Corporation Health Care Complaints Commission Health Professional Councils Authority Local Health Districts x 15 Statutory Health Corporations x 10

Planning and Environment	Centennial Park and Moore Park Trust Central Coast Regional Development Corporation Historic Houses Trust Hunter Development Corporation Landcom Luna Park Reserve Trust Office of Environment & Heritage Office of Local Government Redfern-Waterloo Authority Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority UrbanGrowth

Trade and Investment, Regional Infrastructure and Services	Agriculture Aquatic Reserves Arts NSW Art Gallery Australian Museum Benerembah Irrigation District Environ. Protection Trust Biosecurity Casino, Liquor and Gaming Authority Catchment Management Authorities Central Coast Water Corporation Chief Scientist and Engineer Chipping Norton Lake Authority Cobar Water Board Crown Lands 'Department of Primary Industries Destination NSW incl. Tourism, Events, Homebush Motor RA Energy Corporations Energy, Mining and Biofuels Fisheries Food Authority Forests NSW Game Council Lake Illawarra Authority Livestock Health and Pest Authorities Marine Parks Authority Mine Subsidence Board Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing Office of Rural Affairs Office of Water Primary Industries Regional Development Retail Tenancies Unit Rural Assistance Authority Screen NSW Small Business State Development State Library Sydney Catchment Authority Sydney Opera House Tourism and Major Events Policy Wild Dog Destruction Board

Transport	Independent Transport Safety Regulator Newcastle Port Corporation NSW TrainLink Office of Transport Safety Investigations Port Kembla Port Corporation Public Transport Ticketing Corporation RailCorp Roads & Maritime Services State Transit Authority Sydney Ferries Sydney Metro Authority Sydney Ports Corporation Sydney Trains

Treasury	Crown Finance Entity Electricity Tariff Equalisation Ministerial Corporation Liability Management Ministerial Corporation NSW Self Insurance Corporation Office of Financial Management T Corp

Department of Education and Communities (New South Wales)

Structure

Directors-General of Education

See also

References

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