Department of Education and Science (Australia)
| Department overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 13 December 1966[1] |
| Preceding Department |
Department of Territories (I) - for education in the NT |
| Dissolved | 19 December 1972[1] |
| Superseding agency |
Department of Education (I) Department of Science (I) |
| Jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Department executives |
John Bunting, Secretary (1966‑67) Hugh Ennor, Secretary (1967‑72) |
The Department of Education and Science was an Australian government department that existed between December 1966 and December 1972.
Scope
Information about the department's functions and/or government funding allocation could be found in the Administrative Arrangements Orders, the annual Portfolio Budget Statements and in the Department's annual reports.
At its creation, the Department's functions were:[1]
- general education policy
- education research
- administration of various schemes of assistance for overseas students in Australia, particularly the Colombo Plan
- Australian activities in relation to UNESCO
- administration of scholarships for Australian students
- administrative assistance for the committee concerned with the development of the concept and scheme of advanced education in Australia
- science facilities grants to secondary schools both government and non-government
- secretariat for the Australian Research Grants Committee
Structure
The Department was a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Education and Science.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 CA 1196: Department of Education and Science, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 29 December 2013