Department of Education
Logo prior to January 2023
Department overview
Formed14 July 1933 (1933-07-14)
Preceding Department
  • Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
JurisdictionVictoria, Australia
Minister responsible
Department executive
  • Jenny Atta, Secretary
Websiteeducation.vic.gov.au
Agency IDPROV VA 5035

The Department of Education is a government department in Victoria, Australia.[1]

History

Victoria's Department of Education appointed its first director, Frank Tate in 1900,[2] and it had begun to employ women graduates. Christina Montgomery was one of the first.[3]

Formerly known as the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development until January 2015 and Department of Education and Training (DET) until January 2023,[4] the department is responsible for the state's education system. Until January 2023, the department was also responsible for TAFE, training and higher education until these functions were transferred to the Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions.[5]

Ministers

As of October 2023, the department supports one minister in the following portfolios:[6]

Name Party Portfolio
Ben Carroll Labor Minister for Education

Functions

The department has responsibility for the following policy areas:[7]

Agencies

Agencies under the DE's portfolios include:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "About us". www.education.vic.gov.au.
  2. ↑ Selleck, R. J. W., "Frank Tate (1864–1939)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 2024-01-11
  3. ↑ Dow, Gwyneth, "Christina Smith Montgomery (1870–1965)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 2024-01-11
  4. ↑ "Order Establishing and Renaming Departments" (PDF). Victorian Government Gazette. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "New Cabinet To Keep Doing What Matters". Premier of Victoria. 5 December 2022.
  6. ↑ "Ministers and key staff: Department of Education and Training". wVictorian Government. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  7. ↑ strategicplan.pdf (PDF)
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