Department of Education (New South Wales)
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The New South Wales Department of Education, a department of the Government of New South Wales, is responsible for the delivery and co-ordination of early childhood, primary school, secondary school, vocational education, adult, migrant and higher education in the state of New South Wales, Australia.
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Formed | 1 July 2015 (2015-07-01) (Current) 1880; 144 years ago (1880) (First incarnation) |
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Jurisdiction | New South Wales |
Headquarters | 105 Phillip Street, Parramatta, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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Website | education |
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The department was preceded by the Board of National Education and Council of Education, and has been formerly known by a number of names, including Department of Public Instruction, the Department of Education and Training (DET) between December 1997 and April 2011, and the Department of Education and Communities (DEC) between April 2011 and July 2015.
The department's powers are principally drawn from the Education Act, 1990 (NSW).