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Department Of Education (Australia)
The Department of Education is a department of the Government of Australia formed on 1 July 2022. History The department was formed by way of an Administrative Arrangements Order issued on 1 June 2022. It split the preceding Department of Education, Skills and Employment into the newly formed Department of Education and Department of Employment and Workplace Relations. Preceding departments The Department of Education's predecessor departments have been: * Department of Education and Science (13 December 1966 – 19 December 1972) * Department of Education (19 December 1972 – 11 March 1983) * Department of Education and Youth Affairs (11 March 1983 – 13 December 1984) * Department of Education (13 December 1984 – 24 July 1987) * Department of Employment, Education and Training (DEET) (24 July 1987 – 11 March 1996) * Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs (DEETYA) (11 March 1996 – 21 October 1998) * Department of Education, Training a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coat Of Arms Of Australia
The coat of arms of Australia, officially the Commonwealth Coat of Arms, is a formal symbol of the Commonwealth of Australia. It depicts a shield, containing symbols of Australia's six states, and is held up by native Australian animals, the kangaroo and the emu. The seven-pointed Commonwealth Star surmounting the crest also represents the states and territories, while golden wattle, the national floral emblem, appears below the shield. The first arms were authorised by Edward VII, King Edward VII on 7 May 1908, and the current version by George V, King George V on 19 September 1912, although the 1908 version continued to be used in some contexts, notably appearing on the obverse and reverse, reverse of the Sixpence (Australian), sixpenny coin. Design Escutcheon The Escutcheon (heraldry), escutcheon (central shield) is the focal point of the coat of arms, and contains six Quarter (heraldry), quarters, each containing a representation of the badge of an Australian state. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Department Of Education (1984–87)
An education ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for education. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of Education, Department of Education, and Ministry of Public Education, and the head of such an agency may be a minister of education or secretary of education. Such agencies typically address educational concerns such as the quality of schools or standardization of curriculum. The first such ministry ever is considered to be the Commission of National Education (, ), founded in 1773 in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Following is a list of education ministries by country: Africa * Ministry of National Education (Algeria) * Ministry of Education (Egypt) * Ministry of Education (Ethiopia) * Ministry of Education (Ghana) * Ministry of Education (Kenya) * Ministry of Education (Namibia) * Nigeria: :* Federal Ministry of Education (Nigeria) :* Rivers State: Rivers State Ministry of Edu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Departments Of Australia
A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a means by which organizational policies are enforced, as well as a mechanism for determining policy. In many countries, the government has a kind of constitution, a statement of its governing principles and philosophy. While all types of organizations have governance, the term ''government'' is often used more specifically to refer to the approximately 200 independent national governments and subsidiary organizations. The main types of modern political systems recognized are democracies, totalitarian regimes, and, sitting between these two, authoritarian regimes with a variety of hybrid regimes. Modern classification systems also include monarchies as a standalone entity or as a hybrid system of the main three. Historically prevalent forms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Education In Australia
Education in Australia encompasses the sectors of early childhood education (preschool) and primary education (primary schools), followed by secondary education (high schools), and finally tertiary education, which includes higher education (University, universities and other higher education providers) and vocational education (registered training organisations). Regulation and funding of education is primarily the responsibility of the States and territories of Australia, States and territories; however, the Australian Government also contributes to funding. Education in Australia is compulsory between the ages of four, five, or six and fifteen, sixteen or seventeen, depending on the state or territory and the date of birth. For primary and secondary education, government schools educate approximately 64 per cent of Australian students, with approximately 36 per cent in non-government schools. At the tertiary level, the majority of List of universities in Australia, Austral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Australian Commonwealth Government Entities
This list of Australian Government entities includes ministerial departments, principal entities, secondary entities, and other entities, which are grouped into a number of areas of portfolio responsibility. Each portfolio is led by one or more government ministers who are members of the federal parliament, appointed by the governor-general on the advice of the prime minister. As of December 2023, there are 1,334 government entities reportable to the Australian Government Organisations Register. This includes: * 191 "principal" entities, including non-corporate Commonwealth entities (such as the 20 cabinet departments), corporate Commonwealth entities, and Commonwealth companies * 693 "secondary" entities, such as advisory bodies, ministerial forums, and statutory offices * 450 "other" entities, such as subsidiaries of government companies, joint ventures, national law bodies, and bodies linked through statutory contracts, agreements or delegations Principal entities Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Department Of The Prime Minister And Cabinet (Australia)
The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (PM&C) is a department of the Australian Government with broad-ranging responsibilities; notably, intergovernmental and whole of government policy coordination and assisting the prime minister of Australia in managing the Federal Cabinet. The PM&C was established in 1971 and traces its origins back to the Prime Minister's Department established in 1911. The role of PM&C is to support the policy agenda of the prime minister and Cabinet through high-quality policy advice and the coordination of the implementation of key government programs, to manage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander policy and programs and to promote reconciliation, to provide leadership for the Australian Public Service alongside the Australian Public Service Commission, to oversee the honours and symbols of the Commonwealth, to provide support to whole of government services, manage Australia's honours policies, and perform other functions. The departm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Department Of Education (Australia, 2019–2020)
The Australian Department of Education was a short-lived department of the Government of Australia in existence between 29 May 2019 and 1 February 2020. It was charged with the responsibility for national policies and programs that help Australians access quality and affordable early childhood education, school education, higher education, vocational education and training, international education and academic research. The head of the department was the Secretary of the Department of Education, Dr Michele Bruniges AM, who reported to the Minister for Education, the Hon. Dan Tehan MP. The department merged with the Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business (except small business functions) to form the Department of Education, Skills and Employment on 1 February 2020. History The department was formed by way of an Administrative Arrangements Order issued on 29 May 2019. It incorporated the functions of the previous Department of Education and Training, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Department Of Education And Training (Australia)
The Australian Department of Education and Training was a former Government department, department of the Government of Australia that was in existence between 2014 and 2019 and which was charged with the responsibility for national policies and programs that help Australians access quality and affordable early childhood education, school education, higher education, vocational education and training, international education and academic research. The head of the department was the Departmental secretary, Secretary of the Department of Education and Training, Michele Bruniges, who reported to the Minister for Education and Training#List of ministers for education and training, Minister for Education and Training, The Honourable, the Hon. Dan Tehan MP. History The department was formed by way of an Machinery of government#Australian Government Administrative Arrangement Orders, Administrative Arrangements Order issued on 23 December 2014. It incorporated the functions of the prev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Department Of Education (Australia, 2013–14)
The Australian Department of Education was a department of the Australian Government 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 , who reported to the Minister for Education, the Hon Christopher Pyne , the Assistant Minister for Education, the Hon Sussan Ley , and the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education, Senator the Hon Scott Ryan. History 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 fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Department Of Education, Employment And Workplace Relations
The Australian Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) was a department of the Government of Australia. It was formed in 2007 and absorbed the former departments of Education, Science and Training, and Employment and Workplace Relations. As a result of an Administrative Arrangements Order issued on 18 September 2013, the Department of Education and the Department of Employment were created out of the former Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. Scope In the Administrative Arrangements Order of 3 December 2007, the functions of the department were broadly classified into the following matters: * Primary and secondary-level education policy and programs * Science awareness programs in schools * Income support policies and programs for students and apprentices * Employment policy, including employment services * Job Services Australia * Labour market and income support policies and programs for people of working age * Workpl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Department Of Education, Science And Training (Australia)
The Department of Education, Science and Training (also called DEST) was an Australian government department that existed between November 2001 and December 2007. Scope Information about the department's functions and government funding allocation could be found in the Administrative Arrangements Orders, the annual Portfolio Budget Statements, in the Department's annual reports and on the Department's website. According to the Administrative Arrangements Order made on 26 November 2001, the Department dealt with: *Education, other than migrant adult education *Science policy *Promotion of collaborative research in science and technology *Training, including new apprenticeships and training services *Co-ordination of research policy *Research grants and fellowships *Radioactive waste management Structure The Department was an Australian Public Service The Australian Public Service (APS) is the federal civil service of the Commonwealth of Australia res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
