Organisation Education Department (1886 - 1989)

Tasmania

From
1886
To
1989

Summary

The Education Department (Tasmania) was established on 1 January 1886, under The Education Act, 1885 (49 Vict. No.15). The primary functions of the Department were "the management and control of the state system of primary and secondary education." The Department was abolished on 17 July 1989 and was replaced by the Department of Education and the Arts.

Timeline

 1989 - 1996 Department of Education and the Arts
       1886 - 1989 Education Department

Published resources

Discussion Papers

  • Education Department of Tasmania, Requirements for a Curriculum: A discussion paper, 1980. Details

Policies

  • Education Department of Tasmania, White paper on Tasmanian Schools and Colleges in the 1980s, Hobart, 1981. Details

Reports

  • Education Department of Tasmania, The School in Society: The Report of the Committee set up to Investigate the Role of the School in Society, Education Deptartment of Tasmania, Hobart, 1968. Details
  • Education Department of Tasmania, Secondary Education in Tasmania: A Review for the Education Department by the Committee on Secondary Education, Hobart, 1977. Details
  • Education Department of Tasmania, Secondary Education: The Future, Education Department of Australia, Hobart, 1987. Details
  • Tasmania. Education Department, Tasmanian Education: Next Decade (TEND Report), Education Department of Tasmania, Hobart, 1978. Details

Online Resources