Organisation Education Department (1873 - 1985)

Victoria

From
1873
To
1985

Summary

The Education Department (Victoria) was established in 1873 under section five of the Education Act 1872 (No.447). Prior to the creation of the Education Department, the administration of education was the responsibility of the Chief Secretary and the Board of Education, which was established in 1862.The functions of the Education Department included: "provision of educational instruction in primary and post primary schools (previously Technical and High schools), provision of educational facilities and equipment, employment and training of teachers in government schools and colleges and curriculum development and research". In 1985, after significant restructuring, the functions administered by the Education Department were taken over by the Ministry of Education.

Timeline

 1873 - 1985 Education Department
       1985 - 1991 Ministry of Education
             1991 - 1992 Ministry of Education and Training

Published resources

Curriculum

  • Victoria. Education Department, Curriculum Frameworks P-12: An Introduction, Curriculum Branch, Education Department of Victoria, 1985. Details

Discussion Papers

  • Victoria. Education Department, Curriculum P-12 Frameworks. First Draft, Curriculum Branch, Education Department of Victoria, Melbourne, November 1985. Details

Policies

  • Victoria. Education Department, Ministerial papers: 1-6, Education Department of Victoria, Melbourne, 1985. Details

Reports

  • Holloway, David (Principal Curriculum Officer Victoria). Education Department, Guidelines for School Programs 1984. A Compendium of Curriculum Statements Current for Primary and Postprimary Schools in 1984. Revised Edition 1985, Curriculum Branch, Education Department of Victoria, Melbourne, 1985. Details
  • Victoria. Committee on State Education in Victoria, Report of the Committee on State Education in Victoria (Ramsay Report), Department of Education of Victoria, Melbourne, 1960. Details
  • Victoria. Education Department, Curriculum Development and Planning in Victoria: Ministerial Paper No. 6, Education Department of Victoria, Melbourne, 1983-4. Details
  • Western Australia. Committee of Inquiry into Education in Western Australia, Education in Western Australia: Report of the Committee of Inquiry into Education in Western Australia (Beazley Report), Department of Education, Perth, March 1984. Details

Online Resources