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Summary

The Department of Education [II] (Victoria) was established in November 2006 under the Public Administration Act 2004 (Victorian Government Gazette S 317), replacing the Department of Education and Training (2002-2006). The Department was responsible for carrying out the following functions: "provision of primary and secondary education through Government schools; the planning and management of Government education programs; the regulation of non-Government schools and registration of new schools; and the regulation of standards relating to teachers." These functions were spread across four divisions: the Office of School Education, the Office of Learning and Teaching, the Office of Resources Management and Strategy and the Office of Strategy and Review. The Department was abolished on 14 August 2007, and the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development was established under the Public Administration Act 2004 (Victorian Government Gazette S 189).

Related entries

Timeline

 1992 - 1999 Department of Education
       1999 - 2002 Department of Education, Employment and Training
             2002 - 2006 Department of Education and Training
                   2006 - 2007 Department of Education [II]
                         2007 - Department of Education and Early Childhood Development

Published resources

Online Resources

• Public Record Office Victoria, 'Agency VA 4830 Department of Education [II]', in Public Record Office Victoria website, 2005, http://access.prov.vic.gov.au/public/component/daPublicBaseContainer?component=daViewAgency&breadcrumbPath=Home/Access%20the%20Collection/Browse%20The%20Collection/Agency%20Details&entityId=VA%204830. Details