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Summary

The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (Victoria) was established on 14 August 2007 under section 10 of the Public Administration Act 2004 (Victorian Government Gazette, S 189), replacing the Department of Education [II] (2006-2007). The Department assumed responsibility for functions of the former Department of Education, along with some functions from the Office of Children, Department of Human Services. The Department is responsible for carrying out the following functions (current as of December 2014): "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 regulation of standards relating to teachers." These functions were spread across five divisions: Office for Children and Early Childhood Development, Office for Planning, Strategy and Coordination, Office for Policy, Research and Innovation, Office for Resources and Infrastructure and the Office for Government School Education.

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 4840 Department of Education and Early Childhood Development', 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%204840. Details