Organisation Education Department (1893 - 1988)

Western Australia

From
1893
To
1988

Summary

The Education Department (Western Australia) was established on 13 October 1893, under the Elementary Education Act Amendment Act, 1893, replacing the Central Board of Education (1871-1893). The Department was responsible for carrying out functions relating to the administration of "primary, secondary and technical schools, teachers' training colleges [and] universities." The Department was abolished on 1 July 1988, and the Ministry of Education was established under the Education Act 1928.

Timeline

 1994 - 2003 Education Department
       1988 - 1994 Ministry of Education
             1893 - 1988 Education Department

Published resources

Government Documents

  • Director General, Policy from the Director-General's Office: Curriculum Developments and the Curriculum Advisory Services, Education Department of Western Australia, Perth, 1980. Details

Reports

  • Dettman, H. W.; Committee on Secondary Education, Discipline in Secondary Education in Western Australia, Western Australia. Ministry of Education, Perth, 1972. Details
  • Washbourne, M. R.; Simpson, S. N., Subject Choice: A Critical Issue in Post Beazley-McGaw Secondary Schools, Ministry of Education, AGPS, Perth, 1986. Details
  • Western Australia. Committee on Secondary Education, Secondary Education in Western Australia (Dettman Report), Ministry of Education, Perth, 1969. Details
  • Western Australia. Ministerial Working Party on School Certification and Tertiary Admissions Procedures, Review of Educational Standards in Lower-Secondary Schools in Western Australia (Priest Report), The Education Department of Western Australia, Perth, June 1981. Details

Online Resources