From

1915

To

1989

Summary

The Department of Education (New South Wales) was established in 1915, with the renaming of the Department of Public Instruction (1880-1915). The Department was responsible for the carrying out the following functions: administration of primary, secondary, continuing and technical education. The Department was renamed on 15 December 1989, and became known as the Department of School Education.

Related entries

Timeline

 1997 - 2011 Department of Education and Training
       1989 - 1997 Department of School Education
             1915 - 1989 Department of Education

Published resources

Policies

• NSW. Department of Education, Memorandum to Principals, New South Wales Government, 1985. Details

Reports

• NSW. Committee Appointed to Survey Secondary Education in New South Wales, Report of the Committee Appointed to Survey Secondary Education in New South Wales (Wyndham report), NSW Dept of Education, Sydney, 1957. Details
• NSW. Department of Education, The Community and its Schools. Report of the Review Panel appointed by the Minister for Education, Department of Education, Sydney, 1974. Details
• Swan, D.A; McKinnon, K.R.; NSW. Department of Education,, Future Directions of Secondary Education: A Report (Swan and McKinnon Report), 1984. Details

Unpublished Works

• NSW. Department of Education, The New South Wales Public School System: A Statement of Corporate Purpose and Goals, Sydney, 1987. Details

Online Resources

• State Records Authority of New South Wales, 'Department of Public Instruction (1880-1915) Department of Education (1915-1989) Department of School Education (1989-1997)', in State Records Authority of New South Wales website, http://search.records.nsw.gov.au/agencies/88. Details