From

2002

To

2011

Alternative Names

• DECS II

Summary

The Department of Education and Children's Services [II] (South Australia) was established in 2002, as a result of the renaming of the Department of Education, Training and Employment (1997-2002). The Department was responsible for carrying out functions relating to the following broad areas: early childhood development, primary and secondary school education. The Department was renamed on 21 November 2011 following restructuring, and was afterwards known as The Department for Education and Child Development (DECD).

Related entries

Timeline

 2002 - 2011 Department of Education and Children's Services [II]
       1997 - 2002 Department of Education, Training and Employment
             1994 - 1997 Department for Education and Children's Services
                   1878 - 1994 Education Department

Published resources

Curriculum

• South Australia. Department of Education and Children's Services, South Australian Curriculum, Standards and Accountability Framework: The Required Elements, Government of South Australia, Adelaide, 2005. Details

Online Resources

• State Records of South Australia, 'GA1282 Department of Education and Children's Services II (DECS II)', in State Records of South Australia website, 2014, http://www.archives.sa.gov.au/. Details