Department of Education (Queensland)

Department of Education
Department overview
Formed10 September 1875; 149 years ago (1875-09-10)[1]
Preceding agencies
  • Department of Public Instruction[2]
  • Department of Education and Training[2]
  • Department of Education, Training and Employment[2]
  • Department of Education, Training and the Arts[2]
JurisdictionQueensland Government
Headquarters30 Mary Street, Brisbane, Australia[3]
Ministers responsible
Department executives
Child department
Website

The Department of Education is a ministerial department of the Queensland Government responsible for the administration and quality of education in Queensland, Australia.[6] The department is composed of two separate portfolios, Education Queensland and Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC).[6] The department also encompasses the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority, a separate statutory authority responsible for creating syllabuses, curriculums, and assessment.[4]

  1. ^ "The State Education Acts, 1875 to 1957" (PDF). Supreme Court Library of Queensland. 1957. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "Chronology of education in Queensland". Education Queensland. 15 April 2019. Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Contact us". Education Queensland. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Education (Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority) Act 2014". Queensland Legislation. 1 May 2018. Archived from the original on 22 March 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d "Organisational structure" (PDF). Department of Education. October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  6. ^ a b "About the Department of Education". Department of Education. 30 September 2020. Archived from the original on 12 March 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2020.