Ministers
Below is the full list of ministers responsible for education in NSW from 1848 onward.
Chairmen of the Board of National Education
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| John Plunkett | 01/1848 | 02/1858 |
| Charles Nicholson | 1858 | 1859 |
| George Holden | 1859 | 1860 |
| Charles Nicholson | 1860 | 1861 |
| George Holden | 1861 | 12/1866 |
Presidents of the Council of Education
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Henry Parkes | 02/1867 | 10/1870 |
| John Smith | 10/1870 | 07/1871 |
| George Allen | 07/1871 | 01/1872 |
| John Smith | 01/1872 | 04/1880 |
Ministers of Education
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| John Robertson | 01/05/1880 | 10/11/1881 |
| Francis Suttor | 14/11/1881 | 04/01/1883 |
| George Reid | 05/01/1883 | 06/03/1884 |
| Joseph Abbott (acting) | 21/02/1884 | 01/05/1884 |
| William Trickett | 02/05/1884 | 21/12/1885 |
| James Young | 22/12/1885 | 25/02/1886 |
| Arthur Renwick | 26/02/1886 | 19/01/1887 |
| James Inglis | 20/01/1887 | 16/01/1889 |
| Francis Suttor | 17/01/1889 | 02/08/1894 |
| Joseph Carruthers | 08/03/1889 | 22/10/1891 |
| Francis Suttor | 23/10/1891 | 02/08/1894 |
| Jacob Garrard | 03/08/1894 | 15/08/1898 |
| James Hogue | 27/08/1898 | 13/09/1899 |
| John Perry | 14/09/1899 | 14/06/1904 |
| John Fegan | 5/06/1904 | 29/08/1904 |
| Broughton O'Conor | 30/08/1904 | 13/05/1907 |
| James Hogue | 14/05/1907 | 20/10/1910 |
| George Beeby | 21/10/1910 | 10/09/1911 |
| A. Campbell Carmichael | 11/09/1911 | 26/11/1911 |
| Frederick Flowers | 27/11/1911 | 29/02/1912 |
| A. Campbell Carmichael | 01/03/1912 | 05/03/1915 |
| Arthur Griffith | 15/03/1915 | 07/11/1916 |
| Augustus James | 15/11/1916 | 12/04/1920 |
| Thomas Mutch | 13/04/1920 | 13/04/1922 |
| Albert Bruntnell | 13/04/1922 | 17/06/1925 |
| Thomas Mutch | 17/06/1925 | 26/05/1927 |
| William Davies | 27/05/1927 | 18/10/1927 |
| David Drummond | 18/10/1927 | 03/11/1930 |
| William Davies | 04/11/1930 | 13/05/1932 |
| David Drummond | 16/05/1932 | 16/05/1941 |
| Clive Evatt | 16/05/1941 | 08/06/1944 |
| Robert Heffron | 08/06/1944 | 31/05/1960 |
| Ernest Wetherell | 31/05/1960 | 13/05/1965 |
| Charles Cutler | 13/051965 | 19/06/1972 |
| Eric Willis | 19/06/1972 | 03/01/1976 |
| Neil Pickard | 23/01/1976 | 14/05/1976 |
| Eric Bedford | 14/05/1976 | 29/02/1980 |
| Paul Landa | 29/02/1980 | 02/10/1981 |
| Rodney Cavalier | 05/04/1984 | 24/03/1988 |
| Terry Metherell | 25/03/1988 | 20/07/1990 |
| Virginia Chadwick | 24/07/1990 | 04/04/1995 |
| John Aquilina | 04/04/1995 | 20/11/2001 |
| John Watkins | 21/11/2001 | 27/03/2003 |
| Andrew Refshauge | 02/04/2003 | 21/01/2005 |
| Carmel Tebutt | 21/01/2005 | 02/04/2007 |
| John Della Bosca | 02/04/2007 | 07/09/2008 |
| Verity Firth | 08/09/2008 | 26/03/2011 |
| Adrian Piccoli | 03/04/2011 | 29/01/2017 |
| Robert Stokes | 30/01/2017 | 22/03/2019 | Sarah Mitchell | 02/04/2019 | 27/03/2023 | Prue Car | 28/03/2023 |