The department regulates preschools, long day care providers and all public schools in order to protect young children.
The department engages with the higher education sector on policy, programs and initiatives and administers legislation for NSW public universities.
Valuable historical data on NSW government schools since 1848 from a number of information sources.
The department oversees policy, funding and compliance issues relating to non-government schools.
View or download the latest NSW Department of Education organisational chart.
NSW Education's Executive's role is to deliver Australia's best performing education system. Discover their commitments and initiatives here.
The roles of the Minister for Education and Early Childhood Learning and the Minister for Skills and Tertiary Education.
Georgina Harrisson is the Secretary of the NSW Department of Education.
