Section 6(2) of the Government Information (Public Access) Act provides that mandatory access information is to be publicly available on the agency’s website unless to do so would impose unreasonable additional costs on the agency. Clause 2 of the Government information (Public Access) Regulation 2009 requires that Government departments make publicly available under open-access information a list of the department’s major assets, other than land holdings, appropriately classified and highlighting major acquisitions during the previous financial year and the total number and total value of properties disposed of by the department during the previous financial year.

In the financial year 2024-2025 the NSW Department of Education (DoE) had responsibility for over 2,200 items of major assets and 9,900 hectares of property.

1. Major assets other than land holdings include:

• 1602 primary schools
• 66 central schools
• 117 schools for specific purposes (SSPs)
• 22 environmental education centres
• 407 secondary schools
• 9,599 hectares of school land

2. Classified major acquisitions:

• Classification - Property, Plant and Equipment
• Total number - 6,382
• Total value $1.6 billion

3. Properties disposed of by the Department:

• No sites held by the department were disposed of in 2024–25. The department received a delayed payment of $19.8 million in 2024–25 from the rezoning of a parcel of land at Hurlstone Agricultural High School in 2023–24. The proceeds were reinvested in public education in NSW.

4. Gross Carrying Amount (replacement value) for Property, Plant & Equipment was $84.1 billion

5. The accumulated depreciation was $35.7 billion

6. The Net Carrying Amount in the Statement of Financial Position is $48.3 billion

The department’s website provides a large amount of school information which can be viewed at http://www.dec.nsw.gov.au/about-the-department.

Additionally, the department’s annual report contains more detailed information about the department’s financial position for the reporting year. Please note that the while the Department reports on a calendar year basis (January to December), financial information is usually collated on a financial year basis (July to June). Annual reports can be viewed at: http://www.dec.nsw.gov.au/about-us/how-we-operate/annual-reports.