Early childhood education
Early childhood education

The Early Childhood Education Directorate monitors, supports and regulates early childhood education services in NSW.
Public schools
Public schools

Everything parents and carers need to know about NSW public education, finding schools, understanding enrolment and accessing support.
Teaching and learning
Teaching and learning

Information on curriculum taught in schools, Aboriginal education and communities, personalised support and professional learning and assessment.
Student wellbeing
Student wellbeing

The Wellbeing Framework supports schools to create learning environments that enable students to be healthy, happy, engaged and successful.
Our priorities
Our priorities

We're working to enhance outcomes for all students, to improve teaching quality, to innovate for the future and to work more effectively.
Policy library
About us
About us

We ensure young children get the best start in life by supporting and regulating the early childhood education and care sector. We are the largest provider of public education in Australia with responsibility for delivering high-quality public education to two-thirds of the NSW student population.

Child protection

Mandatory reporting obligations

Identifying child protection issues, reporting concerns and working with other agencies, including the mandatory reporting guide.
Child protection training

All staff must participate in an induction or child protection awareness training and annual update training. Contains training modules.
Out of home care

The out of home care program supports students where parental responsibility is held by the Minister of Family and Community Services.
Child Protection Policy Guidelines: Responding to and reporting students at risk of harm

Frequently asked questions related to child protection concerns, covering significant harm, mandatory reporting, identification and response.

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This information is current as at 17/11/2018 11:46pm, AEDT. For the most up-to-date information, go to https://education.nsw.gov.au/student-wellbeing/child-protection/home.

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