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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 you 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.
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.

Counselling and psychology services

School counselling service

School counselling service provides specialised psychological assessment, counselling and intervention services. Access the school counsellor manual.
Specialist refugee team

Overview and contact information for the Refugee Student Counselling Support Team, offering psychological expertise to refugee students and families.
School counselling scholarships

Information, eligibility and contact details for the package of school counselling services scholarships offered by the department.
School counselling allocation methodology

Principles, methodology and funding allocation relating to the core school counselling service.
Work plan for school counselling service staff

Information regarding the work plan completed by school counselling staff to reflect counselling service priorities in each of their schools.
Student mental health and wellbeing support in schools

Making it easier for students to access mental health and wellbeing support.

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This information is current as at 22/11/2019 11:56pm, AEDT. For the most up-to-date information, go to https://education.nsw.gov.au/early-childhood-education/information-for-parents-and-carers/home.

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