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.
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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.
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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.

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NAPLAN Online

If you have enquiries about the NAPLAN Online transition approach for NSW government schools, including the readiness test, email NAPLANOnline@det.nsw.edu.au.

For general information about NAPLAN Online, visit ACARA and the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA).

SMART teaching strategies

For further information about the SMART teaching strategies contact:

SMART support
1300 790 844
smarttrain@det.nsw.edu.au

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