Department of Education (Western Australia)

Department of Education
DOEWA / DOE / Department of Education
Formerly
 Department of Education & Training (DET)
Key people
 Jennifer McGrath - Acting Director General
Website www.education.wa.edu.au

Head office

The Department of Education is the government body responsible for education in Western Australia. Its head office is in East Perth.[1]

Sub-agencies and branches

Preceding agencies

  • General Board of Education, 31 August 1847 – 17 August 1871
  • Central Board of Education, 18 August 1871 – 12 October 1893
  • Education Department, 13 October 1893 – 1 July 1988
  • Ministry of Education, 1 July 1988 – 1 January 1994
  • Education Department of Western Australia, 1 January 1994 – 3 February 2003[lower-alpha 1]
  • Department of Education and Training, 3 February 2003 – 30 October 2009[lower-alpha 2]

Notes

  1. ↑ On 3 February 2003, the Department of Education and the Department of Training were merged to form the Department of Education and Training.[6]
  2. ↑ On the 30th of October 2009, the Department of Education and Training was demerged to form the Department of Education and the Department of Training and Workforce Development (DTWD)[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Contact Us." (Archive) Department of Education, Western Australia. Retrieved on 4 January 2014. "151 Royal Street, East Perth 6004 Entry off Hill Street"
  2. ↑ "Statewide Services Directory". det.wa.edu.au. personalName=Pamela MILLER; corporateName=Department of Education Western Australia; jurisdiction=Western Australia (WA); contact=Tel: (+61 8) 9264 4111, Fax: (+61 8) 9264 5005, Web: http://www.det.wa.edu.au; address=151 Royal Street, East Perth, WA 6004; email=pamela.miller@education.wa.edu.au; sector=government. Retrieved 2018-08-04.
  3. ↑ "Leadership Institute - The Department of Education". det.wa.edu.au. Retrieved 2018-08-04.
  4. ↑ "Schools of Special Educational Needs - The Department of Education". det.wa.edu.au. Retrieved 2018-08-04.
  5. ↑ "School of Isolated and Distance Education". www.side.wa.edu.au. Retrieved 2018-08-04.
  6. ↑ "AU WA 1203 - Department of Education and Training". State Records Office of Western Australia. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  7. ↑ "The Western Australian vocational education and training system" (PDF). Retrieved 6 September 2017.


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