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 The national office of the Department of Education, 50 Marcus Clarke Street, Canberra . | |
| Department overview | |
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| Formed | 1 July 2022 [1] |
| Preceding Department | |
| Jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Headquarters | Canberra |
| Ministers responsible |
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| Department executive | |
| Child Department |
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| Website | www |
| Footnotes | |
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The Department of Education is a department of the Government of Australia formed on 1 July 2022. [1]
The department was formed by way of an Administrative Arrangements Order issued on 1 June 2022. [1] It split the preceding Department of Education, Skills and Employment into the newly formed Department of Education and Department of Employment and Workplace Relations.
The Department of Education's predecessor departments have been:
The functions of the department are broadly classified into the following matters: [1]
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