State Government of New South Wales
The Department of Education and Training is responsible for public primary, secondary and post-school technical education in New South Wales. In 2011 it became the Department of Education and Communities.
c. 1848 - 1866 Board of National Education
1848 - 1866 Denominational School Board
1866 - 1880 Council of Education
1873 - 1881 Department of Justice and Public Instruction
1880 - 1915 Department of Public Instruction
1915 - 1989 Department of Education
1989 - 1997 Department of School Education
1997 - 2011 Department of Education and Training
2011 - Department of Education and Communities
Sources used to compile this entry: Thinee, Kristy and Bradford, Tracy, Connecting Kin: Guide to Records, A guide to help people separated from their families search for their records [completed in 1998], New South Wales Department of Community Services, Sydney, New South Wales, 1998, https://clan.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/connectkin_guide.pdf.
Prepared by: Naomi Parry
Created: 21 April 2011, Last modified: 10 December 2014