Education Departments :
States & Territories

Acronyms & Jargon ‘We know that education and government is an area that has a lot of buzzwords. To combat education-related jargon and acronyms, this web page provides plain language definitions for the words featured.’ This is Victorian produced but a majority would apply Australia wide.

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• Department of Education & Community Services :
• Department of Education and Community Services
• Higher Education
  Specifically covers the Higher Education area.
• Vocational and Higher Education
  Covers all of these areas.
• Other Departments, Boards & Centres :
• ACT Board of Senior Secondary Studies, The
  General information for this area plus information on government and non-government schools.
• Canberra/Goulburn - Catholic Education Office.
• Canberra Institute of Technology
  The main centre for TAFE in the ACT.
• Universities Admissions Centre [P/L]
  Handles assessments and offers for university placement.

• New South Wales also includes Lord Howe Island & Norfolk Island
• Department of Education & Training :
• Department of Education and Training [NSW]
• NSW Government : Education
  Information relating to all aspects of education.
• Other Departments, Boards & Centres :
• Australian Music Examinations Board
  Sets and runs music examinations for students.
• Board of Adult and Community Education, NSW
  [BACE]
  A provider and organiser of adult and community education throughout NSW.
• Board of Studies, NSW
  Curriculum development, major examinations [School Certificate and Higher School Certificate], production of materials.
• Board of Vocational Education & Training, NSW
  Projects, publications, resources, planning, advice to the Government.
• Catholic Education Commission
  Handles the overall Catholic education system within the state. Education Offices are listed where possible for your help :
• Armidale
• Bathurst
• Broken Bay
• Canberra/Goulburn
• Lismore
• Parramatta
• Sydney
• Wagga Wagga
• Wilcannia/Forbes
• Wollongong
• Education Testing Centre
  [University of New South Wales]
  Information regarding a range of available tests. Many schools use these.
• HSC Credit Transfer Arrangements to TAFE NSW
  ‘Is a useful reference for school students, parents, teachers, careers advisers and other interested persons. On this site you will find credit transfer information.’
• TAFE [Technical & Further Education]
  Regional Institutes are listed below :
• Hunter
• Illawarra
• New England
• North Coast
• Northern Sydney
• OTEN [Open Training Education Network]
• Riverina
• South Western Sydney
• Sydney Institute of TAFE
• Western Sydney
• Western NSW
• Tafe PLUS
  ‘TAFE PLUS is the commercial training arm of TAFE NSW. We specialise in customising training to suit the needs of industry and individuals. We provide consultancy services and deliver training programs flexibly according to clients’ needs.’
• Universities Admissions Centre [P/L]
  Handles assessments and offers for university placement.

• Department of Education :
• Northern Territory Department of Education
• Parent Information - NT Schools
  Provides a good grounding in what happens.
• Other Departments, Boards & Centres :
• Catholic Education Council
• Catholic Education Office Darwin
• Northern Territory Board of Studies, The
  Curriculum, assessment, vocational education and information on other areas as well. [Contact can also be made via 08 8999 5767].
• NT Employment and Training Authority
  Home page for TAFE in the Northern Territory. Regional Institutes are listed below :
• Centralian Senior Secondary College
  ‘The largest provider of senior secondary education in Alice Springs and is flexible and responsive to the diverse needs of students.’
• Northern Territory Training Organisations

• Department of Education & Training :
• Department of Education, Training and the Arts
  ‘Our purpose is to engage Queenslanders in life long education and training and to build a strong arts and cultural sector which enriches the lives of Queenslanders.’
• Education Queensland
  [Queensland Department of Education]
  For A Guide to State Schools visit this site, where you can also download Shaping the Smart State : A Guide to State Schools in .pdf format, to find out further information.
• Other Departments, Boards & Centres :
• Catholic Education Offices :
• Brisbane
• Cairns
• Rockhampton
• Toowoomba
• Townsville
• Department of Employment, Training and Industrial Relations
  Home page for information on TAFE in Queensland.
• Queensland Catholic Education Commission
• Queensland Department of Education Curriculum Resource Centre
  You have to be able to log on in order to access this.
• Queensland Studies Authority [1]
  [Early Years]
• Queensland Studies Authority [2]
  [Education for Years 1 to 10]
• Queensland Studies Authority [3]
  [Years 11 & 12]
  Lists courses you are able to study, vocational education, assessment, subjects and more.
• Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre
• TAFE Queensland Online
  Do courses online, or in person. To help students, and especially parents, gain a better understanding of the TAFE System, download the following brochure Anything’s Possible : A Parents’ Guide to TAFE Queensland in .pdf format. Regional Institutes are listed below :
• Barrier Reef
• Bremer
• Brisbane North [includes Open Learning]
• Central Queensland
• Gold Coast
• Metropolitan South Institute of TAFE
• Mount Isa
• Open Learning
• Southbank
• Southern Queensland
  
• Sunshine Coast
• Trade and Technician Skills Institute
  Formerly Yeronga Institute of TAFE now SkillsTech.
• Tropical North Queensland
• Wide Bay

• Department of Education, Training & Employment :
• Department of Education, Training and Employment
• Department of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology
  ‘Developing the State’s workforce, skills base and life long learning opportunities.’
• Schools - Parents & Community
  A home page for finding information on a range of general topics.
• Other Departments, Boards & Centres :
• Aboriginal Education Enfield
• Catholic Education
• Catholic Education South Australia
  Regional Offices include :
• Adelaide
• Port Pirie
• Senior Secondary Assessment Board of South Australia
• South Australian Certificate of Education
  All about the SACE including curriculum offerings and information on the matriculation program.
• TafeSA
  Home page. Regional Campuses can be accessed by visiting the Campuses Page and selecting from the drop down list, which contains all campus sites, rather than Institutes, as detailed previously.
• Teachers and Students Resources
  Click on Teaching Resources in the left hand column for educational information.

• Department of Education :
• Department of Education, Tasmania
• Parent & Carer Information
  Specific information of particular interest to parents and carers.
• Other Departments, Boards & Centres :
• Catholic Education Office [Tas]
• Education Review Office for Tasmania
• Office of Post-Compulsory Education and Training
  [OPCET]
  Post-compulsory education in Tasmania.
• School Education Division
• Schools Registration Board
  ‘The primary function of the Schools Registration Board is to assess and determine applications for the registration of new non-government schools and the renewal of the registration of existing schools.’
• TAFE Tasmania
  Online courses.
• How to Apply & Enrol
• Listing of Campuses with contact details
• Tasmanian Qualifications Authority
  Certification, curriculum, assessment and standards for senior secondary students in Tasmania.

• Department of Education & Training :
• Department of Educationand Early Childhood Development [DEECD]
• Sofweb - all pages have now moved to become part of the above site
• Other Departments, Boards & Centres :
• Catholic Education Commission of Victoria
• Catholic Education Offices :
• Ballarat
• Melbourne
• Sale
• Sandhurst
• new !Skills Victoria
  [Previously known as the Office of Training and Tertiary Education]
  TAFE, Community Training and related areas.
• TAFE Victoria [Department of Education & Training]
  Regional Institutes are listed below :
• Bendigo
• Box Hill
• Central Gippsland
• Chisholm
• East Gippsland
• Gordon
• Goulburn Ovens
• Holmesglen
• Kangan Batman
• Institute of Land & Food Resources
• RMIT
  Fashion & Textiles.
• Northern Melbourne
• South West
• St George Institute
• Sunraysia
• Swinburne
• TAFE VC Virtual Campus
  Online learning modules.
• Victoria University [TAFE]
• William Angliss
• Wodonga
• Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority
• Victorian School of Languages
  Language education for both students and teachers. Provides language teaching in more than 40 languages at 34 centres across the state. Done outside school hours. [You will need to remove your pop-up blocker to access this.]
• Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre

• Department of Education :
• Department of Education
• Department of Education & Training
  Home page.
• Other Departments, Boards & Centres :
• Catholic Education Office [WA]
  Regional Offices are listed :
• Broome
• Bunbury
• Geraldton
• Perth
• Curriculum Council of WA
  Information on Certificate of Education, subjects, curriculum, FAQs, notes for students and more.
• TAFE [Technical and Further Education]
  Regional Institutes are listed below :
• Central West
• Challenger
• C Y O’Connor
• Great Southern
• Kimberley
• Pilbara
• South West TAFE
• Swan
• West Coast
• Tertiary Institutions Service Centre
  Apply for university courses, check preferences, etc..
• Western Australia Tertiary Institutions Service Centre

1. General Sites & Portals :
• Australian TAFE Colleges
  A listing by states done by Web Wombat.
• Australian Technical Colleges …
  ‘A New Australian Government Initiative for Years 11 and 12 students Interested in a Skilled Career’
  Federal Government planned initiative. For further information check Australian Technical Colleges.
• Australian Technical Colleges Locations
  Linked to the above.
• Courses.com.au
  [Australia’s Largest Directory of Short Courses]
  An extensive listing of courses at Community Colleges, TAFEs and University. More than 11 000 courses are listed in areas as diverse as business, IT and Yoga. Good detail provided for every course listed.