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With a budget of more than [[Australian dollar|AU$]]8 billion, over 2240 schools and 130 [[TAFE NSW|TAFE]] campuses with a total enrolments of almost 1 million students, DET represents roughly one-quarter of the State's total budget each year. |
With a budget of more than [[Australian dollar|AU$]]8 billion, over 2240 schools and 130 [[TAFE NSW|TAFE]] campuses with a total enrolments of almost 1 million students, DET represents roughly one-quarter of the State's total budget each year. |
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==Student Hackers== |
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Some students from a group called Kindfish have hacked the admin rights system, to this day it is not known how they have hacked, it is to be released some time next year. |
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As of this day the Department of Education NSW is still investigating the issue |
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==New South Wales Ministers for Education == |
==New South Wales Ministers for Education == |
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*[http://lolfish.vndv.com/ The HPAccess Team |
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*[http://www.det.nsw.edu.au/ NSW Department of Education and Training Home Page] |
*[http://www.det.nsw.edu.au/ NSW Department of Education and Training Home Page] |
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*[http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au NSW Public Schools Home Page] |
*[http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au NSW Public Schools Home Page] |
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Revision as of 00:23, 11 September 2009
The Department of Education and Training (DET) is a department of the Government of New South Wales with responsibility for primary schools, secondary schools and Technical and Further Education (TAFE) colleges. In addition, the department oversees the provision of pre-school, adult, migrant and higher education in the state.
The Department's powers are principally drawn from the NSW Education Act 1990.[1]
Structure
The Department reports to the Minister for Education and Training, at present Verity Firth of the Australian Labor Party. The head of the Department is its Director-General, Michael Coutts-Trotter.
With a budget of more than AU$8 billion, over 2240 schools and 130 TAFE campuses with a total enrolments of almost 1 million students, DET represents roughly one-quarter of the State's total budget each year.
Student Hackers
Some students from a group called Kindfish have hacked the admin rights system, to this day it is not known how they have hacked, it is to be released some time next year. As of this day the Department of Education NSW is still investigating the issue
New South Wales Ministers for Education
| Minister | Party affiliation | Period | Ministerial Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Plunkett | None | 1848–1858 | Chairman of the Board of National Education |
| Sir Charles Nicholson | 1858 | ||
| George Holden | 1859 | ||
| Sir Charles Nicholson, Bt | 1860 | ||
| George Holden | 1861–1866 | ||
| Henry Parkes | None | 1867–1870 | President of the Council of Education |
| John Smith | 1870–1871 | ||
| George Allen | 1871–1872 | ||
| John Smith | 1872–1880 | ||
| Sir John Robertson | None | 1880–1881 | Minister for Public Instruction |
| Francis Suttor | 1881–1883 | ||
| George Reid | 1883–1884 | ||
| William Trickett | 1884–1885 | ||
| James Young | 1885–1886 | ||
| Arthur Renwick | 1886–1887 | ||
| James Inglis | 1887–1889 | ||
| Francis Suttor | 1889 | ||
| Joseph Carruthers | 1889–1891 | ||
| Francis Suttor | 1891–1894 | ||
| Jacob Garrard | 1894–1898 | ||
| James Hogue | 1898–1899 | ||
| John Perry | Protectionist | 1899–1904 | |
| John Fegan | Free Trade | 1904 | |
| Broughton O'Conor | Liberal Reform | 1904–1907 | |
| James Hogue | Liberal Reform | 1907–1910 | |
| 1910-1927 | |||
| William Davies | Labor Party | 1927 | |
| David Drummond | Country Party | 1927–1930 | Minister for Education |
| William Davies | Labor Party | 1930–1932 | |
| David Drummond | Country Party | 1932–1941 | |
| Clive Evatt | Labor Party | 1941–1944 | |
| Robert Heffron | 1944–1960 | ||
| Ernest Wetherell | 1960–1965 | ||
| Sir Charles Cutler | Country Party | 1965–1972 | |
| Sir Eric Willis | Liberal Party | 1972–1976 | |
| Neil Pickard | 1976 | ||
| Eric Bedford | Labor Party | 1976–1980 | |
| Paul Landa | 1980–1981 | ||
| Ron Mulock | 1981–1984 | ||
| Eric Bedford | 1984 | ||
| Rodney Cavalier | 1984–1988 | ||
| Terry Metherell | Liberal Party | 1988–1990 | Minister for Education and Youth Affairs |
| Virginia Chadwick | 1990–1993 | Minister for School Education and Youth Affairs | |
| 1992–1993 | Minister for Education, Youth Affairs, Employment and Training | ||
| 1993–1995 | Minister for Education, Training and Youth Affairs | ||
| John Aquilina | Labor Party | 1995–2001 | Minister for Education and Training |
| John Watkins | 2001–2003 | ||
| Andrew Refshauge | 2003–2005 | ||
| Carmel Tebbutt | 2005–2007 | ||
| John Della Bosca | 2007–2008 | ||
| Verity Firth | 2008– |
Directors-General of Education
- Peter Board (8 February 1905 - 31 December 1922)
- Stephen Smith (1 January 1923 - 1 August 1930)
- G. Ross Thomas (2 August 1930 - 21 September 1940)
- John McKenzie(22 September 1940 - 29 November 1952)
- Sir Harold Wyndham (1 December 1952 - 31 December 1968)
- David Verco (1 January 1969 - 3 July 1972)
- John Buggie (4 July 1972 - 18 February 1977)
- Douglas Swan (21 February 1977 - 8 July 1985)
- Robert Winder (10 July 1985 - 29 April 1988)
- Fenton Sharpe (30 April 1988 - 12 November 1991)
- Ken Boston (2 January 1992 - 12 July 2002)
- Jan McLelland (22 October 2002 - 22 January 2004)
- Andrew Cappie-Wood (22 January 2004 - 14 April 2007)
- Michael Coutts-Trotter (14 April 2007 -)
See also
References
- ^ "NSW Education Act 1990". Parliament of New South Wales. 1990. Retrieved 2007-05-06.
External links
- [http://lolfish.vndv.com/ The HPAccess Team
- NSW Department of Education and Training Home Page
- NSW Public Schools Home Page
- NSW TAFE Home page
- Det Portal
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