• Source: Department of Education (Western Australia)

The Department of Education is the state government department responsible for education in Western Australia as well as on Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. The Department's head office, commonly referred to as "Silver City" or "Central Services", is located at 151 Royal Street in East Perth.
The department is led by its director general, Lisa Rodgers, who is responsible to the Parliament of Western Australia and the Minister for Education, Tony Buti.




Public schools, sub-agencies and branches


As of September 2021, the Department is responsible for managing 822 public schools in Western Australia. Each public school is located within one of 8 education regions, overseen by an Education Regional Office and Director of Education. The Department also oversees the registration, regulation and review of non-government schools in Western Australia.
Additionally, there are a number of sub-agencies and branches of the Department:




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
Department of Education and Training, 3 February 2003 – 30 October 2009




See also



Education in Australia
Education in Western Australia
List of schools in Western Australia




Notes






References






External links


Official website

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