Department of Education and Science (Australia)
The Department of Education and Science was an Australian government department that existed between December 1966 and December 1972.
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Formed | 13 December 1966[1] |
Preceding Department |
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Dissolved | 19 December 1972[1] |
Superseding agency |
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Jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia |
Department executives |
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Scope
Information about the department's functions and/or government funding allocation could be found in the Administrative Arrangements Orders, the annual Portfolio Budget Statements and in the Department's annual reports.
At its creation, the Department's functions were:[1]
- general education policy
- education research
- administration of various schemes of assistance for overseas students in Australia, particularly the Colombo Plan
- Australian activities in relation to UNESCO
- administration of scholarships for Australian students
- administrative assistance for the committee concerned with the development of the concept and scheme of advanced education in Australia
- science facilities grants to secondary schools both government and non-government
- secretariat for the Australian Research Grants Committee
Structure
The Department was a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Education and Science.[1]
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References
- CA 1196: Department of Education and Science, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 29 December 2013
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