Teachers make a real difference to the lives of young people. There are various pathways into teaching, across early childhood, primary and secondary school settings, as well as financial incentives and support.

The Australian Government is building new research capabilities, driving commercialisation outcomes and investing in new industry engagement opportunities through the $370.3 million Trailblazer Universities Program (2022–2023 to 2025–2026).

Research on schools helps plan a better future for schools across Australia by reviewing and informing policy. Here you can find publicly available research reports.

A highly skilled research workforce is vital to Australia’s future prosperity.

Internationally, the department provides policy leadership and coordination across all levels of government for education-related matters.

Higher education provider updates aim to assist providers to stay informed about HELP policy and to support best practice in the sector.

The Australian Government is committed to helping higher education students succeed in their studies.

The Integrated Data Analytics section provides high quality, policy relevant and responsive integrated data analyses to support a broad range of policy areas.

The Australian Government is investing $5.5 million over 2024-25 to 2026-27 to extend the ELLIC trial (the ELLIC expansion).

Research block grants (RBGs) provide funding to eligible Australian higher education providers (HEPs) to support research and research training, and are established under the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (HESA).

The Women in STEM Cadetships and Advanced Apprenticeships Program aims to increase access to, and participation of, women in a Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) field.

Newsroom

The newsroom provides news, articles and case studies about the Department.

The Commonwealth Prac Payment offers teaching, nursing, midwifery and social work students support while they are undertaking mandatory placements.

The Microcredentials Pilot in Higher Education is assisting higher education providers to design and deliver microcredentials in fields of national priority, to meet industry skills needs and increase access to life-long learning.

The National School Resourcing Board provides independent oversight of different parts of the Commonwealth schools funding model.

The Australian Government (the Commonwealth) provides recurrent funding for every student enrolled at a school.