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The Australian Government is reforming the entire education system to build a better and fairer Australia. Reforms include:

• cutting the cost of early education and care for around one million families
• fixing the funding of our public schools and tying that funding to real reform, and
• cutting student debt by a further 20%.

The Corporate Plan is the Department of Education’s primary planning document. It sets out how the department will deliver on its purpose, to create a better future for all Australians through education. 

The plan details the department’s operating environment, enterprise-wide risks and our stakeholders. It also outlines how we will measure our performance, and the strategies we will employ to achieve our purpose for the 2025-29 forward years.

An administrative release of a redacted version of the department's Incoming Government Briefs provided to Ministers following the 2025 Federal Election.

An administrative release of a redacted version of the department's Incoming Government Briefs provided to Ministers following the 2025 Federal Election.

An administrative release of a redacted version of the department's Incoming Government Briefs provided to Ministers following the 2025 Federal Election.

The 2025-26 Department of Education Portfolio Budget Statements (PBS) provide information on the proposed allocation of funds to achieve government outcomes. They include budget statements for the department as well as entities working under the portfolio.

The statements provide information to assist parliament to understand the purpose of each outcome. The Education Portfolio Budget Statements (PBS) were tabled on 25 March 2025.

The Department of Education Employer Statement sets out our ongoing commitment to gender equality in line with the department’s Equity and Diversity Strategy 2024-25 and our progress on the Gender Equality Indicators established by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency. The Statement provides a high level overview of the department’s gender pay metrics as at 30 September 2024 and broader context around the data.

The Department of Education’s Evaluation Strategy 2025-2027 provides a high-level framework to support the evaluation of policies, programs, and departmental corporate initiatives. It includes three building blocks: 

• Block 1: Accountability and Governance
• Block 2: Embedding Evaluation in All Stages of the Policy Cycle
• Block 3: Evaluation Maturity and Capability Building.

Together, these building blocks support the increased and more effective use of evaluation within the department to inform our understanding of “what works”. Embedding evaluative thinking throughout the department, and at every stage of the policy cycle, enables the development of future policies and programs which integrate insights and lesson learned.

Public Interest Certificate relating to ATM ESES24/521783.

Public Interest Certificate relating to ATM ESES24/577956.

The Australian Government is replacing the Child Care Subsidy (CCS) Activity Test from January 2026 to guarantee at least 3 days of subsidised early childhood education and care (ECEC) each week for children who need it.

The Australian Government will invest $1 billion to establish the Building Early Education Fund (the Fund) to build early childhood education and care (ECEC) centres, including in the regions and outer suburbs. This will give more families access to quality early childhood education and care in areas where it is needed most.