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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.

The Australian Government’s Early Education Service Delivery Price (SDP) project will provide a data-driven understanding of the reasonable costs of quality Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) service delivery.

This is a key part of the Government’s commitment to ensuring Australian families can access universal, affordable ECEC no matter their background or postcode.

The findings from this project will be used to inform future funding reforms.

The Australian Government is investing $3.6 billion for the Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) Worker Retention Payment to support a 15 per cent wage increase for ECEC workers over two years from December 2024.