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The Destination Australia Cheung Kong Exchange Program supports Australian universities to offer short-term mobility scholarship opportunities for outbound students from Australia and inbound students from Asia.

The Anti-Bullying Rapid Review (the Review) was announced on 16 February 2025.

The department collects and publishes several data sets and visualisations to explore international student demographics at Australian institutions.

The National Assessment Program (NAP) consists of both the domestic and international school assessments which all Education Ministers have agreed to participate in at a national level. These assessments are outlined below.

Suburban University Study Hubs address barriers to tertiary education for students living in outer metropolitan and peri-urban areas of Australia.

Higher education policy is subject to regular reviews and consultation with industry. This ensures that policy is being reviewed and improved.

The Strategic University Reform Fund (SURF) supports universities to undertake novel reform in areas of Government priority, and develop targeted and innovative solutions focused on local communities.

On 15 December 2022, Education Ministers agreed on a National Teacher Workforce Action Plan (Action Plan) which sets out a clear pathway to addressing the national issue of teacher workforce shortages.

Australia is an established global leader in world-class research, and our research excellence is underpinned by access to excellent national research infrastructure.

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.

The Education Funding System (EFS) is the Department of Education’s (the departments) new digital platform designed to modernise the education digital ecosystem, delivering simple, secure, and connected digital services for the schools and higher

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.