Dr Michele Bruniges AM SECRETARY

The Secretary and Accountable Authority of the Department of Education is Dr Michele Bruniges AM. The department contained five clusters each headed by a Deputy Secretary. Each Cluster is made up of a number of groups, and each group a number of branches.

Corporate Strategy Cluster (Marcus Markovic Deputy Secretary)

Finance, Technology and Business Services Group

• Finance and Business Services Branch
• Budget, Planning and Performance Branch
• Digital and Business Transformation Branch

People, Parliamentary and Communication Group

• People, Culture and Capability Branch
• Communication Branch
• Enterprise Risk and Strategy Branch
• Parliamentary and Governance Branch

Legal branches (report to Deputy Secretary Corporate Strategy)

• Tertiary, Skills, Litigation and Legislation Legal Branch
• Schools, Child Care and Corporate Legal Branch

Early Childhood and Child Care Cluster (Jackie Wilson Deputy Secretary)

Payment Policy and Engagement Group

• Information and Engagement Branch
• Approvals and Relationships Branch
• Payment Policy Branch

Payment Integrity Group

• Child Care Integrity Branch
• Child Care Framework and Strategy Branch
• Modelling, Data and Finance Branch

Early Learning Policy and Network Group

• Community and Indigenous Child Care Branch
• Preschool and Inclusion Support Branch
• Early Childhood Policy and Quality Branch
• State Network Branch

Schools and Youth Cluster (Alex Gordon Deputy Secretary)

National Policy and Data Reform

• National School Reform Branch
• Assessment and USI Branch
• Evidence and Analysis Branch

Funding and Data Collection Group

• School Funding Branch
• School Assurance Branch
• Payments and Collections Branch

Improving Student Outcomes Group

• Curriculum and Student Learning Branch
• Student Participation Branch
• Teaching and School Leadership Branch

Ungrouped

• National School Resourcing Board

Higher Education, Research and International Cluster (David Learmonth Deputy Secretary)

Strategy and Data Group

• Market Analysis and Data Branch
• Data Analytics Branch
• Strategic Policy Branch

International Group

• Quality Frameworks Branch
• Access Branch
• Partnerships Branch

Higher Education Group

• Funding and Students Branch
• Governance, Quality and Access Branch
• HELP and Provider Integrity Branch
• Tertiary Policy Branch
• Research Policy and Programs Branch

Statutory officers

• Tuition Protection Service Director

Skills and Training Cluster (Nadine Williams Deputy Secretary)

Note: Under the Administrative Arrangements Order of 29 May 2019, responsibility for skills and vocational education was transferred to the Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business.

Apprenticeships and Workforce Skills Group

• Foundation Skills Branch
• Workforce and Apprenticeships Services Branch
• Workforce and Apprenticeships Industry Branch

VET Quality and Policy Group

• VET Quality and Regulation Branch
• Industry Advice Branch

VSL, VET Compliance and TRA Group

• VET Student Loans Branch
• Skills Programs Compliance Branch
• Tuition Assurance Branch
• Taskforce and TRA Branch

VET Reform Group

• VET Policy Branch
• VET Market Information Branch

Statutory officers

• Unique Student Identifier Registrar