9 government bodies, 1 named official, 1 programme and 4 policies, from the ministries' own sites.
6 source sites did not fully answer our request; the status is shown on the body it belongs to. Last mined 2026-08-02.
BOMAtlas indexes 1,095 research institutions in Australia from the Research Organization Registry.
The ministries, regulators and funds that hold the mandate, with the office holder where we could verify one.
Federal department responsible for national schools policy, higher education regulation, research coordination, early childhood education and international education engagement; formed 1 July 2022 from the split of the Department of Education, Skills and Employment.
Jason Clare · Minister for Education (federal)
Verified as of 2026-07-31
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Devolution note per ontology rule: schools in Australia are run by the eight state/territory education departments (NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, SA, TAS, ACT, NT) plus Catholic and independent sectors; the federal department funds and sets national policy but does not operate schools. Deliberately not enumerated as separate entities.
Independent statutory authority that develops the Australian Curriculum (currently v9), administers the National Assessment Program including NAPLAN (Years 3/5/7/9), and runs national reporting (My School, covering 9,500+ schools).
National body for teacher quality: maintains the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (Graduate/Proficient/Highly Accomplished/Lead), accredits initial teacher education programs, sets principal leadership standards, and assesses skills of migrating teachers. Relevant to any teacher-capacity workstream.
National edtech body established by education ministers in 2010; not-for-profit delivering technology for nationally agreed education initiatives — myfuture careers service, Digital Technologies Hub, Schools Catalogue Information Service (11,000 schools), curriculum resources and cloud hosting.
Federal foreign affairs and development ministry; the donor angle for this ontology — Australian aid funds education programs across Southeast Asia and the Pacific, including the BEQUAL basic education program in Laos.
Federal ministry holding the communications/connectivity portfolio (broadband, telecommunications policy, regional connectivity) — the ICT side of the program. Formed 1 July 2022; 'Sport' added to the title after the May 2025 election.
Owns Australian national AI policy including the National AI Plan and the AI Safety Institute.
Independent regulator administering the Online Safety Act 2021: enforceable industry codes, removal powers, and the world's most developed child-online-safety regime.
Named interventions currently running, announced, stalled or ended. A partner entering here joins one of these or explains why not.
Australia's flagship basic education program in Laos, delivered with the Lao Ministry of Education and Sports and implemented by Tetra Tech International Development, focused on teaching quality and student learning in early grades.
Reach: Phase 2 budget AUD 33.3 million (July 2022 to June 2026); extended to June 2028, endorsed at the BEQUAL Steering Committee meeting of 14 July 2026 co-chaired by Lao Vice Minister of Education and Sports Dr Daravone Kittiphanh and Australian Deputy Ambassador Benita Sommerville.
The strategy documents in force. These are what an intervention has to be written into.
National framework published by Education Ministers in October 2023 with six principles (Teaching & Learning; Human & Social Wellbeing; Transparency; Fairness; Accountability; Privacy, Security & Safety). The 2024 Review by the National AI in Schools Taskforce was endorsed by Education Ministers in June 2025, confirming the framework fit for purpose; ministers committed to annual reviews and a National Work Program coordinating jurisdictions and school sectors.
Australia's national AI plan, including A$29.9M to establish an AI Safety Institute in early 2026 and support for AI skills across schools, TAFEs and community organisations.
Statutory basis for Australian online safety: enforceable industry codes, administered by the eSafety Commissioner; criminalises non-consensual deepfake material.
Whole-of-government strategy for simple, secure and connected public services by 2030, owned by the Department of Finance with the Digital Transformation Agency; 2025 Implementation Plan covers AI, Data, Connected Services, and Cyber, Trust and Resilience.