Department of Education and Early Childhood Development

Department of Education and Early Childhood Development

Annual Report 2011?12

Published by the Communications Division Department of Education and Early Childhood Development

Melbourne October 2012

? State of Victoria (Department of Education and Early Childhood Development) 2012

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September 2012 The Hon. Peter Hall MLC Minister for Higher Education and Skills Minister responsible for the Teaching Profession The Hon. Martin Dixon MP Minister for Education The Hon. Wendy Lovell MLC Minister for Children and Early Childhood Development

Dear Ministers In accordance with the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 and the Financial Management Act 1994, I am pleased to present the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development's Annual Report for the year ending 30 June 2012. Yours sincerely

Richard Bolt Secretary

Contents

Secretary's foreword

1

About the Department

3

Purpose

3

Values

3

Key responsibilities

3

Outcomes

4

Departmental organisation

4

Statutory bodies

6

Leadership and governance

7

Ministers

7

Department executives

8

Departmental organisational chart as at 30 June 2012

11

Corporate governance

12

Summary of financial results

15

Performance

17

Early childhood development performance

18

School education performance

23

Higher education and skills performance

33

Financial Statements ? 30 June 2012

38

Appendices

114

1 Budget portfolio outcomes

114

2 Portfolio statistics

120

3 Non-government schools

122

4 Human resources

124

5 Workforce data

132

6 Statutory bodies

137

7 Office-based environmental impacts

148

8 Freedom of Information

156

9 Statement of support to whistleblowers

159

10 Portfolio responsibilities

161

11 Contracts and consultancies

162

12 Other statutory requirements

164

13 Risk management attestation

166

14 Disclosure index and additional information

167

Acronyms and abbreviations

170

Department of Education and Early Childhood Development Annual Report 2011?12

Secretary's foreword

During 2011?12, the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development oversaw the delivery of high-quality services to more than two million Victorians through the early childhood, school and further education services that we manage, fund, service or regulate. In anyone's terms, this was a fundamental contribution to the prosperity and wellbeing of our state. In parallel with our oversight of services, my Department planned and implemented important reforms to ensure that these services continue to meet the evolving needs of the Victorian community. It was a year of transition for the Department. Our focus began to shift from completing election commitments to developing the Government's next phase of reforms, adopting a new organisational macro-structure and appointing a new senior leadership team. 2011?12 saw important highlights: ? Good progress was made on moving from 10.75 to 15 hours of kindergarten for

four-year-olds, under a national partnership with the Australian Government. ? The participation of Aboriginal children and parents in Maternal and Child Health

(MCH) Services ? ten free Key Ages and Stages Consultations with a specially trained MCH Nurse ? increased significantly. ? We did vital work in engaging vulnerable families in early learning by improving access to supported playgroups and three-year-old kindergarten, and strengthening early home learning and support in Victoria's disadvantaged communities. ? In response to the Protecting Victoria's Vulnerable Children Inquiry, the Government committed to a suite of initiatives in education and child development. ? The Minister for Education delivered a landmark speech ? Victoria as a Learning Community ? outlining the Government's vision for the future of education. ? We introduced further autonomy for schools and principals, based on professional trust, by devolving the management of student support services and school networks. ? We made significant progress in collecting and providing information on students' performance in the key learning areas of reading, writing, grammar and punctuation, spelling and numeracy. ? Victorian students performed consistently well in National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) tests, ranking with Australia's best in 2011 literacy and numeracy testing.

Secretary's foreword 1

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