Department of Public Instruction (Queensland)

Department of Education

Department overview
Jurisdiction	Queensland
Headquarters	30 Mary Street, Brisbane
Minister responsible	Grace Grace, Minister for Education and Minister for Industrial Relations. The Department of Education is led by Director-General, Tony Cook PSM.
Website	qed.qld.gov.au

The Department of Education is a department of the Queensland Government.

The department's offices are located at 30 Mary Street, Brisbane.

The department has been formerly known as the Department of Public Instruction and the Department of Education and Training.

The Department of Education is primarily concerned with early childhood education, student and school performance, implementation of the curriculum, improving literacy and numeracy as well as policy development. The Department also worked previously to implement the Building the Education Revolution scheme.

Queensland has one of the most generous school fee exemption schemes in Australia. Following a 2011 review the department has decided to limit fee exemptions for international students only to the children of students studying for doctorates or on AusAID or defence scholarships.

The department trialed the use of iPads at primary and secondary schools in October 2010 to test compatibility with the existing network.

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