Minister for Education (Australia)

The Minister is responsible for a number of areas, including: • Education policy and programs including schools, vocational, higher education and Indigenous education, but excluding migrant adult education • Education and training transitions policy and programs • Science awareness programs in schools • Training, including apprenticeships and training services • Policy, co-ordination and support for education exports and services • Income support policies and programs for students and apprentices ==List of ministers for education==

The persons who have been Ministers for Education are as follows: Notes : Whitlam was part of a two-man ministry comprising himself and Lance Barnard for fourteen days until the full ministry was commissioned. : Despite the First Rudd Ministry ending on 24 June 2010, Gillard was Minister for Education for four days in her first ministry, between 24 June and 28 June 2010, when the revised ministry was commissioned. ==List of ministers for vocational education and skills==

List of junior ministers for education The persons who have been junior Ministers in the Education portfolio are: } ==List of assistant ministers==

The following individuals have been appointed as Assistant Minister for Education, or any of its precedent titles: == See also ==