The New South Wales Education Standards Authority (abbreviated as NESA) is the state government education statutory authority with the responsibility for the establishment and monitoring of school standards in the Australian state of New South Wales. It was formed on 1 January 2017 to replace the Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards,[1][2]
| Statutory authority overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1 January 2017 |
| Preceding Statutory authority | |
| Jurisdiction | New South Wales, Australia |
| Headquarters | 117 Clarence Street, Sydney, New South Wales 33°52′01″S 151°12′18″E / 33.867039°S 151.204965°E |
| Employees | 280 |
| Annual budget | A$122 million |
| Minister responsible | |
| Statutory authority executives |
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| Website | educationstandards |
NESA is also accredited by the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority as the NSW test administration authority for NAPLAN.
NESA is responsible for awarding the secondary school credentials Record of School Achievement and Higher School Certificate.[3]
The NESA Board
editThe current chair is Professor Peter Shergold AC.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Munro, Kelsey (19 August 2016). "A new, beefed-up authority will have power to close schools in NSW". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "NEW EDUCATION STANDARDS AUTHORITY FOR NSW". Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards. 20 December 2016.
- ^ "ABOUT THE HSC".
- ^ "The NESA Board". NSw Education Standards Authority. 23 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
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