Portfolio: Education
https://ministers.education.gov.au/clare/responding-australian-universities-accord
Tertiary Collection of Student Information (TCSI) Renewal Project
Department of Education
Total Budget
$32.4M
Digital Budget
$27.8M
July 2023 — June 2026
The TCSI Renewal Project is an ICT project delivering improved decision-making, service provision, access and security. It will reduce administrative overheads, improve productivity and increase satisfaction of higher education providers and students. The benefits will be delivered through enhancements to analytic capacity, monitoring and service delivery tools, to drive more accurate and timely data collection processes and ensure the security and privacy of data holdings.
Education Funding System (EFS) (Transforming Program Administration for Schools and Higher Education (TPASU)
Department of Education
Total Budget
$88M
Digital Budget
$71M
July 2023 — December 2026
The EFS project is a significant initiative by the department to modernise and streamline the management of education funding across Australia, to improve the administration of $46 billion in annual funding allocated to Australian schools and higher education institutions. At the time of preparing this report, this project is subject to the escalation protocols set out in the Assurance Framework for Digital and ICT Investments. These protocols are designed to support agencies in the timely resolution of delivery challenges.
Child Care Subsidy (CCS) - Automation and Streamlining of Gap Fee Compliance
Department of Education
Total Budget
$7.5M
Digital Budget
$7.5M
July 2024 — June 2026
The CCS – Automation and Streamlining of Gap Fee Compliance project aims to enhance CCS program integrity and efficiency by automating and streamlining gap fee compliance activities. This project is part of broader efforts from 2022–23 to 2024–25 to prevent fraud and ensure compliance, delivering significant savings over 6 years. The project enhances the financial support through the CCS, benefiting Australian families and children.
Schools Unique Student Identifier (USI)
Department of Education
Total Budget
$NFPM
Digital Budget
$NFPM
January 2019 — December 2027
The Schools USI project is a national enabling initiative in the Better and Fairer Schools Agreement 2025–2034 (BFSA). The initiative expands the national USI system operating currently in the vocational education and training (VET) and higher education sectors to the school education sector. Once fully implemented, a unique number will be assigned to all primary and secondary school students in Australia, including students in alternative schooling arrangements such as homeschooling. This unique national number will be able to travel with a student throughout their school years and into VET and higher education. Implementation of the Schools USI national enabling initiative will continue in 2026 consistent with the BFSA schedule, with all school students to receive a USI by the end of 2027.
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Reusable briefing and summary assistant for internal documents
Create controlled templates for summarising reports, submissions, minutes, and ministerial briefs.
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Department-wide knowledge and briefing platform
Build a secure knowledge platform that lets staff search, summarise, and cite approved departmental material.
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Plain-language service pages and proactive status updates
Rewrite high-volume pages and letters into plain language, add status notifications, and measure contact reduction.
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Single front door for life-event based services
Bundle services around life events so citizens can complete related steps across agencies in one journey.
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KPI evidence register with named owners
Create a simple register mapping each KPI to source data, owner, frequency, target, and last result.
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Outcome dashboard linking budget, delivery, and public impact
Build a public-facing outcome dashboard showing spend, outputs, outcomes, and delivery confidence.
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Recommendation tracker for audits, reviews, and inquiries
Publish a single internal tracker for audit/review recommendations, owners, due dates, and implementation evidence.
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Integrated assurance and lessons-learned system
Create an assurance system that connects audit findings, risk registers, delivery reviews, and investment decisions.
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Triage queue for stuck or ageing cases
Use existing case data to flag ageing, duplicate, incomplete, or high-risk cases for earlier intervention.
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End-to-end case processing redesign
Redesign the case pathway around risk-based triage, reusable evidence, and automated eligibility checks.
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Consultation feedback summaries with response tracking
Summarise consultation submissions by theme and publish what changed in response.
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Always-on policy participation platform
Create a standing participation platform where citizens and stakeholders can propose, vote, and track ideas.
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Reusable briefing and summary assistant for internal documents
Create controlled templates for summarising reports, submissions, minutes, and ministerial briefs.
?release_type=16)
Department-wide knowledge and briefing platform
Build a secure knowledge platform that lets staff search, summarise, and cite approved departmental material.
?release_type=16)
Plain-language service pages and proactive status updates
Rewrite high-volume pages and letters into plain language, add status notifications, and measure contact reduction.
?release_type=15)
Single front door for life-event based services
Bundle services around life events so citizens can complete related steps across agencies in one journey.
?release_type=15)
KPI evidence register with named owners
Create a simple register mapping each KPI to source data, owner, frequency, target, and last result.
release-australian-universities-accord)
Outcome dashboard linking budget, delivery, and public impact
Build a public-facing outcome dashboard showing spend, outputs, outcomes, and delivery confidence.
release-australian-universities-accord)
Recommendation tracker for audits, reviews, and inquiries
Publish a single internal tracker for audit/review recommendations, owners, due dates, and implementation evidence.
release-australian-universities-accord-discussion-paper)
Integrated assurance and lessons-learned system
Create an assurance system that connects audit findings, risk registers, delivery reviews, and investment decisions.
release-australian-universities-accord-discussion-paper)
Triage queue for stuck or ageing cases
Use existing case data to flag ageing, duplicate, incomplete, or high-risk cases for earlier intervention.
?release_type=15)
End-to-end case processing redesign
Redesign the case pathway around risk-based triage, reusable evidence, and automated eligibility checks.
?release_type=15)
Consultation feedback summaries with response tracking
Summarise consultation submissions by theme and publish what changed in response.
release-australian-universities-accord)
Always-on policy participation platform
Create a standing participation platform where citizens and stakeholders can propose, vote, and track ideas.
release-australian-universities-accord)
Bodies within the Education portfolio
Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency
Non-corporate Commonwealth Entity
Australian Research Council
Non-corporate Commonwealth Entity
Australian National University
Corporate Commonwealth Entity
Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership Limited
Commonwealth Company
Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority
Corporate Commonwealth Entity
Australia's Economic Accelerator Advisory Board
Statutory Body
Higher Education Standards Panel
Statutory Body
Tuition Protection Service Advisory Board
Statutory Body
Tuition Protection Service Director
Statutory Body
Australian Research Council Advisory Committee
Statutory Body
National School Resourcing Board
Statutory Body