Department of Education and Science (Australia)

Department of Education and Science
Department overview
Formed	13 December 1966
Preceding Department	Department of Territories (I) – for education in the NT; Department of the Interior (II) – for education in the ACT and Jervis Bay; Prime Minister's Department – for the Education Division and the Office of Education;
Dissolved	19 December 1972
Superseding agency	Department of Education (I) Department of Science (I);
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Department executives	John Bunting, Secretary (1966–1967); Hugh Ennor, Secretary (1967–1972);

The Department of Education and Science was an Australian government department that existed between December 1966 and December 1972.

Department overview
Formed	13 December 1966^[1]
Preceding Department	Department of Territories (I) – for education in the NT Department of the Interior (II) – for education in the ACT and Jervis Bay Prime Minister's Department – for the Education Division and the Office of Education
Dissolved	19 December 1972^[1]
Superseding agency	Department of Education (I) Department of Science (I)
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Department executives	John Bunting, Secretary (1966–1967) Hugh Ennor, Secretary (1967–1972)