Active and Creative Kids vouchers
Freedom to play
The NSW Government is helping with the cost of sport, recreation, creative and cultural activities with $50 Active and Creative Kids vouchers.
Voucher 1 2025 is now available. If you have not used voucher 2 2024, you can use this together with the new voucher before 14 July 2025 for a combined total of $100.

Education and training information
Early childhood development
What happens during the first 2000 days of your child’s life (pregnancy to age 5) has a huge impact on how they grow, develop and learn. Visit the Parent and Carer Hub to find out how to give your child the best start in life.
Primary and high school
Enrol in a public primary school or high school or find out about school term dates and the education system.
Apprentices and trainees
Apprenticeships and traineeships combine formal study with on-the-job training. They lead to nationally recognised qualifications. They’re vital to building our future workforce. Find out what’s involved.
Latest education and training updates
Ministerial media release
11 February 2025
NSW residents searching for love this Valentine’s Day are being warned to guard their hearts – and wallets – against charming con artists posing as the real deal.
Media release
10 February 2025
It was lights, cameras, action over the weekend, with the official start of the 2024 HSC Creative Arts Showcase, starting with a masterclass in performance from 61 HSC Drama Graduates.
Ministerial media release
7 February 2025
NSW Ambulance has today welcomed 91 paramedics in training who were officially inducted into the service in a ceremony held at the State Operations Centre in Sydney, providing a further boost to frontline health services across the state.
Ministerial media release
7 February 2025
At least 88,000 additional public school students can start their school day right, with a nutritious, free breakfast, as the Minns Labor Government continues its work to double the number of schools participating in Foodbank’s School Breakfast 4 Health program.
Official notice
7 February 2025
Sample HSC examination materials have been published for English, History and Mathematics Stage 6 Syllabuses (2024).
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Recent education and training publications
Policy
NSW Education Standards Authority | 10 February 2025
This policy describes the disability provisions, exemptions, appeals and application processes as they apply to the HSC minimum standard tests.
Form
Department of Education,Training Services | 30 January 2025
Apprenticeships and Traineeships forms
Bulletin
Department of Education,Training Services | 17 January 2025
This Commissioner's Information Bulletin (CIB) includes training framework, industrial arrangements, job descriptions, and licensing and regulatory requirements.
Webinar
Create NSW | 12 December 2024
A webinar series to upskill individual artists and creative practitioners with essential skills to establish a successful, sustainable and thriving creative practice.
Guide
Department of Education,Training Services | 11 December 2024
In NSW employers have a legal responsibility to ensure that the apprentice or trainee holds one of the visa sub-classes on the Visa Information for Apprenticeships and Traineeships list.