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.
Home schooling
Parents may choose to home school their children in NSW. NESA regulates home schooling and registers eligible children. Find out about home schooling and the resources available to parents.
Latest education and training updates
Ministerial media release
28 May 2025
The Deputy Premier and Minister for Education and Early Learning has ordered an independent review into the administration of this year’s opportunity class and selective high school testing after significant disruptions resulted in around 20,000 students having their tests postponed.
News
28 May 2025
How does the next generation, who will shape Bradfield City Centre as it grows, imagine their future city?
Ministerial media release
26 May 2025
The Minns Labor Government will make it cheaper and easier for people to access life changing treatment for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) by allowing general practitioners (GPs) to treat and diagnose people with ADHD.
Ministerial media release
26 May 2025
More than 7,000 Year 1 students across 165 NSW public schools will take part in a new Number Screening Check over the next two weeks, as part of a trial to screen students’ grasp of numbers and provide teachers with the opportunity for early intervention.
Ministerial media release
23 May 2025
The Minns Labor Government is continuing its record investment in rebuilding public education, with a new primary school and co-located public preschool for Grantham Farm to meet the needs of families in the rapidly growing region of North-West Sydney.
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Upcoming events
Recent education and training publications
Report
NSW Education Standards Authority | 29 May 2025
Strengthening bullying prevention and response in schools using insights from an analysis of NSW student data 2022–2023.
Webinar
Create NSW | 13 May 2025
A webinar series to upskill individual artists and creative practitioners with essential skills to establish a successful, sustainable and thriving creative practice.
Units of competency
NSW Education Standards Authority | 9 May 2025
View the Status of units of competency for qualification in the Information and Digital Technology Curriculum Framework document to see how this qualification can be achieved through the Framework.
Notice
Liquor & Gaming NSW | 5 May 2025
Application and renewal fees for Approved Training Providers (ATP).
Units of competency
NSW Education Standards Authority | 2 May 2025
View the Status of units of competency for qualifications in the Electrotechnology Curriculum Framework document to see how qualifications can be achieved through the Framework.