Organisation chart: Department of Education
Organisation chart for the Department of Education.
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- The Hon. Ben Carroll MP
- Hon Lizzie Blandthorn MP
- Nina Taylor
- Nathan Lambert
- Secretary
- Office of the Secretary
- Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority
- Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority
- Victorian Early Childhood Regulatory Authority
- Merit Protection Boards
- Victorian Institute of Teaching
- Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership
- Financial Policy and Information Services
- People and Executive Services
- Strategy and Secondary School Reform
- Early Childhood Education
- School Education Programs and Support
- Victorian School Building Authority
- Schools and Regional Services
- Schools Workforce
- First Nations Strategy, Policy and Programs
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Department of Education structure
The Hon. Ben Carroll MP
Deputy Premier, Minister for Education and Minister for WorkSafe and the TAC
Hon Lizzie Blandthorn MP
Deputy Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council, Minister for Children and Minister for Disability
Nina Taylor
Parliamentary Secretary for Education
Nathan Lambert
Parliamentary Secretary for Children
Secretary
Tony Bates
Office of the Secretary
Rebecca Haig (ED)
Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority
Andrew Smith (CEO)
Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority
Stefanie Veal (CEO)
Victorian Early Childhood Regulatory Authority
Adam Fennessy (interim Early Childhood Regulator)
Helen Quiney (CEO)
Merit Protection Boards
Steve Metcalfe (Senior Chairperson)
Victorian Institute of Teaching
Martin Fletcher (CEO)
Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership
Marcia Devlin (CEO)
Financial Policy and Information Services
Andrea Del Monaco (DS)
Information Management and Technology
Elizabeth Wilson (CIO)
Procurement
Sandy Carveth (ED)
Financial Services
Tonella Costa (CFO)
Budget, Corporate and Funding Strategy
Tim Barta (ED)
People and Executive Services
Kate Rattigan (DS)
Legal
Lucy Guthrie (ED)
Conduct and Integrity
Bella Stagoll (ED)
Assurance, Knowledge and Executive Services
Shami Mtenje (ED)
People, Strategy and Operations (VPS)
Sarah McNicol (ED)
Communications
Mish Hogan (ED)
Employee Safety, Wellbeing and Inclusion
Greg Norton (ED)
Operational Policy, School Engagement and Compliance
Elly Gay (ED)
Strategy and Secondary School Reform
Scott Widmer (DS)
Strategy, Policy and National Reform
Lauren Kaerger (ED)
Performance and Evaluation
Daniel Wellesley (ED)
Senior Secondary Pathways Reform
Natalie Garcia de Heer (A/ADS)
Early Childhood Education
Bronwen FitzGerald (DS)
Early Learning Victoria
Darren Youngs (CEO)
Strategy, Practice and Safeguarding
Justin McDonnell (ADS)
Early Learning, Practice and Participation
Pippa Procter (ED)
Early Childhood Strategy
Julian Reichl (ED)
Child Safety
Eugenia Voukelatos (ED)
Kindergarten Expansion, Funding and Reform
Luke Bo’sher (ADS)
Policy, Provision and Commissioning
Katherine O’Keefe (ED)
Workforce, Systems and Family Supports
Jacqui Hayes (ED)
Quality Assessment and Regulation
Helen Quiney (ED)
Early Learning Operations and Monitoring
Mathew Lundgren (ED)
School Education Programs and Support
Stephen Fraser (DS)
Statewide Programs and Tech Schools
Nick Beckingsale (ED)
International Education and Partnerships
Linda Vaughan (ED)
Wellbeing, Health and Engagement
Claire Tobin (ED)
Inclusive Education
Mohammad Zahran (A/ED)
Foundational Supports Taskforce
Sharon Barry (ED)
Victorian School Building Authority
Joanne Wandel (CEO)
Strategy and Planning
Jessica Trinder (ED)
Major Projects and Property
Avril Smith (ED)
Corporate
Jacinta Blanch (COO)
Asset Management
Andrew Major (ED)
Project Delivery
Amanda Smith (ED)
Schools and Regional Services
David Howes (DS)
Operations
Jeanette Nagorcka (ADS)
Operations and Governance
Sally Carew-Reid (ED)
School Provision and Establishment
James Fletcher (ED)
Security and Emergency Management
Simon Milligan (ED)
Teaching, Learning and School Performance
Stacy Gabriel (A/ADS)
School Performance
Ben Johnstone McLoud (A/ED)
Curriculum and Teaching Practice
Penny Addison (A/ED)
Teaching and Learning Reform Team
Tim Wilson (ED)
North Eastern Victoria
Karen Money (RD)
North Western Victoria
Tip Kennedy (RD)
South Western Victoria
Chris Thompson (A/RD)
South Eastern Victoria
Ian Burrage (RD)
Schools Workforce
David Robinson (A/DS)
Workforce Policy and Strategy
Tim Binks (A/ED)
People and Workplace Relations (Schools)
Tony Bugden (ED)
First Nations Strategy, Policy and Programs
Angela Singh (DS)
Koorie Outcomes
Zack Haddock (ED)
Treaty Unit
Karla Brooks (A/Executive Treaty Coordinator)
Key
- DS = Deputy Secretary
- CEO = Chief Executive Officer
- ADS = Assistant Deputy Secretary
- CIO = Chief Information Officer
- CFO = Chief Financial Officer
- ED = Executive Director
- RD = Regional Director
- D = Director
- A/ = Acting
Updated 26 March 2026
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