Published by the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development Melbourne October 2014 © State of Victoria (Department of Education and Early Childhood Development) 2014 The copyright in this document is owned by the State of Victoria (Department of Education and Early Childhood Development) or, in the case of some materials, by third parties (third party materials). No part may be reproduced by any process except in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright Act 1968 , the National Education Access Licence for Schools (NEALS; see below) or with permission. An educational institution situated in Australia which is not conducted for profit, or a body responsible for administering such an institution, may copy and communicate the materials, other than third party materials, for the educational purposes of the institution. Authorised by the Department of Education and Early Childhood Devel opment , 2 Treasury Place, East Melbourne, Victoria, 3002 ISSN 2204 ‒ 0439 (Print) ISSN 2204 ‒ 0447 (Online) If you would like to receive this document in an accessible format such as large print or audio, please telephone 1800 809 834 or email [email protected] This document is available in PDF and accessible Microsoft Word format on the internet at www.education.vic.gov.au This document is printed by On Demand, Port Melbourne, on Revive Laser Digital; an Australian- made 100 per cent recycled uncoated paper. It is FSC © Certified and National Carbon Offset Standard certified carbon neutral. No bleaching occurs in the recycling process and it is manufactured by an ISO 14001 Certified mill. Sales of Revive support Landcare Australia. The Hon. Martin Dixon MP Minister for Education The Hon . Wendy Lovell MLC Minister for Children and Early Childhood Development The Hon. Nick Wakeling MP Minister for Higher Education and Skills Dear Ministers In accordance with the Education and Training Reform Act 2006 and the Financial Management Act 1994 , I am pleased to present the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development’s Annual Report for the year ending 30 June 2014. Yours sincerely Richard Bolt Secretary October 2014 Contents Report of operations —year in review 1 Mission 1 Values 1 Secretary’s report 1 About this report 3 Purpose and functions 3 Structural changes to the Department during 2013– 14 4 Objectives, indicators and outputs 4 Progress towards objectives and indicators 6 Performance against output performance measures 12 Discontinued operation 21 Other activities and initiatives 21 Five -year financial summary 21 Current year financial review 23 Report of operations —governance and organisational structure 24 Ministers 24 Senior executives 25 Organisational struct ure 29 Portfolio Audit and Risk Committee 31 Statutory authorities 32 Financial statements 33 Notes to the financial statements 43 Appendices