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
13 January 2025
The Minns Labor Government is supporting NSW’s working families, as data shows the parents and carers of a record 200,000 children were provided with fee relief for attending early childhood education and care throughout 2024.
Ministerial media release
10 January 2025
The Minns Labor Government is encouraging students enrolled in healthcare degrees in NSW to apply for up to $12,000 in financial support to assist with their studies.
Ministerial media release
9 January 2025
The Minns Labor Government is continuing work to ensure public schools across New South Wales are great places to learn and work, with tradies subbing in for teachers and students in classrooms to work on 1,200 vital maintenance and upgrade projects, across more than 800 public schools over the summer break.
Ministerial media release
18 December 2024
It’s the last day of the school year for 2024, but students at Edmondson Park Public School in Sydney’s west are marking a new beginning as construction officially commences on a long-awaited, brand new high school.
Ministerial media release
18 December 2024
Students, teachers and families across NSW are celebrating today, as Higher School Certificate (HSC) results land for students across the state this morning, including a record 69,962 attaining their HSC and another 9,522 who have completed at least one HSC course.
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Recent education and training publications
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.
Guide
Department of Education,Training Services | 6 December 2024
This guide is designed for new supervisors or supervisors looking to gain additional skills and strategies to help you support your learner.
Guide
Department of Education,Training Services | 6 December 2024
This guide is designed for new supervisors or supervisors looking to gain additional skills and strategies to help you support your learner.