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Department of Education Annual Report 2024-25

Annual report 2024-25 · Department of Education [i] · Commonwealth · Published

Total expenses
$416.9 million
Ongoing staff
1,769
Non-ongoing staff
66
Consultancy contracts
$14.3 million
55 contracts
Non-consultancy contracts
$188.7 million
506 contracts

Official source

Transparency Portal data for this report (JSON)

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Published headline figures

Income statement extract

Total expenses
$416.9 million (416,861 in $'000)
Employee benefits
$265.3 million (265,282 in $'000)
Suppliers
$134.8 million (134,769 in $'000)
Revenue from government
$396.5 million (396,501 in $'000)
Own-source income
$6.8 million (6,793 in $'000)

Unit: Portal template for this table type; the table item itself does not state a unit.

Income statement table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Staff

Staff numbers are headcounts as published in the all ongoing and all non-ongoing employee tables, not full-time equivalents.

Consultancy contracts

Expenditure
$14.3 million (14,327 in $'000)
Contracts
55
New contracts
28
Ongoing contracts
27

Consultancy contracts table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Non-consultancy contracts

Expenditure
$188.7 million (188,737 in $'000)
Contracts
506
New contracts
245
Ongoing contracts
261

Non-consultancy contracts table on the Transparency Portal (JSON)

Published disclosure tables 5

Information about remuneration for key management personnel5 rows · Unit: dollars; band averages are per person in the band

Source table on the Transparency Portal: Information about remuneration for key management personnel · Licence CC BY 4.0

Key management personnel remuneration is reported on an accrual basis for the period each person held the role, so part-year amounts are not annual salaries.

NamePositionBase salaryBonusesOther benefitsSuperannuationLong service leaveOther long termTerminationTotal
Tony CookSecretary916,002023,01240,08323,791001,002,888
Meg BrightonDeputy Secretary431,181012,86480,80511,86600536,716
Kylie CraneDeputy Secretary402,64703,12073,39711,04000490,204
Marcus MarkovicDeputy Secretary424,231016,13382,92312,19400535,481
Benjamin RimmerDeputy Secretary515,4090100,62329,93210,60200656,566
Information about remuneration for senior executives14 rows · Unit: dollars; band averages are per person in the band

Source table on the Transparency Portal: Information about remuneration for senior executives · Licence CC BY 4.0

Senior executive and other highly paid staff rows are bands with a count and averages, not individuals. Never multiply or add averages across bands, bodies or years.

Pay bandPeopleAverage base salaryAverage bonusesAverage other benefitsAverage superannuationAverage long service leaveAverage other long termAverage terminationAverage total
0 - 22000029109,44405,28821,7312,9990700140,162
220001 - 2450005187,43601,96736,6045,78700231,794
245001 - 2700009219,96101,29134,2585,46100260,970
270001 - 29500014227,95309,63536,1035,61500279,305
295001 - 32000011253,65904,25342,9426,83800307,693
320001 - 3450008271,54506,69547,4517,34300333,035
345001 - 3700008295,18903,36750,6177,59900356,772
370001 - 3950004314,35302,13454,9728,68200380,141
395001 - 4200002347,57702,68656,0378,06900414,369
420001 - 445000000000000
445001 - 470000000000000
470001 - 4950001227,5320199,87742,3856,23800476,032
495001 - 5200001230,17302,10944,3375,8810233,935516,434
520001 - 5450001228,3870260,53435,1736,46100530,556
Information about remuneration for other highly paid staff13 rows · Unit: dollars; band averages are per person in the band

Source table on the Transparency Portal: Information about remuneration for other highly paid staff · Licence CC BY 4.0

Senior executive and other highly paid staff rows are bands with a count and averages, not individuals. Never multiply or add averages across bands, bodies or years.

Pay bandPeopleAverage base salaryAverage bonusesAverage other benefitsAverage superannuationAverage long service leaveAverage other long termAverage terminationAverage total
$260,000 - $270,000165,782025511,1231,6110189,111267,882
$270,001 - $295,0007133,066016,65725,6063,6160101,211280,156
$295,001 - $320,0002130,592025525,3183,4790147,526307,171
$320,001 - $345,0004147,805025,03328,8593,5840122,053327,333
$345,001 - $370,0002136,5930191,94727,3073,99700359,844
$370,001 - $395,0001174,226025530,8424,1320177,678387,133
$395,001 - $420,0008164,713075,60231,4904,4550131,210407,471
$420,001 - $445,0002168,5750112,56935,6634,4850104,793426,085
$445,001 - $470,0001191,121025534,9974,6530225,862456,887
$470,001 - $495,0001133,9260305,73441,8033,71300485,176
$495,001 - $520,000000000000
$520,001 - $545,000000000000
$545,001 - $570,0001177,6430306,46159,8944,74600548,743
Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2024-25)8 rows · Unit: $'000 GST inclusive

Source table on the Transparency Portal: Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2024-25) · Licence CC BY 4.0

OrganisationExpenditure$'000 GST inclusive
PARKVILLE INSTITUTE LTDABN 646525105063,377
SNAICCABN 425135621782,413
ACCENTURE AUSTRALIA PTY LTDABN 490967768951,884
KPMGABN 51194660183995
THE NOUS GROUPABN 66086210344989
DANDOLO PARTNERSABN 75100910610785
ERNST AND YOUNGABN 75288172749752
BDO SERVICES PTY LTDABN 45134242434673
Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Non-Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2024-25)5 rows · Unit: $'000 GST inclusive

Source table on the Transparency Portal: Organisations Receiving a Share of Reportable Non-Consultancy Contract Expenditure Current Report Period (2024-25) · Licence CC BY 4.0

OrganisationExpenditure$'000 GST inclusive
KU Children's ServicesABN 8900000613725,679
Australian Council For Educational ResearchABN 1900439814519,520
The Social Research CentreABN 9109615321216,300
Education Services AustraliaABN 1800734242110,730
Community Child Care AssociationABN 904945046789,631