New South Wales Education Standards Authority


The New South Wales Education Standards Authority is the state government education statutory authority with the responsibility for the establishment and monitoring of quality teaching, learning, assessment and school standards in the Australian state of New South Wales.
Formed on 1 January 2017 to replace the Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards,
NESA is responsible for setting and monitoring quality teaching, learning, assessment and school standards. This includes responsibility, across NSW public, Catholic and independent schools, for:
In May 2019 the NESA Board and Minister for Education approved the which sets out the organisation's mission and purpose, objectives and functions, standards, values and operating principles, and the role of the Board.
Read the released by the Minister.
NESA has developed a in partnership with the NSW Aboriginal Education Consultative Group Inc..
NESA is also accredited by Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority as the NSW test administration authority for NAPLAN.
NESA is responsible for awarding the secondary school credentials Record of School Achievement and Higher School Certificate.

NSW Curriculum Review

On , the NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Minister for Education Rob Stokes that NESA will undertake a  review of the NSW curriculum to ensure it equips students to continue to contribute to Australian society into the 21st century.
NESA engaged Professor Geoff Masters, CEO of the Australian Council for Educational Research to lead the review.
Read the review's
The was subsequently released in October 2019.