Contact the Department for Education and Child Development (DECD)

Education Centre (State Office)

31 Flinders Street
ADELAIDE SA 5000

Postal address
GPO Box 1152
ADELAIDE SA 5001

General enquiries
(08) 8226 1000
Free call: 1800 088 158
Email: decdcustomers@sa.gov.au

Contact your local school first for information about: enrolment, parent participation, school card, school fees, school policies, school zones, student behaviour or student performance.

For all complaints please discuss the matter with the school principal in the first instance.

Families SA offices

Parent feedback and complaints

Free call: 1800 677 435
Email: decdparentcomplaint@sa.gov.au
Web: www.decd.sa.gov.au/parentcomplaint

Give feedback to Families SA

Web: www.families.sa.gov.au/pages/familiessa/FSAComplimentNComplaints

Locations of schools and preschools

Web: www.decd.sa.gov.au/decs_search/pages/locs
Web: www.sa.gov.au/schools

Media enquiries

(08) 8226 7990
Email:decd.mediaunit@sa.gov.au

School and preschool employment enquiries

(08) 8226 1356
Email: decdrecruitment@sa.gov.au

School and preschool HR services

(08) 8226 1356
Email: decdhr@sa.gov.au

Payroll information

(08) 8462 1305
Email: Payroll05@sharedservices.sa.gov.au

Teachers Registration Board

A statutory authority providing registration for teachers.

(08) 8226 2666
Web: www.trb.sa.edu.au
Email: info@trb.sa.edu.au

Minister for Education Child Development

(08) 8226 1205
Web: www.premier.sa.gov.au/index.php/hon-jennifer-rankine-mp

School Card Free call: 1800 672 758
Email: decdschoolcard@sa.gov.au
Web: www.sa.gov.au/subject/Education%2C+skills+and+learning/Financial+help%2C+scholarships+and+grants/School+Card+scheme

Early Childhood Services

Non-compulsory early education and child care services.
Web: www.sa.gov.au/subject/Education%2C+skills+and+learning/Early+childhood%2C+education+and+care

Regional Offices contact details

List of Regional Offices
Web: ww.decd.sa.gov.au/aboutdept/pages/Aboutdept/regionaloffices/

SACE Board of South Australia

The SACE (South Australian Certificate of Education) Board of South Australia is an independent statutory authority of the South Australian Government involved in educating and training students in senior secondary education.

(08) 8372 7400
Web: ww.saceboard.sa.edu.au/

International Education Services

International Education Services (IES), the international unit of the Department for Education and Child Development (DECD):

  • recruits international students into government schools
  • delivers professional training for international education professionals
  • provides internship opportunities for international undergraduates and graduates
  • manages the South Australian teacher and student exchange program.
IES, DECD, trades as South Australian Government Schools in the international marketplace.

(08) 8226 3402
Web: www.internationalstudents.sa.edu.au
Email: decdisp@sa.gov.au

Childcare Licensing and Standards

(08) 8226 0077
Email: decdchildcarelicensing@sa.gov.au

Asset Services

Free call: 1800 810 076
Web: www.decd.sa.gov.au/assetservices

Adult re-entry contact details

List of adult re-entry schools
Web: www.sa.gov.au/subject/Education%2C+skills+and+learning/Schools/Choosing+a+school/Mature+age+students

Open Access Education
(Education by distance)

Web: www.openaccess.edu.au
Email: info@openaccess.edu.au

DECD Social Media channels