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The Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards NSW (abbreviated as BOSTES) was the
state government A state government is the government that controls a subdivision of a country in a federal form of government, which shares political power with the federal or national government. A state government may have some level of political autonom ...
education agency in
New South Wales New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ...
,
Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
. It was formed on 1 January 2014 following the amalgamation of the
Board of Studies The Board of Studies was the state government education board in New South Wales, Australia from 1990 to 2013. It provided educational leadership by developing the curriculum from Kindergarten to Year 12 and awarding the secondary school credent ...
and the NSW Institute of Teachers, and replaced on 1 January 2017 by the New South Wales Education Standards Authority. BOSTES was responsible for: * the accreditation of all teachers at all levels * the endorsement of teachers’ professional learning * the accreditation of initial teacher education degrees * establishing professional teaching standards. * curriculum from
kindergarten Kindergarten is a preschool educational approach based on playing, singing, practical activities such as drawing, and social interaction as part of the transition from home to school. Such institutions were originally made in the late 18th cen ...
to initial
teacher education Teacher education or teacher training refers to programs, policies, procedures, and provision designed to equip (prospective) teachers with the knowledge, attitude (psychology), attitudes, behaviors, approaches, methodologies and skills they requir ...
* examinations (including the NSW Higher School Certificate (HSC) and the AMEB NSW) * the registration of non-government schools and home schooling * the regulation of school providers of courses to overseas students BOSTES was also accredited by the
Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) is the independent statutory authority responsible for the development of a national curriculum, a national assessment program, and a national data collection and reporting p ...
as the NSW test administration authority for NAPLAN. BOSTES was responsible for awarding the secondary school credentials Record of School Achievement and HSC.


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* Education in New South Wales Government agencies of New South Wales 2014 establishments in Australia 2016 disestablishments in Australia {{NewSouthWales-gov-stub