New South Wales Education Standards Authority

The New South Wales Education Standards Authority (abbreviated as NESA) is the state government education statutory authority with the responsibility for the establishment and monitoring of school standards in the Australian state of New South Wales. It was formed on 1 January 2017 to replace the Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards,^[1][2]

NSW Education Standards Authority
(NESA)

Statutory authority overview
Formed	1 January 2017 (2017-01-01)
Preceding Statutory authority	Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards (BOSTES)
Jurisdiction	New South Wales, Australia
Headquarters	117 Clarence Street, Sydney, New South Wales 33°52′01″S 151°12′18″E
Employees	280
Annual budget	A$122 million
Minister responsible	Prue Car, Minister for Education and Early Learning
Statutory authority executives	Peter Shergold, Chair Paul Martin, Chief Executive Officer
Website	educationstandards.nsw.edu.au

NESA is also accredited by the 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.^[3]

The NESA Board

The current chair is Professor Peter Shergold AC.^[4]

See also

• New South Wales portal
• Schools portal

• List of New South Wales government agencies
• Education in Australia