As mentioned previously in this section of the handbook, the faculty is divided into four distinct groupings:
* The Dean's Establishment (Clayton)
* The School of Graduate Studies (Clayton)
* The School of Early Childhood & Primary Education (Peninsula)
* The School of Education (Gippsland)
The faculty office (Dean's Establishment) is located on the second floor, building 6, on the Clayton campus. The school office for the School of Graduate Studies is located on the ground floor, building 6, on the Clayton campus. The school office of the School of Early Childhood and Primary Education is located on the second level of A block on the Peninsula campus. The school office of the School of Education is located on the ground floor, building 2S on the Gippsland campus.
While the major business of the faculty is discussed by the faculty board, students can gain representation on a number of faculty and school level committees. The board consists of thirty-nine members, including the dean as chair; professors of the faculty; four academic staff representatives from each school of the faculty; representatives from the external community, other faculties and the Education Alumni; and a student representative from each school of the faculty. The board meets on five occasions throughout the year and receives recommendations from faculty level committees for the board's approval and referral to the University's Education Committee, Academic Board and Council.
Faculty level committees on which students may gain representation include:
* Undergraduate and Preservice Committee, which advises the board on the undergraduate degrees of the faculty, especially new course and subject proposals, assessment procedures and policy and the selection of undergraduate students;
* Postgraduate Coursework Committee, which advises the board on the graduate programs of the faculty (principally masters and postgraduate diplomas) with particular reference to new graduate courses and subjects, assessment procedures and policy at the graduate level and selection of students;
* Research Degrees Committee, which considers a range of matters relating to masters by research and doctoral programs offered by the faculty and provides advice and recommendations to the university's PhD and Scholarships Committee;
* Research Committee;
* Ethics Committee.
Further, each school of the faculty has its own program committees which forward recommendations to the faculty level committees for consideration prior to them being forwarded to the faculty board. This committee structure of the faculty reflects the collegiate manner in which decisions are made throughout the Faculty of Education.
The principal officers of the faculty are the dean, located at the Clayton campus; the associate dean, located at the Gippsland campus; and the faculty registrar, associate dean (research) and associate dean (teaching), who are all located at Clayton. Students wishing to make appointments with any of these staff are able to do so at short notice, and inquiries should be directed to their offices.