- Ministry of Education (New Zealand)
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Ministry of Education Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga Logo of the Ministry of Education Agency overview Jurisdiction New Zealand's education system Headquarters 45-47 Pipitea Street, Thorndon, Wellington Minister responsible Anne Tolley, Minister of Education Agency executive Karen Sewell, Secretary for Education and Chief Executive Child agency New Zealand Qualifications Authority Website http://www.minedu.govt.nz/ The Ministry of Education (In Māori, Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga), is the primary state sector organisation of New Zealand responsible for New Zealand's education system. It was established in 1989 when the former, all-encompassing Department of Education was broken up into six separate agencies,
Responsibilities
The Ministry's role is to raise the overall level of educational achievement and reduce disparity. It is not an education provider. That role is met by individual elected Boards of Trustees for every state school in the country. The ministry has numerous functions - advising government, providing information to the sector, providing learning resources, administering sector regulation and funding, and providing specialist services. The ministry works with other education agencies including the Education Review Office, the New Zealand Qualifications Authority and Learning Media Limited.
External links
- Official website
- NZ Government explanation
- TeachNZ, a business unit of MoE
- Te Kete Ipurangi - The Online Learning Centre, an initiative of MoE
- The Education Gazette, published by MoE
- List of Services Provided by MoE
Categories:- New Zealand Public Service departments
- Education in New Zealand
- Education ministries
- Ministries established in 1989
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