Ministry of Education (New Zealand)
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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,
and Learning Media Limited.
Maori language
Māori or te reo Māori , commonly te reo , is the language of the indigenous population of New Zealand, the Māori. It has the status of an official language in New Zealand...
, Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga), is the primary state sector organisation
State sector organisations in New Zealand
Public sector organisations in New Zealand include the State sector plus the organisations of local government.Within the State sector lies the State services, and within this, lies the core Public service....
of New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
responsible for New Zealand's education system. It was established in 1989 when the former, all-encompassing Department of Education
Department of Education (New Zealand)
The New Zealand Department of Education was, pre-1989, the public service department of the New Zealand Government responsible for pre-tertiary 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 AuthorityNew Zealand Qualifications Authority
The New Zealand Qualifications Authority is the New Zealand government crown entity tasked with providing leadership in assessment and qualifications....
and Learning Media Limited.