The New Zealand Department of Education was, prior to 1989, the public service department of the
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...
Government that was responsible for pre-tertiary education.
The Department was established in its initial form in 1877 under the Education Act 1877.
In 1989 it was replaced by a decentralised
Ministry of Education
An education ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for education. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of Education, Department of Education, and Ministry of Pub ...
under the ''
Tomorrow's Schools'' reforms that were initiated in response to the
Picot task force report of May 1988. Some of its functions were moved to separate agencies such as
Learning Media Limited (1992) and the
New Zealand Qualifications Authority
The New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA; mi, Mana Tohu Mātauranga o Aotearoa) is the New Zealand government Crown entity tasked with administering educational assessment and qualifications. It was established by the Education Act 1989 ...
(1993).
See also
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History of education in New Zealand
The development of state education in New Zealand has been shaped by social and political interactions between Māori as tangata whenua of the land, missionaries, settlers, voluntary organisations and those charged with consolidating central st ...
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Education in New Zealand
The education system in New Zealand is a three-tier model which includes primary and intermediate schools, followed by secondary schools (high schools) and tertiary education at universities and polytechnics. The academic year in New Zealand v ...
References
External links
Article about the Department of Educationfrom the
1966 Encyclopaedia of New ZealandSchool administration and funding article at
Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
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Education
Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty. Va ...
New Zealand Public Service departments
History of education in New Zealand