The K-12 Education Administration (K12EA; ) is the agency of the
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 ...
of the
Taiwan (ROC)
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeas ...
responsible for formulating, executing and supervising educational policies and systems for senior high school education and below in
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
.
History
The agency was originally established as the Department of Education on 25 August 1945 in
Taipei
Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the n ...
. In 1947, it became the subordinate of
Taiwan Provincial Government
The Taiwan Provincial Government was the government that governed Taiwan Province of the Republic of China. Its functions have been transferred to the National Development Council and other ministries of the Executive Yuan.
History
At the ...
. On 1 August 1956, it was moved to
Wufeng Township,
Taichung County
Taichung County was a county in central Taiwan between 1945 and 2010. The county seat was in Yuanlin Township before 1950 and Fongyuan City after 1950.
History
Taichung County was established on 26 November 1945 on the territory of Taichū P ...
. In July 1999, it became the subordinate of
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 ...
. On 1 January 2013, it was renamed as K-12 Education Administration.
Organizational structure
Operational divisions
* Division of Academic and Vocational Senior High Education
* Division of Junior High, Elementary School and Preschool Education
* Division of Indigenous People and Special Education
* Division of Student Affairs and Campus Security
Administrative divisions
* Office of the Secretary
* Office of Personnel
* Office of Civil Service and Ethics
* Office of Accounting
List of Director-Generals (K-12 Education Administration period)
*
Wu Ching-shan (January 2013 – July 2015)
*
Lin Teng-jiao (August 2015 – December 2015) (Acting)
*
Huang Zi-teng (December 2015 – August 2016)
*
Qiu Qian-guo (August 2016 – September 2018)
*
Xu Li-juan (September 2018 – December 2018) (Acting)
*
Peng Fu-yuan (December 2018 –) (Incumbent)
See also
*
Ministry of Education (Taiwan)
The Ministry of Education (MOE) (; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ''Kau-yuk Phu'') is the ministry of the Republic of China (Taiwan) responsible for incorporating educational policies and managing public schools.
Organizational structure Political departmen ...
References
External links
* {{Official website, https://www.k12ea.gov.tw/En
2013 establishments in Taiwan
Educational organizations based in Taiwan
Organizations based in Taichung