The Minister of Education used to be a Minister in the

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, with the responsibility of overseeing the

Department 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 ...

, including South Africa's schools and universities. On 10 May 2009 newly elected president

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split the education portfolio into that of the Minister of Basic Education and that of the

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Ministers with responsibility for Education

Post-apartheid period

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Ministry of Education

Department of Education

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Ministers with responsibility for Education

Post-apartheid period

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