Education
Central Government
The central government is responsible for:
- Overall legislative and policy competences in the field of education;
- The administration of education;
- Enforcing educational laws and providing educational facilities to pupils and students of the primary, secondary, higher and tertiary education levels;
- The supervision and standardisation of services provided by the private sector up to higher education.
- The State institutes of Education.
- The inspection of teachers, educational programming and the staffing of schools.
- The Advisory Service and orientation education.
- The promotion and consolidation of research and of research-related infrastructure in the educational system.
- The integration and exploitation of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in the educational process and on the development of digital skills for all pupils and teachers.
- The Cyprus Pedagogical Institute.
Province Level
District authorities are responsible for the administration and coordination of central government policies in the field of education at the district level.
Communities and municipalities have no competencies in the field of education.
Local SAA
Communities and municipalities have no competencies in the field of education.
Responsible ministries/bodies
Ministry of Education and Culture
Department of Primary Education
Department of Secondary General Education
Department of Secondary Technical and Vocational Education
Cyprus Higher Education
Sources
Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus
Ministry of Education and Culture
The Communities Law (Law No. 86(1)) of 1999.
The Municipalities Law (Law No. 111) of 1985.