​Central

Central government is responsible for:

• The management of schools and school facilities on the territory of the Slovak Republic through generally binding rules, by providing vocational guidance to all founders;
• Participate in the creation of a unified state education policy to meet objectives stemming from international treaties and international co-operation via the Slovak Academic Association for International Cooperation.
• The administration of the network of school and school facilities in the Slovak Republic.
• Issuing proposals on accreditation for universities.
• Providing for the realisation of the state administration (though regional school authorities).
• Universities are self-governing but receive government subsidies through the central authority.
• The Accreditation Commission accredits higher education institutions and acts as an advisory body to the Government of the Slovak Republic.

Regional

Regional authorities are responsible for regional education, including the training and education at secondary schools and school facilities. This includes:

• Administration of elementary artistic schools, language schools, student residences (dormitories), facilities of scholar boarding, centres of scholar services, residential outdoor schools, centres of free-time activities is an exclusive competence of the self-governing regions
• Secondary general education and training, particularly at gymnasiums that prepare principally for study at universities
• Special schools are administered by District offices resident in the region,
• Training and education of national minorities provided secondary schools and school facilities with teaching in languages other than Slovak, including the languages of the Hungarian, Ukrainian, Ruthenian, German and Roma national minorities
• Training and education of pupils or students coming from socially disadvantaged environment/milieu
• Secondary schools, whether technical, vocational, or gymnasia, can be established by regions after enrolling them into the network of schools and school facilities managed by Ministry of Education.

In detail, the Regional responsibilities include:

• The establishment and dissolution of school under regional competences.
• The appointment and dismissal of directors of schools under regional competences.
• The control of schools under regional competences.

Local

Municipal authorities are responsible for:

• Pre-school education and elementary education.
• Establishing primary schools, basic schools of art, nurseries, school kitchens and canteens.
• Carrying out State administration in schools and school facilities.
• The appointment and dismissal of directors of below mentioned types of education.
• Establishing or dissolving primary schools, basic schools of art, language schools, nurseries, school kitchens and canteens providing meals for primary schools and children's nurseries
• Creating the conditions for compulsory school attendance.
• Providing the conditions for the nutrition of children and pupils in all schools.
• Processing and providing information on education and training within its scope.
• The allocation of funds to primary private schools and primary religious schools.

Responsible ministries/bodies

Ministry of education, Science, research and Sport of the Slovak Republic
 

Sources

Educational System in the Slovak Republic, 2005, http://web.uips.sk/download/rs/Educational_system_in_Slovak_Republic.pdf

National Council of the Slovak Republic Act No.221/1996 on the Slovak Republic Territorial and Administrative Organisation, last amendment 453/2001.

National Council of the Slovak Republic Act No.222/1996 on the Organisation of Local State Administration, last amendment 180/2014.

National Council of the Slovak Republic Act No.302/2001 on the Government of higher territorial units (Law on the region), last amendment 177/2018.

National Council of the Slovak Republic Act No.416/2001 on the transfer of some competences from State administration to Municipalities and higher territorial units, last amendment 440/2015.

Slovak National Council Act No. 369/1990 on Municipalities, last amendment 5/2019.

National Council of the Slovak Republic Act No.596/2003 on State Administration in School System and School Self-Government, last amendment 365/2018.