​Central

Central government is responsible for:

• Developing a national educational system that helps Greek nationals develop national consciousness
• Developing a national educational system that promotes tolerance, equality, democracy, solidarity, non-discrimination and transparency.
• Developing a national educational system that promotes environmental protection and sustainability.
• Developing a national educational system that promotes research and technological innovation.

• National planning for education for pre-school, primary, secondary and higher education;
• National planning for youth policy;
• Management and financing of the construction of school buildings;
• Drafting and publishing school books; and
• Publishing books for students of higher education institutions.

The National Board of Education and Human Resources Development,  provides scientific advice and guidance to the Ministry.      

 
Regional

Regional authorities are responsible for:

• The preparation and execution of programmes that address issues of environmental education and youth education, according to the respective plans of Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs and Lifelong Learning;
• The appointment and the replacement of the governors of institutions offering scholarships in the territorial jurisdiction of the region;
• The temporary cancellation of courses, due to extraordinary circumstances or in the case of an epidemic in the spatial competence of the region;
• Approving school trips for students;
• Establishing school committees, which operate in schools of religious education;
• Approving twinning local schools with schools abroad; and
• Licensing the establishment and operation of Schools of Dramatic Art, Dance and Film.
• The formation and care of the operation of pre-existing prefectural committees of people's education;
• Coordinating of educational institutions and the management of their accounts held at the Bank of Greece.

Local

Municipal authorities are responsible for:

• The construction or improvement of the infrastructure of the national system of primary and secondary education, particularly the maintenance of school buildings;
• The establishment and operation of municipal libraries, creative centres for children and traffic education parks;

• The appointment of the eligibility committee for the selection and assessment of the land for the construction of the school or the selection of an eligible building;
• The rental of property to accommodate public schools etc;
• The expropriation of land for the construction of school buildings;
• The availability of the school building for the organisation of events of common interest, in collaboration with the School Committee;
• The repair, maintenance and utilisation of traditional and historic school buildings
• Transfer of students from their home for school attendance and vice versa (free of charge);
• The supervision of the parents' associations of each school;
• The organisation of concerts and other cultural events for students, upon approval of the School Committee;
• The allocation of funds to the School Committees for the maintenance of school buildings;
• Sanctioning parents and legal guardians who do not enroll their children in school and neglect their attendance; and
• Licensing the establishment and operation of private music institutions.
• The management of school buildings whenever they cease functioning as such.

Responsible ministries/bodies

Ministry of Education, Research and Religious affairs

Sources

Law 3463/2006 (OJ Α 114/30.6.2006) 'Code for Municipalities and Communities', Article 75.

Ministry of Education, Research and Religious affairs according to Presidential Decree 18/2018 (OG 31/ 23-02-2018).

Law 3852/2010 (OJ Α 87/7.6.2010) 'Reorganisation of Local Government - Kallikratis  Programme', Article 94 and 186.

Open Society Institute, Territorial Consolidation Reforms in Europe, drafted by Pawel Swianiewicz, 2010, Budapest.