​Central

The central government is responsible for:

• The overall legislation;
• Elementary and secondary education, including the determination of curriculum for primary and secondary education, validation and equivalence of foreign certificates and diplomas, relations and cooperation with Municipalities in the process of implementation of primary and secondary education;
• Higher education, including international cooperation, Tempus and CEPPUS, support to the Board, the Evaluation Agency and the Council for higher education, equivalence and recognition of foreign qualifications;
• Scientific, technologic and technical development;
• The establishment of state schools (for pupils with special educational needs), and
• Upbringing and education of all kinds and degrees;
• Organization, financing, development and promotion of upbringing, education and science;
• Upbringing and education of children of our workers, temporary working and residing abroad;
• Verification of vocations and profiles in education;
• Student standards;
• Technological development and technical culture;
• Information systems;
• International scientific-technical cooperation; 

Local

Local authorities are responsible for:

• Preschool, primary and secondary education with cooperation with the state bodies;
• The management of the financial assets allocated for education;
• The ownership and maintenance of school buildings;
• The establishment of municipality schools (with the consent of the Ministry of Education);
• The recruitment of education staff, selection and dismissal of the directors of the schools, the payment of salaries for auxiliary staff, and
• The organisation of transportation of students and their accommodation in dormitories. 

Responsible ministries/bodies

Ministry of Education and Science

Sources:

Law on organisation and operation of State Administration Bodies, Official Gazette 58/2000, 44/2002,82/2008,167/2010, 51/2011

Law on primary education, Official Gazette 103/2008, 33/2010, 116/2010, 156/2010, 18/2011, 51, 2011, 6/2012.

Law on secondary education, Official Gazette 44/1995

Law on Local Self-Government, Official Gazette 05/02