​Central

The Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport is responsible for:

•  Lifelong learning.
• Management of schools and school facilities in the territory of the Slovak Republic through generally binding rules; and
• Providing for the realisation of the state administration (though regional school authorities).

Regional

Regional authorities are responsible for education in their area of responsibility, which includes:

• Secondary professional education and training in which students at secondary professional schools prepare principally for professional occupations, including technical, economic, pedagogic, healthcare, social and legal, administrative, artistic and cultural, as well as for study at universities.[1]
• As well as the establishment of vocational Secondary Schools, Regional Authorities can establish Apprentice Training Centres, preparing school-leavers for professional activities.

Local

Municipalities establish pre-primary, primary and lower-secondary schools and ensure they are attended in accordance with the legislation.

Responsible ministries/bodies

Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic

Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic

[1] At the secondary professional training schools, students prepare in educational fields for skilled labour and professional occupations, especially for occupations requiring specialised and certain technical skills and for occupations of an operational nature.

Sources

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.