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Department of Education

Department of Education may refer to any of several government agencies:

In Africa:

• South Africa: Department of Education (South Africa) or the former Bantu Education Department

In Asia:

• Hong Kong: Education Department
• India: Department of Higher Education (India) and Department of Technical Education (India)
• Philippines: Department of Education (Philippines)

In Europe:

• Gibraltar: Department of Education and Training (Gibraltar)
• Ireland: Department of Education and Science (Ireland)
• Poland: Komisja Edukacji Narodowej
• United Kingdom: Department for Education and Skills (until 1996 named Department of Education)

• Northern Ireland: Department of Education (Northern Ireland)
• Scotland: Scottish Education Department

In North America:

• Canada:

• New Brunswick: Department of Education (New Brunswick)
• Novia Scotia: Nova Scotia Department of Education

• Puerto Rico: [Department of Education (Puerto Rico)][1]
• United States: United States Department of Education (formerly a part of the late United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare)
  • Many U.S. states also have State Departments of Education to complement the department at the national level.

In Oceania:

• Australia:

• New South Wales: New South Wales Department of Education and Training
• Tasmania: Department of Education (Tasmania)
• Victoria: Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (Victoria)
• Western Australia: Department of Education and Training (Western Australia)

• New Zealand: Department of Education (New Zealand)

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