Ministry of Education (New Zealand)

Ministry of Education
Te Tāhuhu o Te Mātauranga
Agency overview
Formed	1989
Preceding agency	Department of Education;
Jurisdiction	New Zealand
Headquarters	33 Bowen St,; WELLINGTON 6140
Annual budget	Total budgets for 2019/20; Vote Education; $12,609,535,000; Vote Tertiary Education; $3,487,920,000
Minister responsible	Hon Erica Stanford, ; Minister of Education;
Agency executive	Iona Holsted, ; Chief Executive and Secretary for Education;
Child agencies	New Zealand Qualifications Authority; Tertiary Education Commission; Education New Zealand;
Website	www.education.govt.nz

The Ministry of Education (Māori: Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga) is the public service department of New Zealand charged with overseeing the New Zealand education system.

The Ministry was formed in 1989 when the former, all-encompassing Department of Education was broken up into six separate agencies.

^ "Total Appropriations for Each Vote". Budget 2019. The Treasury. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.

[1] "Total Appropriations for Each Vote". Budget 2019. The Treasury. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.

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