Department of Education
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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)
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- Northern Ireland: Department of Education (Northern Ireland)
- Scotland: Scottish Education Department
In North America:
- Canada:
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- 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:
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- 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)