• Minister
• Organizational Chart
• Vision
• Mandate
• Lines of Business
• Clients
• Branches and Divisions
• Agencies
• Legislation

The Department of Education was established under the Executive Council Act and is responsible for achieving outcomes with respect to early childhood development, the K-12 education system and post-secondary education. The programs and services are provided through the department’s six branches:

Early Learning and Child Development Branch	This branch includes the divisions of Provincial Policy, Regional Operations and Accountability and Reporting.
Corporate Services Branch	This branch includes the divisions of Financial Services, and Policy and Information Management.
K- 12 Education Branch	This branch includes the divisions of Evaluation and Research; Program Development, Program Implementation and Student Services.
Education Operations Branch	This branch includes the division of School Systems, Human Resources, School Systems, School Communications, Information Technology, and Finance as well as the Solicitor.
Post-Secondary Education Branch	This branch includes the divisions of Literacy and Institutional Services and Student Financial Services.
Education Transformation Branch	This branch was newly established in May 2023, and the structure of this branch is underway.

Vision

Effective and modern learning environments that foster inclusive and healthy communities for all learners in the province.

Mandate

The Minister of Education is responsible for all matters relating to a high-quality educational system in the province, from early learning and child care to K-12 education and post-secondary education.

The mandate for the department is primarily established under the Departmental Notices under the Executive Council Act, and other pieces of legislation that support the mandate are as follows:

• Child Care Act;
• Child Care Regulations;
• College Act, 1996;
• Council on Higher Education Act;
• Degree Granting Act;
• Memorial University Act;
• Memorial University Pensions Act;
• Private Training Institutions Act;
• Public Libraries Act;
• Schools Act, 1997;
  • Loi de 1997 sur les écoles (avec les mises à jour de 1999 à 2016)
• Student Financial Assistance Act, 2019;
• Teacher Training Act; and
• Teachers’ Association Act.

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Lines of Business

Our programs and services enable a high-quality learning environment from early learning to K-12 to post-secondary education, focused on ensuring all Newfoundlanders and Labradorians have a bright start in life and continued opportunities for learning.

What we do:

Early Learning and Child Care:

• Develop and monitor policies and programs to support child care and early years
• Provide financial support for the development and operation of child care centres, family child care homes, family child care agencies and community agencies such as family resource
• Support early learners with diverse learning
• License, monitor, and inspect child care
• Evaluate the child care system through data collection, analysis, planning and research.
• Support children’s transition from child care to the K-12 education system.
• Provide parent resources and supports such as the child care subsidy.

K-12 Education

• Oversee K-12 educational policies, legislation and regulations.
• Oversee the operations of all public K-12 English schools.
• Fund and support Conseil scolaire francophone provincial de Terre-Neuve-et- Labrador.
• Develop, implement and monitor English and French curricula and programs.
• Create and/or select curriculum documents and teaching resources.
• Evaluate curriculum and assess outcomes.
• Support students with diverse learning needs.
• Monitor education system performance through data collection and analysis, planning and research.
• Set requirements for student diplomas and certificates.
• Set requirements for teacher development and certification.
• Fund and support public libraries.

Post-Secondary Education:

• Support the delivery of post-secondary education through Memorial University of Newfoundland, College of the North Atlantic and private training institutions.
• Fund public post-secondary institutions.
• Regulate and monitor private training institutions.
• Administer the student financial assistance programs.

Primary Clients

The Department of Education’s primary clients are child care service providers, early learning professionals, educators, learners and their families, schools, Conseil scolaire francophone provincial de Terre-Neuve-et- Labrador, post- secondary educational institutions, and other departments/agencies.

 

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