Education Bureau

Education Bureau
Traditional Chinese	教育局
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Gaau yuhk gúk
Jyutping	Gaau3 juk6 guk6

Education Bureau
	教育局
	Emblem of the Hong Kong SAR
Agency overview
Formed	1852
Jurisdiction	Hong Kong
Headquarters	11/F, East Wing, Central Government Offices, 2 Tim Mei Avenue, Tamar, Hong Kong
Employees	5355
Minister responsible	Kevin Yeung Yun-hung, Secretary for Education;
Deputy Minister responsible	Christine Choi Yuk-lin, Under Secretary for Education;
Agency executive	Ingrid Yeung, Permanent Secretary for Education;
Child agencies	University Grants Committee Secretariat; Working Family and Student Financial Assistance Agency;
Website	www.edb.gov.hk/

The Education Bureau (EDB) is responsible for implementing education policies in Hong Kong.

The bureau is headed by the Secretary for Education and oversees agencies including University Grants Committee and Student Finance Office.

History

Logo of Education Department

The Education Department (教育署 and 教育司署 before 1983) was responsible for education matters in the territory, with the exception of post-secondary and tertiary education. In 2003, the department was abolished and a new bureau, the Education and Manpower Bureau (教育統籌局 abbreviated EMB) was formed. In July 2007, the manpower portfolio was transferred to the new Labour and Welfare Bureau by newly re-elected Chief Executive Donald Tsang.

The bureau was formerly housed at the Former French Mission Building.

Structure

The bureau mainly consists of six branches, which are responsible for different policies.

Further & Higher Education Branch
Planning, Infrastructure and School Places Allocation Branch
Professional Development & Special Education Branch
School Development & Administration Branch
Curriculum and Quality Assurance Branch
Corporate Services Branch

The bureau also oversees two child agencies: the University Grants Committee Secretariat and the Working Family and Student Financial Assistance Agency.

Education System

The Education System includes: Kindergarten Education, Primary and Secondary School Education, Special Education, Post-secondary Education, and other Education and Training.[1]

References

"EDB - Home". www.edb.gov.hk. Retrieved 26 January 2017.

External links

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[1] "EDB - Home". www.edb.gov.hk. Retrieved 26 January 2017.

Education Bureau
Secretary for Education: Michael Suen
Subordinate departments	University Grants Committee Student Financial Assistance Agency
Operations	Primary One Admission System
Predecessors	Education and Manpower Bureau Education and Manpower Branch Education Department

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