(Mexico) Ministry of Education (Saint Lucia) Ministry of Education and National Reconciliation (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) United States: United States Department of Education, headed by the United States secretary of education Many U.S. states also have a state-level department of education Secretary of Education of Puerto Rico Oceania Australia: Department of Education, Skills and Employment (2020 - ) Antecedents: Department of Education (Australia) (2019 - 2020) Department of Education and Training (Australia) (2014-2019) Department of Education (Australia, 2013–14) For earlier antecedents, see Preceding departments State government departments: New South Wales: Department of Education (New South Wales) Victoria: Department of Education and Training (Victoria) Queensland: Department of Education (Queensland) South Australia: Department for Education (South Australia) Tasmania: Department of Education (Tasmania) Western Australia: Department of Education (Western Australia) Australian Capital Territory: Education and Training Directorate Northern Territory: Department of Education (Northern Territory) Kiribati : Ministry of Education (Kiribati) New Zealand: Ministry of Education (New Zealand) Antecedents: Department of Education (New Zealand) Marshall Islands: Ministry of Education (Marshall Islands) South America Ministry of Education (Argentina) Ministry of Education (Bolivia) Ministry of Education (Brazil) Ministry of Education (Chile) Ministry of National Education (Colombia) Ministry of Education (Peru) See also Right to science and culture Human rights Right to education Right to an adequate standard of living Welfare rights Right to education Economic, social and cultural rights Culture minister Cultural genocide Education minister Ministry of Culture and Tourism (disambiguation) Ministry of Education and Culture Education References Ministries Education policy Lists of government ministries