The Ministry of Education (Spanish: Ministerio de Educación or MINERD) of the Dominican Republic is a government institution in charge of planning, managing and making the country's education system, as well as administrating public schools and supervising private centers. By law, this Ministry receives 4% of the Dominican gross domestic product. It appeared as its own entity on 1934 as the Secretary of State of Education and Fine Arts (Secretaría de Estado de Educación y Bellas Artes), although it wouldn't be until 2000 when it focused exclusively on education. Its headquarters are located at Santo Domingo. Its Minister is Ángel Hernández Castillo, since August 8, 2022. History Since 1844, Dominican education was in charge of the Secretary of State of Justice and Public Instruction (Spanish: Secretaría de Estado de Justicia e Instrucción Pública), which is nowadays the Office of the Attorney General of the Republic. On 1931, this institution was suppressed; its functions in the matter of justice were transferred to the Office of the Attorney General by Law no. 79, and its roles on education and Fine Arts were transferred to the General Superintendency of Education (Superintendencia General de Enseñanza). Years later, on November 30, 1934, by Law no. 786, the Secretary of State of Education and Fine Arts (Secretaría de Estado de Educación y Bellas Artes) was created, thus replacing the term "public instruction" for education. On 1965, it will become the Secretary of State of Education, Fine Arts and Worship (Secretaría de Estado de Educación, Bellas Artes y Cultos) by receiving functions of the Secretary of State of External Relations. Later on, the office would be renamed as Secretary of State of Education and Culture (Secretaría de Estado de Educación y Cultura) by Law no. 66–97, which redefined the education system of the Dominican Republic. It would adopt its current attributions on 2000 with the creation of the Secretary of State of Culture, by Law no. 41–00, thus becoming the Secretary of State of Education (Secretaría de Estado de Educación). It adopted its current name, Ministry of Education (Ministerio de Educación), after the 2010 Constitutional reform and the subsequent Decree no. 56-10 which changed the names of all government agencies. Internal structure Similar to other Ministries of the Dominican Republic, the Ministry of Education is subdivided into vice-ministries. These are: Vice-ministry of Teaching Accreditation and Certification Vice-ministry of Supervision, Evaluation and Control of Education Quality Inside the