Ontario Ministry of Education

The Ministry of Education (EDU) is the ministry of the Ontario government in the Canadian province of Ontario responsible for government policy, funding, curriculum planning and direction in all levels of public education, including elementary and secondary schools.

This Ministry is responsible for curriculum and guidelines for all officially recognized elementary and secondary schools in the province and some outside of the province. The ministry is also responsible for public and separate school boards across Ontario, but are not involved in the day-to-day operations.

Notable ministers of education in the past have included Bill Davis, Dr. Bette Stephenson, Sean Conway and Gerard Kennedy. The current Minister of Education is Liz Sandals.

Goals:

Achieving Excellence builds on the education system's three previous priorities: increasing student achievement, closing gaps in student achievement and increasing public confidence in publicly funded education. It encompasses these goals and reaches deeper and broader, raising expectations both for the system and for the potential of our children and students.

Accessibility Plan:

Learn how the Ministry is meeting its obligation to make it possible for Ontarians with disabilities to obtain information and service from the ministry, and contributing to building an accessible province by 2025.