K-12 Education Administration Explained

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K-12 Education Administration
Native Name A:	教育部國民及學前教育署
Formed:	25 August 1945 (as Department of Education) 1 January 2013 (as K12EA)
Headquarters:	Wufeng, Taichung, Taiwan
Chief1 Name:	Peng Fu-yuan
Chief1 Position:	Director-General
Chief2 Name:	Xu Li-juan, Dai Shu-fen
Chief2 Position:	Deputy Director-Generals
Parent Agency:	Ministry of Education
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The K-12 Education Administration (K12EA;) is the agency of the Ministry of Education of Taiwan responsible for formulating, executing and supervising educational policies and systems for senior high school education and below in Taiwan.

History

The agency was originally established as the Department of Education on 25 August 1945 in Taipei. In 1947, it became the subordinate of Taiwan Provincial Government. On 1 August 1956, it was moved to Wufeng Township, Taichung County. In July 1999, it became the subordinate of Ministry of Education. On 1 January 2013, it was renamed as K-12 Education Administration.^[1]

Organizational structure

Operational divisions

Division of Academic and Vocational Senior High Education
Division of Junior High, Elementary School and Preschool Education
Division of Indigenous People and Special Education
Division of Student Affairs and Campus Security

Administrative divisions

Office of the Secretary
Office of Personnel
Office of Civil Service and Ethics
Office of Accounting^[2]

List of Director-Generals (K-12 Education Administration period)

Wu Ching-shan (January 2013 – July 2015)
Lin Teng-jiao (August 2015 – December 2015) (Acting)
Huang Zi-teng (December 2015 – August 2016)
Qiu Qian-guo (August 2016 – September 2018)
Xu Li-juan (September 2018 – December 2018) (Acting)
Peng Fu-yuan (December 2018 –) (Incumbent)

Notes and References

Web site: History. K-12 Education Administration, Ministry of Education. 14 June 2021.
Web site: Organizational Structure - K-12 EA, MOE . K12ea.gov.tw . 2019-10-31.