The Department Policy, Planning and Research
This Department will deal with the preparation of Office plans, budgets, monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of the Ministry’s work and project programs, preparing and reviewing Policies and conducting Office research. This Department is headed by a director who is an appointee of the President of Zanzibar and Chairman of the Revolutionary Council. This Department has four (4) Divisions which are the Monitoring and Evaluation Division, the Policy Development Division, the Research Division and the Planning and Development Division.
The Department of Human Resource Administration
This Department will be responsible for the provision of human resource services and administration, managing the office records. This Department will be headed by a director who is appointed by the President of Zanzibar and the Chairman of the Revolutionary Council. The Department is made up of three (3) Divisions; Division of Human Resource Service; Division of office operations and administration and the Division of managing the office records keeping.
The Department Of Pre-Primary and Primary Education
This Department will be responsible for the provision of human resource services and administration, managing the office records. This Department will be headed by a director who is appointed by the President of Zanzibar and the Chairman of the Revolutionary Council. The Department is made up of three (3) Divisions; Division of Human Resource Service; Division of office operations and administration and the Division of managing the office records keeping.
The Department of Secondary Education
This Department will be responsible for the provision and supervision of Secondary Education. This Department will be headed by a director who is appointed by the President of Zanzibar and the Chairman of the Revolutionary Council. The Department has three (3) divisions which are the Student Services Division, the Secondary Education Division and the Division of Monitoring and Evaluation of Secondary schools Division.
The Department Of Alternative Learning and Adult Education
This department will be responsible for the provision of Alternative Learning and Adult Education, this department will be headed by a director who is appointed by the President of Zanzibar and the Chairman of the Revolutionary Council. The department has four (4) divisions; the Academic Division, the Service and Vocational Provision Division, the Development Division and the Alternative Education Division.
The Department Of Information and Communication Technology in Education
This Department will be responsible for integrating ICT into the education sector to enhance teaching and learning. This Department will be headed by a director who is appointed by the President of Zanzibar and the Chairman of the Revolutionary Council. The Department has three (3) divisions; the Division of ICT Infrastructure and Systems Management, the Division of ICT Research and Innovation and the Division of ICT in Education Training.
The Department of Teacher Education
This Department will be responsible for the management of Teacher Training programs and the development of colleges and Teacher Training Centres. This Department will be headed by a director who is appointed by the President of Zanzibar and the Chairman of the Revolutionary Council. The Department has two (2) divisions; the Division of managing Teacher Training Centres, the Division of Teacher Education.
The Department Of Culture and Sport in Education
This Department will be responsible for the management of Sports and Culture activities in all educational institutions in Zanzibar to develop, promote and develop sports and cultural talents in students in order to enhance and strengthen their learning and sporting abilities. This Department will be headed by a director who is appointed by the President of Zanzibar and the Chairman of the Revolutionary Council. The Department has two (2) divisions; the Sports Division and the Cultural Division.
The Pemba Head Office
This office will be responsible for coordinating all the responsibilities of the Ministry of Education in Pemba. In addition, the Pemba Head Office will have divisions that represent the implementation of various responsibilities within the Departments of the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training.