4.4 Decentralisation of Power to Local Administrative
Organisations
In accordance with the National Education Act, local
administration organisations can provide education at any or all
levels of education according to their readiness, suitability and the
requirement of the local areas.
The Ministry of Education is responsible for prescribing
the criteria and procedures for assessing the readiness to provide
education of the local administration organisations as well as
co-ordinating with them and promoting their capability in provision
of education in line with the policies and standards required.
Besides, the Ministry of Education will also advise
on the budgetary allocations for education provided by local
administration organisations. The relationships between state
educational organisations and local administration orgnisations can
be represented in the table below.