

FCT EDUCATION SECRETARIAT
The FCT Education Secretariat was created by virtue of Presidential Order No. 1 of 2004 as a Mandate Secretariat with the responsibility of formulation and implementation of policies on education in all its ramifications in the FCT.
The Vision and Mission of FCT Education Secretariat
Vision:
- To be a model of efficient delivery of sustainable, qualitative, functional and inclusive education that is comparable to global standard.
Mission:
- To provide in the FCT accessible, qualitative and relevant educational services, designed to empower learners with knowledge, skills and moral values for the challenges of globalization.
Mandate of the Education Secretariat
- The Secretariat has the mandate of ensuring that education policies emanating from the Federal Ministry of Education are domesticated to the needs of FCT as they concern provision of access to education and the effective delivery of the national school curriculum.
- Contribution to the development of FCT and the country at large through the graduation of students with the requisite knowledge, skills and character.
- The framework for the education system delivery derives from the National Policy on Education (2004) and other policies evolving over time through the National Council on Education (NCE).
- It is also guided by its own domestic policies as may be required by the FCT Minister and the Executive Council as well as by national and global goals and objectives in education such as the Universal Basic Education (UBE), Medium Term National Development Plan (MTNDP), FME Ministerial Strategic Plan (MSP), Education for All (EFA) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Departments in the FCT Education Secretariat:
- Universal Basic Education Board (UBEB);
- Secondary Education Board (SEB);
- Education Resource Centre (ERC);
- FCT College of Education (COE);
- Abuja University of Technology, Abaji (AUTA);
- Department of Education Policy, Planning, Research & Statistics (PPR&S).
- FCT Scholarship Board;
- Department of Higher Education;
- Department of Administration and Finance;
- Department of Quality Assurance (DQA);
The Link to the Official Website: https://fctedusec.gov.ng/