The Regional Directorate of Primary and Secondary Education of Central Macedonia is one of the thirteen Regional Education Directorates under the Minister of Education implementing educational policy and linking local agents to central services and organizations.
We are responsible for the administration and supervision of other decentralized services in their area, as well as for the coordination of local Educational Consultant. Each Regional Education Directorate consists of the following:
a) An Administration Department
b) A Department of Pedagogical and Scientific Guidance for Primary Education and c) A Department of Pedagogical and Scientific Guidance for Secondary Education The following services come also under the respective Directorates:
1. The Regional Further Education Centres (RFEC)
2. The Centres of Differential Assessment, Diagnosis and Support of Special Education Needs (DADS)
3. Regional Support and Educational Planning Centres (RSEPC)
4. Environmental Education Centres (EEC)
5. Pre-Primary, Primary, Special and Secondary Educational Consultant
It is in charge of 2559 schools of both levels of education.
• Primary Education: 1941 schools
• Secondary Education: 618 schools
Also a number of 27527 teachers of all disciplines work in these schools:
• Primary Education: 14673 teachers
• Secondary Education: 12854 teachers
The total number of students in the region of Central Macedonia is 253240
• Primary Education: 136897 students
• Secondary Education: 116343 students