Elementary and Secondary Education Department is the biggest of all departments of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It has more than 1,87,733 employees. About 4.381 million students are learning in more than 27,514 Government institutions having more that 1,42,623 teachers.

Functions:

Formulation of policies, strategies and regulations for Schools Education & Literacy.
Preparation of Annual Developmental Program (ADP) for Elementary and Secondary Education Sector.
Processing of developmental projects.
Monitoring and review of developmental Projects and schemes in coordination with concerned Directorates/PIUs.
Improvement of Literacy and quality/standard at Primary and secondary education level.
Financial Management (Recurring/non-recurring Budgets) and auditing of the Provincial Level releases to Schools & Literacy Department including PAC/DAC.
Education Management Information System and Geographic Information System
Regulation, Registration and Supervision of Private Teacher Training Institutions through BISEs.
Preparation of draft Acts/Ordinances as per need for the approval of provincial assembly/ Chief Executive of the Province.
Attending to the questions/queries of the Provincial/National Assemblies and Senate pertaining to Schools & Literacy sector in the province.