The Department of Education is responsible for administering the following legislation:
- Child Care Act
- College Act, 1996
- Council on Higher Education Act
- Degree Granting Act
- Memorial University Act
- Memorial University Pensions Act
- Private Training Institutions Act
- Public Libraries Act
- Schools Act, 1997
- Student Financial Assistance Act, 2019
- Teacher Training Act
- Teachers’ Association Act
- Teachers’ Collective Bargaining Act