- Responsible and accountable for systematic and smooth implementation of educational policies and prescribed curriculum.
- Submit proposals to prepare annual, mid-term and five year plans related to Education Sector Development Framework and Programme.
- Implementation of approved plans, progress review and monitoring.
- Organize and guide co-curricular and subject related affairs of schools.
- Introduce and implement curricular reforms.
- Review progress of the activities of the subject directors, in Service Advisors and project officers.
- Monitor and obtain the progress through the subject directors on the use of project grants and quality inputs provided to schools.
- Implement subject development activities as appropriate.
- Analyze student performance levels and taking necessary measures to improve quality of education based on findings of those analysis.
- Organize and implement professional and capacity development programmes for teachers.
- Guide, evaluate and monitor the education development activities of the Divisional Education Offices and other educational institutions.
- Organize and conduct subject related competitions at zonal level.
- Carrying out external evaluation prrogramme of schools, calculation of School Education Quality Index(SEQI), identification of development needs and act accordingly.
- Monitor and guide the school internal evaluation process.
- Internally evaluate , report and feedback the activities of the Education Development Division.
- Directing and implementing educational affairs of children with special needs and non-formal education.