The Office of Education Standards (OES) falls under the remit of the Portfolio of the Civil Service which includes the Office of the Deputy Governor. The Office of Education Standards (OES) is an independent, objective quality assurance department.

The Office of Education Standards is the Department responsible for the inspection of schools and Early Childhood Care and Education Centres (ECC&EC) on the Cayman Islands. The remit of the Department is to promote the raising of standards of achievement in schools and ECC&EC's through rigorous, independent inspections and by the provision of sound professional advice to the Ministry of Education and the Department of Education Services.