The present article does an investigation into responsibility of Islamic government in formal education using exertive (Ijtihad-based) method ordinary in Shiite jurisprudence. In fact, the author has multidimensionally studied responsibility of Islamic government in formal education, and finally provided his viewpoint. Following this study, it can be determined that there are various viewpoints regarding the role Islamic government can play in formal education. Some believe that education is mainly parents' responsibility and Islamic government only intervenes in necessary conditions so that drawbacks can be compensated and potential gaps can be filled, while others believe that such responsibility is burden of the government and parents must cooperate with the government. Alongside of these two standpoints, the author posits that education, in addition to a personal right, can be considered as a social necessity. Hence, based on jurisprudential foundations, Islamic government is main responsible of education, here formal education, which humans' life system is highly dependent upon it.
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