Abstract
In this article, the authors analyze the origins of the development of governance activities to determine the role and essence of corporate governance in the education system.Various approaches to the concept of "governance" are considered.Governance, by the authors, is analyzed as an important part of the modern education system, which currently requires the organization of an effective system of relationships between all participants in the educational process, which also includes stakeholders through whom the interests of the state, parents, employers, and pupils themselves are realized.