As a county court, it can accept administrative cases in which all departments of the county government are defendants. Only if the defendant is the grass-roots court of the county-level people's government is not suitable for acceptance. The Education Bureau is only a working department, not a county-level government.
In administrative proceedings, except for the Intermediate Court, the High Court and the Supreme Court, all others are under the jurisdiction of the grass-roots courts. Major and complicated cases tried by the Intermediate People's Court include those which are tried by the Intermediate People's Court only if the county government is the defendant and the grass-roots units are not suitable for jurisdiction according to the provisions of judicial interpretation.
The Supreme People's Court's explanation on several issues concerning the implementation of the Administrative Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China;
Article 8 In any of the following circumstances, it belongs to the "major and complicated cases within its jurisdiction" as stipulated in Item (3) of Article 14 of the Administrative Procedure Law: (1) The defendant is a case that the people's government at or above the county level or the grassroots people's court is not suitable for trial;
Thirteenth basic people's courts have jurisdiction over administrative cases of first instance.
Article 14 The Intermediate People's Court shall have jurisdiction over the following administrative cases of first instance:
(1) Cases in which the invention patent right is confirmed and cases handled by the customs;
(two) cases of litigation against specific administrative acts of various departments in the State Council or the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government;
(3) Major and complicated cases within its jurisdiction.
Article 15 The Higher People's Court shall have jurisdiction over major and complicated administrative cases of first instance within its jurisdiction.
Article 16 the Supreme People's Court has jurisdiction over major and complicated administrative cases of first instance nationwide.