Department of Education is established by Jelgava City Council and implements municipality competence in education. Pre-school education, general education, special needs education, interest education institutions, children and youth sports schools and municipality vocational school are under supervision of the department. Private pre-schools, general and interest education institutions are under the methodological supervision of the department as well.

The aim of the department is to organize the execution of municipality functions in education, determined by laws and regulations of the Republic of Latvia and by voluntary initiative of Jelgava municipality, to favour the development of teachers’ professional skills according to the requirements of teacher profession and to ensure the implementation quality of education programmes.

Contact details:
Gunta Auza,
Head of the Department
Svētes Street 22, room 203
Tel.:  +371 63012461
Fax: +371 63012490