Private and public schools in People's Republic of China

Schools can be fully subsidized by the government in the People's Republic of China. These are public schools. Schools can also be partly subsidized by the government. That means that parents have to pay tuition fees and other fees required by the school. Other schools are fully private schools, meaning that the schools are not subsidized by the government. The introduction of private schools was an attempt by the government to increase the number of literate population.^[1] Private schools can claim the same legal status as public schools.^[2] Private schools are thought to require a high standard of service.

References

1. 由省教育厅批准设立的民办学校聘任校长、变更举办者核准 (Permission to hire principals and to change the school organizers in established private schools by the Provincial Department of Education) Retrieved 2009-07-20.
2. 中华人民共和国民办教育促进法 (Law to promote education by private schools in the People's Republic of China) Retrieved 2009-07-20.