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Chinese provinces roll out specific measures targeting off-campus tutoring providers amid Beijing’s crackdown

  • The provincial governments of Shaanxi and Guangdong have initiated specific regulations for the off-campus education market, following the State Council’s lead
  • Local authorities in those two provinces said they will supervise how off-campus tutoring providers refund customers for unused courses

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Jane Zhang
Local governments across China have started to roll out measures targeting off-campus tutoring providers in their jurisdiction, moving on the back of Beijing’s sweeping crackdown on the sector.
Northwest China’s Shaanxi province and the southern coastal province of Guangdong recently initiated specific regulations covering the off-campus education market, following the new policy promulgated by the State Council.

Off-campus tutoring providers in Shaanxi were directed to immediately stop offering K-12 – referring to kindergarten to 12th grade – training courses on subjects in the official school curriculum during the summer holiday, according to a statement published on the local government’s website on Wednesday. Shaanxi has set up a hotline to report violations.

In addition, the local government has launched a rectification campaign to investigate and punish those violating its specific regulations on this sector.

In Guangdong, the provincial government issued regulations that forbid off-campus tutoring providers from disclosing the personal information of students and parents, and prevent marketing of their services via phone calls and text messages, according to a statement on Monday.

Before Bejing’s crackdown, China’s K-12 off-campus tutoring market was forecast to reach 730 billion yuan in 2021.
Before Bejing’s crackdown, China’s K-12 off-campus tutoring market was forecast to reach 730 billion yuan in 2021.
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