According to "Prison Law" and related regulations, a criminal sentenced in a juvenile reformatory can not enjoy compulsory education, but can be executed in a reformatory, which provides the necessary conditions for juvenile offenders to receive compulsory education.

Article 75 of the Prison Law focuses on education and reform in the execution of punishment for juvenile offenders. The work for juvenile offenders should conform to the characteristics of minors and focus on learning culture and production skills. Prisons should cooperate with the state, society, schools and other educational institutions to provide necessary conditions for juvenile offenders to receive compulsory education.

Minors will have corresponding reform-through-labour places after committing crimes. Minors will also receive special compulsory education in reform-through-labour institutions according to their criminal sentences while serving their sentences. Minors can go to school and finish their studies. At other times, they must abide by relevant laws, regulations and policies. Minors who have not completed their studies may continue their studies after serving their sentences.