1. Advocating practicality. The educational purpose of the academic system in the late Qing Dynasty was to cultivate talents with practical ability and pay attention to the practicality and application of knowledge to meet the needs of social and economic development.
2. Take the imperial examination as the leading factor. The imperial examination system is the core of the Qing education system, occupying a dominant position, controlling the distribution of educational resources and the selection of talents.
3. Pay attention to the education of traditional culture. The traditional culture in Qing dynasty had an important influence on education, and Confucius thought and Confucian culture had an important influence on the content, form and method of education.
4. Private schools and public schools coexist. In the late Qing Dynasty, due to political chaos and economic difficulties, private schools gradually prevailed and government-run schools gradually declined.
5. Differences in student status and social status. Under the educational system of Qing Dynasty, the differences of students' identity and social status affected the content, cost and selection method of education. Children of nobles and scholars can enjoy government subsidies, while ordinary people can only rely on their own strength to receive education.