By the end of 20 12, there were 46 primary and secondary schools 146 in the city, including 39 public primary and secondary schools 100 (6 high schools, 33 junior high schools and 0 primary schools100), with 95,433 students and 8 on-the-job staff.

From 65438 to 0996, Zaoyang successfully passed the "Nine-Year Plan" acceptance by the provincial government and was awarded the title of "National and Provincial Advanced City for" Two Bases ". At the same time, all kinds of education at all levels develop in a coordinated way. Early childhood education, led by kindergartens directly under the municipal government, has flourished, and three-year preschool education has been basically popularized in the city. Special education with special schools as the main body has developed healthily, and the enrollment rate of disabled children has reached 99.3%. As "National Education Innovation Experimental Base City", "National Advanced Young Pioneers Work City" and "Advanced Teaching and Scientific Research Unit in the Province", it provides a platform for students' development. More than 5500 people take the college entrance examination every year. It has attracted groups of people with lofty ideals to invest in running schools. So far, there are eight private schools.

There are super-class teachers 16 in the city, 2 famous teachers in Hubei and 67 provincial backbone teachers. Schools such as No.1 Middle School, No.1 Experimental Middle School, No.1 Middle School and No.1 Primary School rank among the top 50 in the province, and 10 schools such as No.1 Experimental Middle School are recognized as provincial (city) educational and scientific research experimental bases. By the end of 20 12, the city had undertaken 35 provincial scientific research projects, including 2 first prizes for national excellent courses and 2 first prizes for provincial excellent courses. Zaoyang Municipal School Zaoyang No.1 Middle School Zaoyang No.2 Middle School Zaoyang High School Zaoyang Baishui High School Zaoyang Reuters Middle School Zaoyang Experimental Middle School Zaoyang Sixth Middle School Zaoyang Railway Station School Zaoyang First Experimental Primary School Zaoyang Second Experimental Primary School Zaoyang Third Experimental Primary School Zaoyang Municipal Government Kindergarten Zaoyang Vocational Education Center School Zaoyang Special Education School Zaoyang Township School Zaoyang Cheng Nan Middle School Zaoyang Beicheng Middle School Zaoyang Huancheng Middle School Zaoyang. Zaoyang Economic Development Zone Middle School Zaoyang Reuters Town Middle School Zaoyang New Town Middle School Zaoyang Taiping Town Middle School Zaoyang Yangcong Town Middle School Zaoyang Qifang Town Middle School Zaoyang Xiong Ji Town Middle School Zaoyang Wudian Town Middle School Zaoyang Xinglong Town Middle School Zaoyang Liu Sheng Town Middle School.