Legal basis: Compulsory Education Law of People's Republic of China (PRC).
Article 2 The State implements a nine-year compulsory education system.
Compulsory education is a compulsory education for all school-age children and adolescents and a public welfare undertaking that the state must guarantee.
The implementation of compulsory education, free of tuition and fees.
The state establishes a mechanism to guarantee the funds for compulsory education to ensure the implementation of the compulsory education system.
Article 7 Under the leadership of the State Council, compulsory education is planned and implemented by the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government, and the people's governments at the county level give priority to management.
The education administrative department of the people's government at or above the county level shall be specifically responsible for the implementation of compulsory education; Other relevant departments of the people's governments at or above the county level shall be responsible for the implementation of compulsory education within the scope of their respective duties.