Private schools and official schools are important symbols of ancient education in China. Private schools refer to private schools, while official schools refer to official schools such as imperial academy, which are two main aspects of the development of ancient studies in China and an important part of ancient education in China.

1, official school, refers to the school system directly organized and governed by China feudal court and run by local governments according to administrative divisions, including central official school and local official school, which together constitute the most important official school education system in ancient China. Imperial academy and imperial academy are the highest institutions of learning in the feudal countries of China, and they are the main places for the feudal dynasties to train talents. Imperial academy and imperial academy have accumulated many valuable experiences in running schools, prospering academics and developing China's ancient culture and science.

2. Private schools were privately run in ancient China. Compared with official schools, private schools came into being in the Spring and Autumn Period. Although Confucius was not the founder of private school, his private school was the largest and had the deepest influence, which lasted for more than 2,000 years and occupied an important position in the history of education in China.