Article 1 of People's Republic of China (PRC) Private Education Promotion Law: In order to implement the strategy of rejuvenating the country through science and education, promote the healthy development of private education and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of private schools and educatees, this law is formulated in accordance with the Constitution and the Education Law.

Private education is a public welfare undertaking and an integral part of socialist education. The state implements the policy of active encouragement, strong support, correct guidance and management according to law for private education. People's governments at all levels should incorporate private education into the national social development plan.

Private schools should abide by laws and regulations, implement the national education policy, ensure the quality of education, and devote themselves to cultivating all kinds of talents for socialist construction. Private schools should implement the principle of separating education from religion. No organization or individual may use religion to carry out activities that hinder the national education system.

Extended data:

Private schools that organize and implement academic education, preschool education, self-study exams and other cultural education shall be examined and approved by the education administrative department of the people's government at or above the county level in accordance with the authority prescribed by the state; The establishment and implementation of vocational qualification training and vocational skills training in private schools shall be examined and approved by the administrative department of labor and social security of the people's government at or above the county level in accordance with the authority prescribed by the state, and copied to the education administrative department at the same level for the record.

If a private school is formally established, the examination and approval authority shall make a written decision on whether to approve it within three months from the date of acceptance and serve it on the applicant; If an application is made for the formal establishment of a private higher education institution, the examination and approval authority may also make a written decision on whether to approve it within six months from the date of acceptance and serve it on the applicant.

References:

People's Republic of China (PRC) (China) Central People's Government-People's Republic of China (PRC) (China) Private Education Promotion Law