According to the regulations of Qinghai Education Bureau, this kind of education does not belong to the category of nine-year compulsory education, and tuition fees need to be paid normally.

Datong No.6 Middle School was founded in the spring of 1968 and was the education center of Qinghai Heavy Machine Tool Factory. When it was handed over to the society in 1999, it was renamed Datong No.6 Middle School.