Private education refers to the activities of social organizations or individuals other than state institutions to organize schools and other educational institutions for the society by using non-state financial funds.

Conditions for running a school (academic institutions)

(1) Social organizations that run private schools shall have the qualifications of legal persons; Individuals who run private schools should have political rights and full capacity for civil conduct;

(2) Having a clear school-running purpose, training objectives and school-running plan, and having a sound organizational structure and articles of association;

(3) Having the conditions for running a school, such as building area, school building area, teaching equipment and auxiliary facilities, which meet the setting standards of similar public schools at the same level;

(4) Having principals and teachers who meet the qualifications and conditions of similar public schools at the same level;

(5) There are sources of funds to ensure the normal operation of the school;

(6) Other conditions stipulated by laws and regulations. See Annex II "Measures for the Establishment of Non-academic Education Institutions in Nanjing (Trial)" for the conditions for running non-academic education institutions.