The Party School is the highest institution for training senior and middle-level leading cadres and Marxist theoretical cadres in rotation, an important position for studying, researching and publicizing Marxism–Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory and Theory of Three Represents, and a melting pot for party spirit training.
The Party School also undertakes theoretical research on Party building, investigation and study on the situation of Party organizations and party member. Grass-roots Party schools also undertake the training of activists who join the Party, which is basically a necessary training place for every party member.
The Central Party School is an authorized unit for doctoral and master's degrees approved by the state, with 23 doctoral and 33 master's degree authorization points. From 198 1 year, 81doctoral students and 1646 master students were trained. By the end of 20 13, the school had more than staff 1 100, with about 1600 students in each semester.
According to the instructions of the higher authorities, the junior college and undergraduate education offered by the Adult Education College of the Party School of Beijing Municipal Committee will stop enrolling students in 2009, and 2009 will be the last enrollment year. With regard to the college and undergraduate education of Party schools, the documents of the Central Committee, the Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government have clearly stipulated that they can enjoy the treatment of the corresponding education in national education. In 2009, Beijing Subway Party School continued to recruit junior college students and undergraduates for adult colleges and universities. The school uses its spare time on Saturday and Sunday to run schools for the convenience of students.