Legal basis: Article 38 of the Law on the Promotion of Private Education in People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulates that the items and standards of fees charged by private schools shall be determined according to factors such as the cost of running a school and market demand, announced to the public, and subject to the supervision of relevant competent departments. Specific measures for charging non-profit private schools shall be formulated by the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government; The charging standards of for-profit private schools are regulated by the market and decided by the schools themselves. The fees charged by private schools should be mainly used for education and teaching activities, improving school conditions and ensuring the treatment of teaching staff.