China plugs in national platform for after-school tutoring

After 2-year crackdown, site now hosts 110,000 approved institutions

China's after-school education industry was caught flat-footed when Beijing rolled out a policy in mid-2021 that outlawed most after-school classes for K-12 students.

FAN QIAOJIA and HAN WEI, Caixin

July 31, 2023 09:35 JST

China launched a national platform for qualified after-school tutoring services, putting the sector under closer scrutiny after a two-year crackdown that wiped off billions of dollars from the industry.

The Ministry of Education online platform hosts more than 111,000 tutoring institutions approved by regulators, according to the ministry. The institutions have passed muster with local regulators on qualifications, capital, personnel, venues and courses.