Compulsory Education Law of the People's Republic of China

For the purpose of guaranteeing the right to compulsory education of school-age children and adolescents, ensuring the implementation of the compulsory education policy and promoting the quality of the whole nation, this Law was formulated in accordance with the Constitution and the Education Law.
The compulsory education is the education which is implemented uniformly by the state and shall be received by all school-age children and adolescents. It is a public welfare cause that shall be guaranteed by the state (art.2). All children and adolescents who have the nationality of the People's Republic of China and have reached the school age shall have equal right and have the obligation to receive compulsory education, regardless of the gender, nationality, race, status of family property, religion, belief, etc. (art.4).
According to Article 6, the State Council and the local people's governments at the county level and above shall reasonably allocate the educational resources, promote the balanced development of compulsory education, take measures to ensure the implementation of the compulsory education policy in rural areas and areas of ethnic minorities, and guarantee the school-age children and adolescents from families with financial difficulties and disabled school-age children and adolescents to receive compulsory education.