Article 8 Generally, foreign students shall live with their parents or guardians; however, the schools that have the relevant conditions may, after being approved, provide foreign students with on-campus dormitories.

Article 9 The items subject to be charged by primary and secondary schools and their rates for foreign students shall be determined by the education administration departments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government in conjunction with the price administration departments.

Article 10 Primary and secondary schools shall manage foreign students in accordance with the provisions relating to the management of student status, instruct them in abiding the laws of China as well as the rules and disciplines of schools. Generally, no separate classes shall be set up for foreign students, except for necessary remediation for the Chinese language. Schools may, in accordance with their teaching plans, make arrangement for foreign students to participate in public welfare labour and other social practices. The foreign students are exempted from attending ideology and morality classes and ideological political classes.

To those foreign students who finish all courses and successfully pass the examinations, the schools shall issue a graduation certificate; to those who fail to finish all courses as planned, the schools may issue a descriptive study certificate.

Article 11 The education administration department of each province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government shall take charge of the administration upon the acceptance of foreign students by primary and secondary schools within its administrative area, and shall carry out an annual review of the qualifications of such schools to accept foreign students; in case any school enrols foreign students in violation of the provisions hereunder or has serious defect in the management of foreign students, the education administration department shall suspend or cancel the qualification of such schools to accept foreign students on the basis of the actual situation, and then duly report the results to the Ministry of Education.

Article 12 The education administration department of each province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government may formulate measures for examining and approving qualification of primary and secondary schools within its administrative area to accept foreign students on the basis of these Measures, and file such measures with the Ministry of Education for the record.

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