Foreign nationals can enroll their children either in schools specifically built for their children or ordinary primary/secondary schools and kindergartens in accordance with the relevant policies formulated by the local provincial administrative departments of education.

Schools specifically built for the children of foreign nationals mainly admit their children (of foreign nationality) who live together with them legally in the province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the central government.

They can offer pre-school, primary school, and secondary school education, and adopt a foreign education model.