根据《民办教育促进法》修正案，我国已禁止营利性民办学校涉足涵盖小学和初中阶段的九年制义务教育。

　　The revised law on private education was adopted last Monday at the close of the National People's Congress Standing Committee's bi-monthly session after a third reading and will take effect on Sept 1, 2017.

　　全国人大常委会每两月举行一次会议，本次会议于上周一闭幕，当天，会议通过了该修正案三审稿，修正案将于2017年9月1日生效。

　　China's compulsory education is a nationwide free system, supported by funding from the central government.

　　我国在全国范围内实行免费义务教育，由中央政府提供资金支持。

　　义务教育阶段禁设营利性民办学校 明年9月起施行

　　The system is a public service that must be provided by the government, said Zhu Zhiwen, vice-minister of education, at a press conference after the law's revision was finalized.

　　在修正案通过后的一场新闻发布会上，教育部副部长朱之文表示，义务教育是政府必须提供的一项公共服务。

　　"Profit-led private schools are unsuitable for the free education program," Zhu said.

　　朱之文说：“营利性民办学校不适合实施免费义务教育。”

　　He stressed that private schools are still allowed to offer diversified, market-oriented paid educational services, as long as they comply with the law.

　　此外他还强调，只要符合法律要求，民办学校仍可以按照市场需求，提供多样化的收费教育服务。

　　China has about 162,700 private schools nationwide with more than 45.7 million students, according to figures from the Ministry of Education.

　　根据教育部的数据显示，我国全国共有大约16万2千7百所民办学校，这些学校拥有4570万名学生。