Dividing private schools into the category of either for-profit or non-profit, and prohibiting for-profit private schools from providing the nine-year compulsory education (Article 2).

Accordingly, the revised law sets different requirements, preferential land and tax treatments, and government subsidies for each category of private school. For-profit private schools are only permitted to provide education that excludes the compulsory six years of primary school and first three years of high school. The private schools that are currently providing nine-year compulsory education are facing category conversion and strict regulations on tuition fees.

Deleting a provision that allows sponsors of private schools to earn a "reasonable profit return" on their investment (Article 10).

Only sponsors of schools that are registered or re-registered as for-profit private schools can seek a profit return, which also creates conditions for its use of capital.

Requiring non-profit private schools to determine tuition fees in accordance with local government regulations (Article 5).

Permitting local governments to give favourable financial treatment to non-profit private schools, including:

Increasing the employment protection of the teachers and staff of private schools (Articles 4 and 5).

Requiring the Ministry of Education to establish a private schools information disclosure and credit file system (Article 6).

Increasing the sanctions for running a private school without government permission (Article 14).

Deleting a clause that enabled private training institutions to register with China’s company registrar under separate rules (Article 15).