Starting from this fall semester, primary and junior middle schools under China's nine-year free compulsory education system will provide students with after school programs every day.
All primary and junior middle schools in Tianjin will implement the "5+2" after-school service model: 5 days a week, at least 2 hours each day.
The after-school service fee should not higher than 180 yuan per student per month. For middle school, the night class service fee should not higher than 100 yuan per student per month.
The extra hours at school will be used to either help students finish their homework or carry out extracurricular activities based on students' interests, said a circular issued by the Ministry of Education in June.
Teachers shall not provide new academic content during after-school programs. It states that more focus should be put on carrying out diverse extracurricular activities related to art, physical education, and other student societies.
