Some local governments have issued guidelines on the fees that companies can charge for academic tutoring services when they become nonprofits by the end of this year.
Jinhua, a city in Zhejiang province, published draft price standards for academic tutoring services recently that said the cost of a 45-minute class with less than 10 students should be 50 yuan per student, falling to 40 yuan for courses with 10 to 35 students and 30 yuan for courses with more than 35 students.
The maximum prices that tutoring companies can charge will be capped at 10 percent above the guidance fees, which will apply to academic tutoring services for primary, middle and high school students.
Hainan province unveiled its guidance fees late last month, with prices ranging from 5 to 25 yuan per class per student, depending on enrollment numbers.
Beijing and Hunan province announced similar guidance on fees last month, stipulating that charges for academic tutoring for children in compulsory education should comply with the standards.
The average salaries of people working at tutoring companies should not significantly exceed those for teachers working at public schools, and the companies' publicity expenditure should be capped at less than 3 percent of their sales revenue, according to separate notices issued by the Beijing and Hunan governments.