Education in Shenzhen

[4] Among the leading higher and secondary educational institutions of the city are:According to Laurie Chen of the South China Morning Post, Shenzhen, which had 15 million people as of 2019, had not built as many primary and secondary schools for its populace as it should have, compared to similarly developed cities in China.

[5] In 2016 Qian Jinghua of Sixth Tone stated that there is a high demand for education in Shenzhen, with many schools oversubscribed.

Most enrollment slots are only open to persons with Shenzhen residence permits, or hukou, and Qian Jinghua stated "Even for students with local residency, competition is fierce, and public education isn’t without economic costs" due to attempts to find housing zoned to superior public schools as housing becomes increasingly expensive.

[6] In response to the high demand for education, by 2019 Shenzhen schools began increasing salaries for prospective teachers.

According to Jin Xiao, academic performances of secondary schools are often measured through statistics regarding matriculation into university.

[7] Shenzhen had multiple vocational/technical education (VTE; 职业技术教育; 職業技術教育; Zhíyè jìshù jiàoyù; zik1 jip6 gei6 seot6 gaau3 juk6) schools in the 1990s.

In 2016 parents sued the Education Bureau to get the right for Hong Kong and Macau-resident children to attend public schools in Shenzhen.

Zhang Qian of the Shenzhen Daily stated that the perceived quality of the schools differed and that many had "high" tuitions.

[11] The principal of C-UK College Shenzhen, Ding Hui, stated: "Because of market demand and inadequate regulation, there is almost no threshold for opening an international school if you have the financial backing.

[6] Zhang Qian stated that some schools had a lack of stability, with at least one closing one year after it opened and another changing ownership after six months of operation.