At the basic-education parallel session of the 2026 World Digital Education Conference on May 12, China released General Artificial Intelligence Education Textbooks and the 'Ten Lectures and One Hundred Questions on General Artificial Intelligence Education' course series. The textbooks comprise four volumes for lower primary, upper primary, middle school, and high school.
At a May 7 press conference, China's Ministry of Education reported that Zhejiang had established a general AI education system spanning primary, secondary, and higher education. Its information-technology and AI learning platform for primary and secondary education serves 520,000 students and teachers, while cumulative teacher AI training exceeds 800,000 attendances.
On April 21, the Guangzhou Municipal Education Bureau reported full coverage of general AI courses in grades 1–8, upgraded from clubs and school-based courses into required content in regular teaching plans. Grades 1–2 receive at least three class periods per semester, while grades 3–8 receive at least one class period every two weeks.
Guangzhou Municipal Education BureauSchools / Educators
Implementation information published by the Beijing municipal government on April 10 confirms that more than 1,400 primary and secondary schools across the city continue to provide general AI education for at least eight hours per academic year, supported by a lecturer team, course resources, and experts.
Information published by the Beijing municipal government on April 7 shows that Shunyi District released the Three-Year Action Plan for Improving AI Literacy in Primary and Secondary Schools (2026–2028) and the Implementation Plan for Advancing AI Education in Primary and Secondary Schools (2026–2028).
In April, China's Ministry of Education, National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, and National Data Administration issued the 'AI + Education' Action Plan. The document proposes building a general AI education system covering all stages of education and society by 2030.
On March 25, the Fuzhou Municipal Education Bureau released the Fuzhou General Artificial Intelligence Education Curriculum Guidelines and Implementation Guide for Primary and Secondary Schools (Pilot Edition), requiring implementation by education bureaus in each county, county-level city, or district and by provincial and municipal schools.
Fuzhou Municipal Education Bureau Curriculum Guidelines and Implementation GuideSchools / Educators
Materials on Shanghai's experience released by China's Ministry of Education on March 13 confirm that all grade 4 and grade 7 students in Shanghai now take AI Foundations for one class period per week and at least 30 class periods in total per grade.
On March 12, the Sanya Municipal Education Bureau issued the Implementation Plan for Fully Offering General Artificial Intelligence Education Courses in Primary and Secondary Schools and Using Smart Education Platform Resources, covering district education authorities and municipally administered primary and secondary schools.
Sanya Municipal Education Bureau General AI Course Implementation PlanSchools / Educators
On February 5–6, China's Ministry of Education held its 2026 national meeting on priority work in basic education and explicitly called for bringing AI into primary and secondary curriculum standards, daily teaching, and examinations and assessment.
Ministry of Education 2026 National Meeting on Priority Work in Basic EducationSchools / Educators
In December 2025, the Expert Steering Committee for Teacher Workforce Development under China's Ministry of Education released the Guidelines for Teachers' Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (Version 1), covering learning, teaching, student development, evaluation, administration, and research.
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In August 2025, the Shandong Provincial Department of Education released 'Ten Actions' for AI education in primary and secondary schools. The document requires at least six class periods per academic year in grades 1–2 and at least eight in grades 3–9, while general high schools must make AI required content within information technology.
Shandong's 'Ten Actions' for AI Education in Primary and Secondary SchoolsSchools / Educators
In May 2025, the Basic Education Teaching Steering Committee under China's Ministry of Education released the Guidelines for General Artificial Intelligence Education in Primary and Secondary Schools (2025 Edition) and the Guidelines for the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence by Primary and Secondary School Students (2025 Edition). The former defines curriculum progression, while the latter governs generative AI use by students, teachers, schools, and education authorities.
Guidelines for General AI Education and Generative AI Use in Primary and Secondary SchoolsSchools / Educators
In May 2025, the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education released the Jiangsu Action Plan for AI-Empowered High-Quality Education Development (2025–2027), proposing that the province take the lead in expanding AI education across primary and secondary schools by 2027 and establish about 60 provincial AI experimental areas and schools in basic education.
Jiangsu Action Plan for AI-Empowered EducationSchools / Educators
In 2025, Guangdong Province released curriculum guidelines for AI in primary and secondary schools. Grades 1–4 receive at least six class periods per academic year, grades 5–6 at least ten, grades 7–8 at least one every two weeks, and either grade 10 or 11 in high school at least one every two weeks.
Guangdong AI Curriculum Guidelines for Primary and Secondary SchoolsSchools / Educators
In March 2025, the Beijing Municipal Education Commission released the Beijing Work Plan for Advancing AI Education in Primary and Secondary Schools (2025–2027). Starting in the autumn 2025 semester, it requires all primary and secondary schools in the city to provide at least eight hours of general AI education per academic year.
Beijing Work Plan for AI Education in Primary and Secondary SchoolsSchools / Educators
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