Hailiang Education To Provide Education and Management Services to Two Public Schools Located in Longkou, Shandong Province and Jingdong, Yunnan Province

HANGZHOU, China, Sept. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Hailiang Education Group Inc. (Nasdaq: HLG), ("Hailiang Education" or the "Company" or "We"), an education and management services provider for primary, middle, and high schools in China, today announced that on September 6, 2021, the Company entered into a cooperation agreement with Shandong Longkou Education and Sports Bureau, and on August 28, 2021, the Company entered into a management agreement with Yunnan Pu'er Jingdong Yi Autonomous County Education and Sports Bureau respectively (collectively, the "Agreements").

Pursuant to the Agreements, Hailiang Education agrees, beginning from September 6, 2021 and September 1, 2021, to provide education and management services to the two public schools, Chongshi Department of Longkou No.1 Middle School ("Chongshi Department") and No.1 Middle School of Jingdong Yi Autonomous County ("Jingdong No.1 Middle School").

Chongshi Department is a high school department established by the Longkou No.1 Middle School in 2013 to practice the "small class" strategy and implement the "individualizing" teaching model. Chongshi Department currently has approximately 400 students. Longkou No.1 Middle School was founded in 1892 and is located in Longkou City, Shandong Province, China. It is one of the earliest public secondary schools in the Jiaodong area, with over a century of history. Since its establishment, Chongshi Department has seen six classes of its graduates participate in the college entrance examination, and ten of its students have been admitted to Tsinghua University and Peking University.

Founded in 1924, Jingdong No.1 Middle School is located in Jingdong Yi Autonomous County, Pu'er City, Yunnan Province, China. Education in the Jingdong area has a history of nearly 580 years. Jingdong No.1 Middle School is a public school that seeks to utilize the area's cultural legacy and has a middle school department and a high school department with a total of approximately 2,900 students. Among the previous principals of Jingdong No.1 Middle School, eight have graduated from Peking University, and two have graduated from the National Southwest Associated University.

With a history dating back almost 100 years, both schools take pride in the beauty of their campuses, each of which encompasses a vast site with fully-equipped facilities.

Dr. Junwei Chen, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hailiang Education, commented, "the cooperation with these two schools indicates the first time for Hailiang Education to provide education and management services to public high schools. Meanwhile, it is also a unique milestone for Hailiang Education to furnish services in the county areas and promote the Education Revitalization Project. The provision of education and management services to these schools in county areas demonstrates that the brand awareness and the quality of education and management services provided by Hailiang Education have been further recognized across the Chinese market. Pursant to the Agreements, Hailiang Education will provide comprehensive education and management services for Chongshi Department and Jingdong No.1 Middle School, and share with each of them the advantages and resources accumulated in our past 26-years' school-operating process, such as teacher resources, facilities, and courses. Hailiang Education will also provide management services, deploying our educational talents to lead the teacher team, and will integrate the Company's characteristic courses with each institution. In addition, in combination with our team of golden Olympiad competition training coaches, exceptional teachers, and our high standards in preparation for college entrance examinations, Hailiang Education will strive to implement program elements from the Hailiang Top-notch Talent Training Academy, upgrade the teaching quality, and enhance the development of the teaching quality in county areas. "

About Hailiang Education Group Inc.

Hailiang Education (Nasdaq: HLG) is one of the largest primary, middle, and high school educational service providers in China. The Company primarily focuses on providing distinguished, specialized, and internationalized education. Hailiang Education is dedicated to providing students with high-quality primary, middle, and high school, and international educational services and highly valuing the quality of students' life, study, and development. Hailiang Education adapts its education services based upon its students' individual aptitudes. Hailiang Education is devoted to improving its students' academic capabilities, cultural accomplishments, and international perspectives. For more information, please visit https://ir.hailiangedu.com.

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For more information, please contact: 
Mr. Litao Qiu
Board Secretary
Hailiang Education Group Inc.
Phone: +86-571-5812-1974
Email: ir@hailiangeducation.com

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