Hailiang Education Provides Education and Management Services to Two Third-party Private Schools in Shandong Province for the First Time

HANGZHOU, China, July 15, 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 the Company has entered into a cooperation agreement (the "Agreement") with Yantai Nanshan Donghai Foreign Language School ("Donghai School") and Longkou Donghai Kindergarten ("Donghai Kindergarten") on July 11, 2021. Pursuant to the Agreement, Hailiang Education agrees to provide education and management services to the two private schools.

Located in Donghai Development Zone, Longkou City, Yantai City, Shandong Province, China, Donghai Kindergarten and Donghai School are modern schools invested and built by Nanshan Group in 2002. Nanshan Group is a global conglomerate enterprise and one of China's Top 500 companies. Donghai Kindergarten and Donghai School offer kindergarten, primary, middle, and high school education services respectively. With a site area of over 230,000 square meters and a floor area of about 100,000 square meters, the two private schools have beautiful campuses equipped with first-class facilities. At present, there are almost 4,000 students enrolled in the two private schools.

Dr. Junwei Chen, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hailiang Education, commented, "Following the cooperation with Feicheng Hailiang Foreign Language School, the cooperation with these two private schools will further expand our school network in Shandong Province and other provinces in China. This cooperation indicates Hailiang Education's ability to provide education and management services to a third-party private school in Shandong Province for the first time. It also demonstrates that Hailiang Education's brand awareness and school-operating experience and ability accumulated in the past 26 years have been recognized more widely by the education industry. Hailiang Education will empower these two private schools to use our comprehensive educational services and products, including the ''Smart Campus System'' and the diverse modes of teacher training, curriculum development, talent introduction and logistics management. We will expand Hailiang Education's brand influence in Shandong Province and rest part of China. We will continue promoting cooperation with other public and private K-12 schools. We will leverage our asset-light operation management model to export high-quality school operation experience, capability and educational resources, expand our school network and provide high-quality K-12 education services to more students."

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. Hailiang Education is committed to making great effort to provide its students with greater opportunities to enroll in well-known domestic and international universities to further their education. For more information, please visit https://ir.hailiangedu.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

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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 

Ms. Tina Xiao
Ascent Investor Relations LLC
Phone: +1-917-609-0333
Email: tina.xiao@ascent-ir.com 

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