In 2018，new media in government affairs in different sectors，have revealed their distinctive characteristics，and entered a relatively stable stage of development. At this point，technologies such as 5G，artificial intelligence and big data are providing people with the possibility of promising prospects for applications of new media. In this case，the year in 2018 is a milestone in the development of new media in government affairs in China. In the past year，the development of new media in government affairs in the education sector had seen a slowdown in its growth on “traditional” new media platforms（such as Weibo，WeChat），but a rapid increase on the emerging short video platforms. At the same time，considerable improvements were achieved in terms of policy dissemination，government service delivery and communication with the public. However，new media in government affairs in the education sector still had some problems such as the overall lack of communication ability and the insufficient integration and development. In this regard，the next step should be to adhere to mobile-first principle，pushing forward the integration，and strengthening the administrative attributes of the media，to pave the way for the future development of new media in this sector.