In 2020，changes in the education market and adjustments of government policy brought by COVID-19 were，in different aspects，shaping the development of private education in different fields and of various types，giving it a new look both at the organizational level and in the overall structure. The year 2021 is the first year of China’s 14th Five-Year Plan for education when education at all levels and of all types has come to the stage of high-quality development. In order to better develop private education in the post-pandemic era，policy makers and executors should re-examine the basic positioning and development philosophy of different private education institutions in the education system based on the advantages and disadvantages of private education considering the new situation and requirements. Also，to achieve quality education，organizers and principals of private schools should take both market needs and social needs into account and clarify their development path under the framework of systems and policies.