However, the government-run school system during the Southern Song eventually lost prominence to private academies, which had outnumbered government schools during the early Northern Song.
Namun, sistem sekolah yang dijalankan pemerintah pada masa Song Selatan kemudian kalah tanding dengan akademi-akademi swasta, dimana sekolah-sekolah pemerintah kalah jumlah ketimbang pada awal masa Song Utara.