Tal Education Group (NYSE:TAL)

TAL Education Grp. ("TAL") is the largest K-12 after-school tutoring service provider in China in terms of revenues in 2009, according to iResearch. The company offers comprehensive tutoring services to K-12 students covering core academic subjects, including mathematics, English, Chinese, physics, chemistry and biology. TAL has successfully established “Xueersi” as a leading brand in China’s K-12 private education market closely associated with high teaching quality and academic excellence in China, as evidenced by the company's students’ outstanding academic performance, an over 70% annual retention rate, the ability to recruit most of the company's students through word-of-mouth referrals as well as the numerous recognitions and awards TAL has received. The K-12 after-school tutoring service market in China is highly fragmented.

China K-12 After-School Tutoring Market:

Source: iResearch