10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

þ Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2011

Or

¨ Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from            to

Commission File Number: 001-33771

CHINACAST EDUCATION CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware	20-0178991
(State or Other Jurisdiction of	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
Incorporation or Organization)

Suite 08, 20/F, One International Financial Centre, 1 Harbour View Street,

Central, Hong Kong

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(852) 3960 6506

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ       No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ¨       No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.:

Large accelerated filer  ¨	Accelerated filer þ	Non-accelerated filer   ¨	Smaller reporting
		(Do not check if a smaller reporting	company ¨
		company)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨      No þ

There were 49,020,291 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, outstanding as of November 6, 2011.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	Page
PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION	3
Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)	3
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	29
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	35
Item 4. Controls and Procedures	36
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION	37
Item 1. Legal Proceedings	37
Item 1A. Risk Factors	37
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	37
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities	37
Item 4. (Removed and Reserved)	37
Item 5. Other Information	37
Item 6. Exhibits	37
SIGNATURES	38
EXHIBIT INDEX

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)

CHINACAST EDUCATION CORPORATION

 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)

 (In thousands, except share-related data)

					As of
	As of September 30,				December 31,
	2011		2011		2010
	US$		RMB		RMB
	(Note 1)				(Note 1)
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		75,359		482,300		244,403
Term deposits		94,531		605,000		704,000
Accounts receivable		8,297		53,098		59,420
Inventory		149		955		993
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		4,484		28,698		48,221
Amounts due from related parties		537		3,438		3,438
Deferred tax assets		264		1,688		2,972
Current portion of prepaid lease payments for land use rights		640		4,097		3,986
Total current assets		184,261		1,179,274		1,067,433
Non-current deposits		6,680		42,752		7,388
Prepayment for construction projects		6,797		43,502		-
Property and equipment, net		115,288		737,846		763,926
Prepaid lease payments for land use rights - non-current		27,244		174,361		177,544
Acquired intangible assets, net		10,142		64,909		100,816
Long-term investments		469		3,000		3,000
Goodwill		120,932		773,967		774,083
Total assets		471,813		3,019,611		2,894,190

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							As of
	As of September 30,						December 31,
	2011			2011			2010
	US$			RMB			RMB
	(Note 1)						(Note 1)
Liabilities and equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable (including accounts payable of the consolidated VIE without recourse to ChinaCast Education Corporation of RMB682 and RMB1,635 as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively)		7,350			47,042			48,602
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities (including accrued expenses and other liabilities of the consolidated VIE without recourse to ChinaCast Education Corporation of RMB17,209 and RMB17,462 as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively)		30,627			196,023			270,703
Deferred revenues		54,876			351,208			262,824
Income taxes payable (including income taxes payable of  the consolidated VIE without recourse  to ChinaCast Education Corporation of RMB4,294 and RMB4,844 as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively)		18,000			115,198			99,461
Current portion of long-term bank borrowings (including current portion of long-term bank borrowings of the consolidated VIE without recourse to ChinaCast Education Corporation of nil as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010)		29,813			190,800			170,000
Other borrowings(including other borrowings of the consolidated VIE without recourse to ChinaCast Education Corporation of nil as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010)		-			-			1,500
Total current liabilities		140,666			900,271			853,090
Non-current liabilities:
Long-term deposit received		1,506			9,636			9,270
Long-term bank borrowings (including long-term bank Borrowings of the consolidated VIE without recourse to ChinaCast Education Corporation of nil as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010)		10,938			70,000			90,000
Deferred tax liabilities – non-current (including deferred tax liabilities – non-current of the consolidated VIE without recourse to ChinaCast Education Corporation of nil as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010)		7,264			46,491			51,503
Unrecognized tax benefits – non-current (including unrecognized tax benefits of the consolidated VIE without recourse to ChinaCast Education Corporation of RMB6,205 and RMB5,799 as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively)		19,241			123,142			109,933
Total non-current liabilities		38,949			249,269			260,706
Total liabilities		179,615			1,149,540			1,113,796
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Preferred stock (US$0.0001 par value; 500,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding)		-			-			-
Ordinary shares (US$0.0001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 49,020,291 and 49,778,952 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively)		6			36			36
Additional paid-in capital		232,351			1,487,047			1,510,527
Statutory reserve		7,443			47,634			47,671
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(360	)		(2,295	)		(3,194	)
Retained earnings		51,632			330,443			199,862
Total ChinaCast Education Corporation shareholders’ equity		291,072			1,862,865			1,754,902
Noncontrolling interest		1,126			7,206			25,492
Total equity		292,198			1,870,071			1,780,394
Total liabilities and equity		471,813			3,019,611			2,894,190

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CHINACAST EDUCATION CORPORATION

 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Unaudited)

 (In thousands, except share-related data)

	For the three months ended September 30,									For the nine months ended September 30,
	2011			2011			2010			2011			2011			2010
	US$			RMB			RMB			US$			RMB			RMB
	(Note 1)						(Note 1)			(Note 1)						(Note 1)
Revenues:
Service		23,708			151,732			122,195			70,197			449,262			341,170
Equipment		1,915			12,256			2,924			4,555			29,153			2,955
		25,623			163,988			125,119			74,752			478,415			344,125
Cost of revenues:
Service		(11,645	)		(74,527	)		(61,358	)		(33,552	)		(214,731	)		(161,713	)
Equipment		(1,914	)		(12,251	)		(2,832	)		(4,535	)		(29,022	)		(2,832	)
		(13,559	)		(86,778	)		(64,190	)		(38,087	)		(243,753	)		(164,545	)
Gross profit		12,064			77,210			60,929			36,665			234,662			179,580
Operating (expenses) income:
Selling and marketing expenses (including share-based compensation of nil for the three months ended September 30 for 2011 and 2010, share-based compensation of nil and RMB410 for the nine months ended September 30 for 2011 and 2010, respectively)		(44	)		(281	)		(394	)		(156	)		(1,000	)		(1,702	)
General and administrative expenses (including share-based compensation of RMB1,974 and RMB1,922 for the three months ended September 30 for 2011 and 2010, respectively, share-based compensation of RMB7,289 and RMB6,114 for the nine months ended September 30 for 2011 and 2010, respectively)		(3,827	)		(24,494	)		(19,739	)		(12,266	)		(78,505	)		(52,291	)
Foreign exchange loss		(61	)		(393	)		(4	)		(154	)		(988	)		(557	)
Gain from change in contingent consideration		1,344			8,601			9,467			1,344			8,601			9,467
Other operating income		44			280			(34	)		62			398			180
Total operating expenses, net		(2,544	)		(16,287	)		(10,704	)		(11,170	)		(71,494	)		(44,903	)

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	For the three months ended September 30,									For the nine months ended September 30,
	2011			2011			2010			2011			2011			2010
	US$			RMB			RMB			US$			RMB			RMB
	(Note 1)						(Note 1)			(Note 1)						(Note 1)
Income from operations		9,520			60,923			50,225			25,495			163,168			134,677
Interest income		673			4,306			3,650			1,943			12,437			10,138
Interest expense		(777	)		(4,974	)		(4,058	)		(1,988	)		(12,723	)		(10,623	)
Income before provision for income taxes and earnings in equity method investments		9,416			60,255			49,817			25,450			162,882			134,192
Provision for income taxes		(1,454	)		(9,306	)		(7,791	)		(4,950	)		(31,679	)		(27,540	)
Net income before earnings in equity investments		7,962			50,949			42,026			20,500			131,203			106,652
Loss in equity investments		-			-			(26	)		-			-			(86	)
Income from continuing operation, net of tax		7,962			50,949			42,000			20,500			131,203			106,566
Discontinued operations
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes of nil for the three months and nine months ended September 30 for 2011 and 2010:		(110	)		(701	)		100			(265	)		(1,694	)		100
Gain from disposal of discontinued operations		268			1,716			-			268			1,716			-
Net income		8,120			51,964			42,100			20,503			131,225			106,666
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest		(39	)		(248	)		(559	)		(101	)		(644	)		(1,427	)
Net income attributable to ChinaCast Education Corporation		8,081			51,716			41,541			20,402			130,581			105,239
Net income		8,120			51,964			42,100			20,503			131,225			106,666
Foreign currency translation adjustments		75			477			338			141			899			1,994
Comprehensive income		8,195			52,441			42,438			20,644			132,124			108,660
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest		(2,792	)		(17,869	)		(510	)		(2,857	)		(18,286	)		(1,377	)
Comprehensive income attributable to ChinaCast Education Corporation		5,403			34,572			41,928			17,787			113,838			107,283
Net income per share
Income from continuing operations attributable to ChinaCast Education Corporation per share:
Basic		0.16			1.03			0.83			0.41			2.63			2.21
Diluted		0.16			1.01			0.82			0.41			2.60			2.18
Income from discontinued operations attributable to ChinaCast Education Corporation per share:
Basic		-			0.03			-			-			0.01			-
Diluted		-			0.03			-			-			0.01			-
Net income attributable to ChinaCast Education Corporation per share:
Basic		0.16			1.06			0.83			0.41			2.64			2.21
Diluted		0.16			1.04			0.82			0.41			2.61			2.18
Weighted average shares used in computation:
Basic		49,009,512			49,009,512			49,834,291			49,531,187			49,531,187			47,693,969
Diluted		49,504,442			49,504,442			50,370,903			50,057,748			50,057,748			48,176,902

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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CHINACAST EDUCATION CORPORATION

 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (Unaudited)

 (In thousands, except share-related data)

					ChinaCast Education Corporation Shareholders
															Accumulated
									Additional						other
	Preference				Ordinary				paid-in		Statutory		Retained		comprehensive			Noncontrolling			Total
	Shares		Amount		Shares		Amount		capital		reserve		earnings		loss			interest			equity
					RMB		RMB		RMB		RMB		RMB		RMB			RMB
Balance at January 1, 2010		—		—		45,170,698		33		1,290,651		39,139		136,583		(6,055	)		23,167			1,483,518
Issuance of shares of common stock		—		—		4,428,254		3		232,967		—		—		—			—			232,970
Share-based compensation		—		—		—		—		6,522		—		—		—			—			6,522
Issuance of vested shares		—		—		180,000		—		—		—		—		—			—			—
Capital contribution by a non-controlling shareholder		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—			20,000			20,000
Net income		—		—		—		—		—		—		105,239		—			1,427			106,666
Foreign currency translation adjustments		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		2,044			(50	)		1,994
Balance at September 30, 2010		—		—		49,778,952		36		1,530,140		39,139		241,822		(4,011	)		44,544			1,851,670
							US$	5	US$	228,379	US$	5,842	US$	36,093	US$	(599	)	US$	6,648		US$	276,368

					ChinaCast Education Corporation Shareholders
																		Accumulated
										Additional								other
	Preference				Ordinary					paid-in			Statutory			Retained		comprehensive			Noncontrolling			Total
	Shares		Amount		Shares			Amount		capital			reserve			earnings		loss			interest			equity
								RMB		RMB			RMB			RMB		RMB			RMB			RMB
Balance at January 1, 2011		—		—		49,778,952			36		1,510,527			47,671			199,862		(3,194	)		25,492			1,780,394
Repurchase of common stock		—		—		(1,015,503	)		—		(30,769	)		—			—		—			—			(30,769	)
Share-based compensation		—		—		256,842			—		7,289			—			—		—			—			7,289
Disposal of discontinued operation		—		—		—			—		—			(37	)		—		—			(18,930	)		(18,967	)
Net income		—		—		—			—		—			—			130,581		—			644			131,225
Foreign currency translation adjustments		—		—		—			—		—			—			—		899			-			899
Balance at September 30, 2011		—		—		49,020,291			36		1,487,047			47,634			330,443		(2,295	)		7,206			1,870,071
								US$	6	US$	232,351		US$	7,443		US$	51,632	US$	(360	)	US$	1,126		US$	292,198

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

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CHINACAST EDUCATION CORPORATION

  CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)

 (In thousands)

	For the nine months ended September 30,
	2011			2011			2010
	US$			RMB			RMB
	(Note 1)						(Note 1)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income		20,503			131,225			106,666
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation		7,453			47,701			36,832
Amortization of acquired intangible assets		5,610			35,907			27,231
Amortization of land use rights		480			3,072			2,510
Share-based compensation		1,139			7,289			6,522
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment		29			183			-
Loss in equity investments		-			-			86
Gain on disposal of discontinued operation		(268	)		(1,716	)		-
Change in fair value of contingent consideration-prior year		(1,344	)		(8,601	)		-
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		877			5,610			4,823
Inventory		3			21			(52	)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		4,534			29,017			(3,607	)
Non-current deposits		(3,348	)		(21,422	)		5390
Amounts due from related parties		-			-			2,950
Accounts payable		(244	)		(1,560	)		(2,657	)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		1,004			6,427			(13,158	)
Deferred revenues		14,617			93,549			159,699
Income taxes payable		2,459			15,737			19,656
Deferred tax assets		167			1,069			931
Deferred tax liabilities		(783	)		(5,012	)		(4,765	)
Unrecognized tax benefits		2,134			13,655			13,320
Net cash provided by operating activities		55,022			352,151			362,377
Cash flows from investing activities:
Repayment from advance to related party		-			-			62
Purchase of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired		-			-			(374,374	)
Cash in the disposed subsidiary		(1,596	)		(10,214	)		-
Purchase of property and equipment		(6,805	)		(43,553	)		(54,708	)
Purchase of term deposits		(94,531	)		(605,000	)		(93,000	)
Proceeds from maturity of term deposits		110,000			704,000			-
Deposits for investments		(80	)		(510	)		(3,000	)
Deposit for land use rights		(2,022	)		(12,942	)		-
Prepayment for construction projects		(6,797	)		(43,502	)		-
Net cash used in investing activities		(1,831	)		(11,721	)		(525,020	)

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	For the nine months ended September 30,
	2011			2011			2010
	US$			RMB			RMB
	(Note 1)						(Note 1)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payment of deferred consideration paid for acquisition of subsidiary		(10,956	)		(70,120	)		-
Other borrowings raised		5,313			34,000			93,500
Repayment of other borrowings		(5,547	)		(35,500	)		(92,200	)
Bank borrowings raised		20,281			129,800			80,000
Bank borrowings repaid		(20,156	)		(129,000	)		(94,400	)
Repayment of capital lease obligation		-			-			(10	)
Cash received from noncontrolling interest for establishing joint venture		-			-			20,000
Share repurchase		(4,808	)		(30,769	)		-
Deposit for bank borrowing guarantee		(781	)		(5,000	)		-
Collection of deposit for bank borrowing guarantee		625			4,000			-
Proceeds from issuance of share, net of issuance costs		-			-			232,970
Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities		(16,029	)		(102,589	)		239,860
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes		9			56			308
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents		37,171			237,897			77,525
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period		38,188			244,403			327,628
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period		75,359			482,300			405,153
Supplemental noncash investing and financing activities:
Consideration receivable from disposal of QPU		1,875			12,000			-
NCI eliminated due to disposal of QPU		(106)			(677)			-

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

(In thousands, except share-related data)

1. BASIS OF PREPARATION

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of ChinaCast Education Corporation (“CEC”) have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) regarding interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) for complete financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements included in CEC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

In the opinion of the management of CEC, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared on the same basis as the audited financial statements and these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the results of the interim periods presented. The results of operations for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the operating results expected for any subsequent interim period or for CEC’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2011.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of CEC, its subsidiaries, and variable interest entities("VIE") (collectively, the “Company”). All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The VIE arrangements

PRC laws and regulations currently restrict direct foreign ownership of business entities providing telecommunications services, Internet access and the distribution of news and information in the PRC where certain licenses are required. As a Delaware company, the Company is deemed a foreign legal person under the PRC laws. To comply with the PRC laws and regulations, the Company provides substantially all of its satellite broadband business activities in the PRC through its VIE, ChinaCast Li Xiang Co. Ltd. ( “ CCLX ” ).

Arrangement with CCLX

CCLX is a variable interest entity established on May 7, 2003. ChinaCast and its majority-owned subsidiaries do not have legal ownership of CCLX, which is licensed to provide value-added satellite broadband services in the PRC. CCLX is legally owned by three employees of ChinaCast. To provide the Company the ability to receive the majority of the expected residual returns of the VIE, the Company's 98.5% owned subsidiary, ChinaCast Technology (Shanghai) Limited ( “ CCT Shanghai ” ) entered into a series of contractual arrangements with CCLX and CCLX subsequently updated these contractual arrangements on December 31, 2010.

· Agreements that transfer economic benefits to CCT Shanghai

Technology services agreement: Pursuant to an Exclusive Technical Services Agreement with a 10 year term, CCT Shanghai assists CCLX in implementing CCLX's businesses relating to the provision of exclusive technical, consulting, financial support and other services, including but not limited to the provision of technical services, business consultations, equipment or property leasing, marketing consultancy, system integration, product research and development and system maintenance. As consideration for these services, CCT Shanghai is entitled to charge CCLX monthly service fees equal to the total revenue earned by CCLX, less operating expenses reasonably incurred in the course of conducting the business for which CEC and its subsidiaries provide technical services. During the term of the agreement, unless CCT Shanghai commits gross negligence, or a fraudulent act against CCLX, CCLX may not terminate the agreement prior to its expiration date. CCT Shanghai can terminate the agreement upon 30 days’ prior written notice to CCLX at anytime.

Call option agreement: Pursuant to a call option agreement, the shareholders of CCLX unconditionally and irrevocably granted CCT Shanghai or its designated party an exclusive option to purchase from CCLX's shareholders, to the extent permitted under PRC law, 100% of the equity interests in CCLX, as the case maybe, for RMB1 or the minimum amount of consideration permitted by the applicable law without any other conditions. CCT Shanghai has sole discretion to decide when to exercise the option, whether in part or in full, during the 10 year term of the agreement.

Equity pledge agreement: Pursuant to the equity pledge agreement, as a collateral security for the prompt and complete execution of the Exclusive Technical Services Agreement , CCLX's shareholders pledged to CCT Shanghai all of their rights, title and interest in the CCLX's shares, including ownership rights and rights to dividends and other distributions. In the event CCLX fails to pay the service fee in accordance with the New Technical Service Agreement, CCT Shanghai has the right, but not the obligation, to dispose of the equity interest pledged by the CCLX shareholders in accordance with the provisions in the agreement.

· Agreements that provide CCT Shanghai effective control over CCLX

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Power of attorney: The shareholders of CCLX have executed an irrevocable power of attorney appointing CCT Shanghai, or any designated parties by CCT Shanghai as their attorney-in-fact to vote on their behalf on all matters of CCLX requiring shareholder approval under PRC laws and regulations and the article of association of CCLX. The power of attorney remains effective during the periods of their shareholding.

The article of association of CCLX states that the major rights of the shareholders in shareholders' meeting include the power to approve the operating strategy and investment plan, elect the members of board of directors and approve their compensation and review and approve annual budget and earning distribution plan. Therefore, through the irrevocable power of attorney arrangement, CCT Shanghai has the ability to exercise effective control over CCLX through shareholder votes and through such votes to also control the composition of the board of directors. In addition, the senior management team of CCLX is the same as that of CCT Shanghai. As a result of the contractual rights, the Company has the power to direct the activities of CCLX that most significantly impact CCLX's economic performance.

In June 2009, the FASB issued an authoritative pronouncement to amend the accounting rules for variable interest entities. The amendments effectively replace the quantitative-based risks-and-rewards calculation for determining which reporting entity, if any, has a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity with an approach focused on identifying which reporting entity has (1) the power to direct the activities of a variable interest entity that most significantly affect the entity's economic performance and (2) the obligation to absorb losses of, or the right to receive benefits from, the entity. Additionally, an enterprise is required to assess whether it has an implicit financial responsibility to ensure that a variable interest entity operates as designed when determining whether it has the power to direct the activities of the variable interest entity that most significantly impact the entity's economic performance. The new guidance also requires additional disclosures about a reporting entity's involvement with variable interest entities and about any significant changes in risk exposure as a result of that involvement.

The new guidance is effective at the start of a reporting entity's first fiscal year beginning after November 15, 2009, and all interim and annual periods thereafter. CEC and its consolidated entities adopted the new guidance on January 1, 2010.

The Company has had one consolidated variable interest entity under the authoritative literature prior to the amendment discussed above because it was the primary beneficiary of the entity. Because the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, has (1) the power to direct the activities of the variable interest entity that most significantly affect the entity's economic performance and (2) the right to receive benefits from the variable interest entity. The Company continues to consolidate the variable interest entity upon the adoption of the new guidance which therefore has no impact on the Company's financial condition or results of operations, except for the additional disclosures on the face of and in the notes to the consolidated financial statements.

Risks in relation to the consolidation of VIE and acquired schools

The Company, believes that CCT Shanghai’s contractual arrangements with the VIE are in compliance with PRC law and are legally enforceable. The shareholders of the VIE are current employees of the Company and therefore have no current interest in seeking to act contrary to the contractual arrangements. However, uncertainties in the PRC legal system could limit the Company’s ability to enforce these contractual arrangements and if the shareholders of the VIE were to reduce their interest in the Company, their interests may diverge from that of the Company and that may potentially increase the risk that they would seek to act contrary to the contractual terms, for example by influencing the VIE not to pay the service fees when required to do so.

The Company’s ability to control the VIE also depends on the power of attorney CCT Shanghai has to vote on all matters requiring shareholder approval in the VIE, including but not limited to appointment of directors, significant operating, investing, and investing decisions. As noted above, the Company believes this power of attorney is legally enforceable but may not be as efficient as direct equity ownership. However, it provides an effective legal remedy under PRC law for the Company to control the VIE assets, cash flows, and operating performance.

The Company, believes that the current ownership with the acquired schools is in compliance with PRC law and is legally enforceable. The current ownership structure provides an effective means for the Company to involve in and control the acquired schools' assets, cash flows, and operating performance.

If the contractual arrangements with the VIE or the ownership with the acquired schools are found to be in violation of any existing or future PRC laws or regulations or fail to obtain or maintain any of the required permits or approvals, the relevant PRC regulatory authorities would have broad discretion in dealing with such violations, including:

• Levying fines and confiscating illegal income of the VIE or the Group's subsidiaries in China;

• Restricting or prohibiting use of the proceeds to finance the Group's business and operations in China;

• Requiring the Group to restructure the ownership structure or operations of the VIE or the Group's subsidiaries in China;

• Requiring the Group to discontinue all or a portion of its business in China; and/or

• Revoking the business licenses of the VIE or the Group's subsidiaries in China.

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The imposition of any of these penalties may cause significant disruption to the Group's business operations and may result in a material and adverse effect on the Group’s business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, if the imposition of any of these penalties causes the Group to lose control over the acquired schools, or to lose the rights to direct the activities of the VIE, or the right to receive its economic benefits, the Group would no longer be able to consolidate the VIE and acquired schools. The Group does not believe that any penalties imposed or actions taken by the PRC Government would result in the liquidation of the Company, CCT Shanghai, the VIE, or the acquired schools.

CCT Shanghai is the primary beneficiary and absorbs 100% of the economic benefits of CCLX. The following unaudited financial statement amounts and balances of CCLX was included in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 after elimination of the intercompany transactions and balances:

					As of
	As of September 30,				December 31,
	2011		2011		2010
	US$		RMB		RMB
Current assets		13,648		87,344		87,023
Non-current assets		451		2,889		3,101
Total assets		14,099		90,233		90,124

There are no consolidated CCLX assets that are collateral for the CCLX's obligations and can only be used to settle the CCLX's obligations.

					As of
	As of September 30,				December 31,
	2011		2011		2010
	US$		RMB		RMB
Current liabilities		3,466		22,184		23,941
Non-current liabilities		969		6,205		5,799
Total liabilities		4,435		28,389		29,740

	For the three months ended September 30,						For the nine months ended September 30,
	2011		2011		2010		2011		2011		2010
	US$		RMB		RMB		US$		RMB		RMB
Revenues		4,834		30,936		30,961		14,677		93,933		93,006
Net income		3,953		25,301		24,988		11,808		75,574		75,158

	For the nine months ended September 30,
	2011			2011			2010
	US$			RMB			RMB
Net cash provided by operating activities		11,807			75,567			91,252
Net cash used in investing activities		(211	)		(1,353	)		(435)
Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities		-			-			-

There are no assets of the CEC and its majority-owned subsidiaries that serve as collateral for CCLX and the creditors of CCLX have no recourse to the general credit of CEC and its majority-owned subsidiaries.

Significant Accounting Policies

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements used the same accounting policies used in the preparation of the audited financial statements included in CEC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

Convenience Translation

Amounts in United States dollars (“US$”) are presented solely for the convenience of readers and an exchange rate of RMB6.4 to US$1 was applied as of September 30, 2011. Such translation should not be construed to be the amounts that would have been reported under US GAAP.

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2. RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS NOT YET ADOPTED

In April, 2011, the FASB issued an authoritative pronouncement on a creditor's determination of whether a restructuring is a troubled debt restructuring, which clarifies which loan modifications constitute troubled debt restructurings. It is intended to assist creditors in determining whether a modification of the terms of a receivable meets the criteria to be considered a troubled debt restructuring, both for purposes of recording an impairment loss and for disclosure of troubled debt restructurings. In evaluating whether a restructuring constitutes a troubled debt restructuring, a creditor must separately conclude that both of the following exist: (a) the restructuring constitutes a concession; and (b) the debtor is experiencing financial difficulties. The amendment clarify the guidance on a creditor’s evaluation of whether it has granted a concession and whether a debtor is experiencing financial difficulties. For public companies, the new guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after June 15, 2011, and applies retrospectively to restructurings occurring on or after the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. For nonpublic entities, the amendments to the Codification in the ASU are effective for annual periods ending on or after December 15, 2012, including interim periods within those annual periods. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of this pronouncement to have a significant impact on its financial condition or results of operations.  

In May 2011, the FASB issued an authoritative pronouncement on fair value measurement. The guidance is the result of joint efforts by the FASB and IASB to develop a single, converged fair value framework. The guidance is largely consistent with existing fair value measurement principles in U.S. GAAP. The guidance expands the existing disclosure requirements for fair value measurements and makes other amendments, mainly including:

· Highest-and-best-use and valuation-premise concepts for nonfinancial assets – the guidance indicates that the highest-and-best-use and valuation-premise concepts only apply to measuring the fair value of nonfinancial assets.

· Application to financial assets and financial liabilities with offsetting positions in market risks or counterparty credit risk – the guidance permits an exception to fair value measurement principles for financial assets and financial liabilities (and derivatives) with offsetting positions in market risks or counterparty credit risk when several criteria are met. When the criteria are met, an entity can measure the fair value of the net risk position.

· Premiums or discounts in fair value measure – the guidance states that "premiums or discounts that reflect size as a characteristic of the reporting entity's holding (specifically, a blockage factor that adjusts the quoted price of an asset or a liability because the market's normal daily trading volume is not sufficient to absorb the quantity held by the entity…) rather than as a characteristic of the asset or liability (for example, a control premium when measuring the fair value of a controlling interest) are not permitted in a fair value measurement."

· Fair value of an instrument classified in a reporting entity's shareholders' equity – the guidance prescribes a model for measuring the fair value of an instrument classified in shareholders' equity; this model is consistent with the guidance on measuring the fair value of liabilities.

· Disclosures about fair value measurements – the guidance expands disclosure requirements, particularly for Level 3 inputs. Required disclosures include:

o For fair value measurements categorized in level 3 of the fair value hierarchy: (1) a quantitative disclosure of the unobservable inputs and assumptions used in the measurement, (2) a description of the valuation process in place (e.g., how the entity decides its valuation policies and procedures, as well as changes in its analyses of fair value measurements, from period to period), and (3) a narrative description of the sensitivity of the fair value to changes in unobservable inputs and interrelationships between those inputs.

o The level in the fair value hierarchy of items that are not measured at fair value in the statement of financial position but whose fair value must be disclosed.

The guidance is to be applied prospective and effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011, for public entities. Early application by public entities is not permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of this pronouncement to have a significant impact on its financial condition or results of operations.    

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In June 2011, the FASB issued an authoritative pronouncement to allow an entity the option to present the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. In both choices, an entity is required to present each component of net income along with total net income, each component of other comprehensive income along with a total for other comprehensive income, and a total amount for comprehensive income. The guidance eliminates the option to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in shareholders' equity. These amendments do not change the items that must be reported in other comprehensive income or when an item of other comprehensive income must be reclassified to net income. The guidance should be applied retrospectively. For public entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of this pronouncement to have a significant impact on its financial condition or results of operations.    

 In September 2011, the FASB has issued an authoritative pronouncement related to testing goodwill for impairment. The guidance is intended to simplify how entities, both public and nonpublic, test goodwill for impairment. The pronouncement  permits an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is "more likely than not" that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment test. The guidance is effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011. Early adoption is permitted, including for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed as of a date before September 15, 2011, if an entity’s financial statements for the most recent annual or interim period have not yet been issued or, for nonpublic entities, have not yet been made available for issuance. The Company does not expect the adoption of this pronouncement to have a significant impact on its financial condition or results of operations.    

3. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

In October 2009, one of the Company’s major operating subsidiaries, ChinaCast Technology (Shanghai) Limited (“CCT Shanghai”), entered into an agreement with Qingdao China University of Petroleum Holding Limited ("CUP") to establish Qingdao Petroleum University Education Development Limited (“QPU”). The total registered capital is RMB50,000, with 60% owned by CCT Shanghai, and CUP to hold the rest of the equity interest. In September 2010, the Company completed its capital injection of RMB30,000. Since CCT Shanghai has a majority voting power after the completion of all the capital injection, QPU has been consolidated by the Company since September 2010. On September 30, 2011, the Company completed the transaction under a Transfer Agreement with CUP to dispose of its 60% stake in QPU with a total consideration of RMB30,000. Net of RMB18 million owed to QPU, the Company expects to receive RMB12 million by December 31, 2011, amount is currently reflected as other current receivables. The control over QPU was transferred to CUP in September 2011, and the Company has de-consolidated QPU and its subsidiary as of September 30, 2011, and a gain amounting to RMB1,716 was reported for the nine months ended September, 2011.

Summarized operating results from the discontinued operations included in the Company's condensed consolidated statements of operations were as follows for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2011, respectively:

	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
	2010			2011			2010			2011
	RMB			RMB			RMB			RMB
Revenues		-			1,345			-			3,782
Income/(loss) before provision of income taxes from discontinued operations		100			(694	)		100			(1,574)
Provision for income taxes		-			(7	)		-			(120)
Gain/(loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax		100			(701	)		100			(1,694)
Gain from disposal of discontinued operations		-			1,716			-			1,716
Net income from discontinued operations, net of tax		100			1,015			100			22
Noncontrolling interest in discontinued operations		(40	)		280			(40	)		677
Net income from discontinued operations attributable to ChinaCast Education Corporation, net of tax		60			1,295			60			699
Net income on discontinued operations attributable to ChinaCast Education Corporation per share – basic		-			0.03			-			0.01
Net income on discontinued operations attributable to ChinaCast Education Corporation per share – diluted		-			0.03			-			0.01

All notes to the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the effect of the discontinued operations, where applicable.

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4. ACQUISITION

Acquisition of East Achieve 

On October 5, 2009, ChinaCast Communication Holdings Limited ( “ CCH ” ), the Company's subsidiary in Bermuda, consummated the acquisition of the entire interest in East Achieve Limited (“East Achieve”) from the former sole owner of East Achieve.  East Achieve holds the entire interest in Shanghai Xijui Information Technology Co., Ltd. (“Xijiu”).  Xijiu holds the entire interest in China Lianhe Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (“Lianhe”) which in turns holds the entire interest in Lijiang College of Guangxi Normal University (“Lijiang College”).  Lijiang College is a private college affiliated with Guangxi Normal University.  The total consideration for the acquisition is up to RMB365,000, of which RMB295,000 was paid during 2009.  The remaining amount of the consideration is to be calculated as below.

For the academic year of 2009 (i.e. from September 1, 2009 to August 31, 2010), if the net profit as determined under the relevant sale and purchase agreement of the Lijiang College is less than RMB55,000, CCH is entitled to deduct an amount equal to 6.6 times of the difference between the net profit and RMB55,000 from the remaining payment.

The remaining consideration was recorded as a liability at fair value of RMB30,482 as of December 31, 2009 and was subsequently settled at RMB20,540 in September 2010. As a result, a gain of RMB9,417 from change in contingent consideration was recognized and included in the operating income of the third quarter of 2010.

The fair value of total consideration of RMB325,482 as of the acquisition date consisted of:
Consideration paid in cash	295,000
Fair value of deferred contingent consideration	30,482
Total	325,482

The acquisition was recorded using the purchase method of accounting and, accordingly, the acquired assets and liabilities were recorded at their fair market value at the date of acquisition.  The purchase price allocation was as follows:

				Amortization
	RMB			period
Cash		73,113
Other current assets		2,408
Non-current deposits		6,374
Property and equipment		261,543		3-20 years
Prepaid lease payments for land use rights		28,920		Over the remaining lease term of 48 years
Intangible assets:
Customer relationship		51,000		Up to 47 months
Affiliation agreement		14,000		59 months
Goodwill (allocated to the TUG as set out in Note 14)		192,440
Other current liabilities		(105,424	)
Deferred revenues		(89,114	)
Deferred tax liabilities		(12,616	)
Long-term bank borrowings		(90,000	)
Unrecognized tax benefits		(7,162	)
Total		325,482

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The Company allocated the purchase price for the acquisition.  The valuation analyses utilized and considered generally accepted valuation methodologies such as income, market and cost approach.

The Company believes that the acquisition furthers its strategy of expanding into the post-secondary bricks and mortar education market.  The combination of these factors is the rationale for the excess of purchase price over the value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed.

Acquisition of Wintown

On August 23, 2010, ChinaCast Education Holdings Limited ( “ CEH ” ), the Company's subsidiary in the British Virgin Islands, consummated the acquisition of the entire interest in Wintown from the former sole owner of Wintown. Wintown ultimately holds the entire interest in HIUBC. HIUBC is a private college affiliated with Hubei Industrial University. The total consideration for the acquisition is up to RMB450,000 of which RMB360,000 was paid during 2010. The remaining amount of the consideration is to be calculated as below:

For the academic year of 2010 (i.e., from September 1, 2010 to August 31, 2011), if the net profit as determined under the relevant sale and purchase agreement of HIUBC is less than RMB50,000, CEH is entitled to deduct an amount equal to 9 times of the difference between the net profit and RMB50,000 from the remaining payment of RMB90,000.

The remaining consideration was recorded as a liability at fair value of RMB78,721 as of December 31, 2010 and was subsequently settled at RMB70,120 in September 2011. As a result, a gain of RMB8,601 from change in contingent consideration was recognized and included in the operating income of the third quarter of 2011.

The fair value of total consideration of RMB438,721 as of the acquisition date consisted of:

Consideration paid in cash	360,000
Fair value of deferred contingent consideration	78,721
Total	438,721

The acquisition was recorded using the purchase method of accounting and, accordingly, the acquired assets and liabilities were recorded at their fair market value at the date of acquisition. The purchase price allocation was as follows:

				Amortization
	RMB			period
Cash		19,942
Other current assets		7,771
Property and equipment				3 years-remaining
		218,720		lease term
Prepaid lease payments for land use rights				Over the remaining
		37,000		lease term
Intangible assets:
Customer relationship		38,000		up to 48 months
Affiliation Agreement		31,000		3 years
Goodwill (allocated to the TUG as set out in Note 14)		270,308
Bank borrowing		(54,000	)
Other current liabilities		(70,621	)
Deferred revenues		(2,753	)
Deferred tax liabilities		(29,003	)
Unrecognized tax benefits		(27,643	)
Total		438,721

The Company allocated the purchase price for the acquisition. The valuation analyses utilized and considered generally accepted valuation methodologies such as income, market and cost approach.

The Company believes that the acquisition furthers its strategy of expanding into the post-secondary bricks and mortar education market. The combination of these factors is the rationale for the excess of purchase price over the value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed.

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5. PREPAYMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

The balance of RMB43,502 represents prepayment to Chongqing Vocational College of Media and its investor Chongqing Bainian Guangcai Company ("CVCM" collectively). Beginning July 2011, CVCM helped Foreign Trade Business College of Chongqing Normal University (“FTBC”) construct a new campus and FTBC paid for the construction. The construction is still in process as of September 30, 2011. Prior to the completion of the work, CVCM has allowed students of FTBC to use resources of CVCM, including canteen, teaching buildings, and dormitory, etc. and FTBC needs to pay 15% of its total revenue from students as compensation. As of September 30, 2011, FTBC has prepaid RMB1,500 service fee to CVCM, and RMB309 was recognized as the operating expense for September 2011.

6.  NON-CURRENT DEPOSITS

Non-current deposits consisted of the following:

	As of September 30, 2011		As of December 31, 2010
	RMB		RMB
Rental deposits		255		415
Utilities deposits		454		454
Guarantee deposit for borrowings		5,000		4,000
Prepayment and deposits for land use rights and construction projects		37,043		2,519
Total		42,752		7,388

Rental deposits represented office rental deposits for the Company’s daily operations.

Guarantee deposit for borrowings represented deposits placed with Chongqing Education Guarantee Co., Ltd., a long-term investment of the Company, which in turn provided guarantee in favor of the relevant bank for the Company’s bank borrowings of RMB70,000.

Prepayment and deposits for land use rights and construction projects represented deposit paid to get land use right and as deposit for construction works.

These deposits are classified into non-current deposits since they will not be refunded within one year.

7. ACQUIRED INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET

Acquired intangible assets, net consisted of the following:

	As of September 30,			As of December 31,
	2011			2010
	RMB			RMB
Customer relationships
Cost		129,329			129,329
Less: Accumulated amortization		(92,531	)		(66,509	)
		36,798			62,820
Affiliation agreement
Cost		45,000			45,000
Less: Accumulated amortization		(16,889	)		(7,004	)
		28,111			37,996
Acquired intangible assets, net		64,909			100,816

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For the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company recorded amortization expense in respect of the customer relationships amounting to RMB7,877 and RMB26,021, respectively. The Company will record further amortization expenses in respect of the customer relationships of RMB5,488, RMB18,926, RMB9,851, and RMB2,533 in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, respectively.

For the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company recorded amortization expense in respect of the affiliation agreement amounting to RMB3,295 and RMB9,886, respectively.  The Company will record amortization expenses in respect of the affiliation agreement of RMB3,295, RMB13,181, RMB9,736 and RMB1,899 in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, respectively.

8. OTHER BORROWINGS

During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, an aggregate amount of other borrowings amounting to RMB34,000 was raised and RMB35,500 was repaid. The other borrowings carried interest at 9% per annum and had been fully repaid in 2011 and there was no other borrowing outstanding as of September 30, 2011.

The Company raised other borrowings of RMB34,000 in the nine months ended September 30, 2011 from two individuals. The terms and counterparties for the borrowings are as follows:

Counterparties	Amounts borrowed RMB		Borrowing date	Maturity date	Interest rate
HU, Jiping		9,000	March 3, 2011	September 15,  2011		9	%
CHEN, Ling		25,000	March 21, 2011	Within 3 months		9	%
		34,000

The Company repaid other borrowings of RMB35,500 in the nine months ended September 30, 2011 to three individuals as follows:

Counterparty	Amounts repaid RMB		Borrowing date	Repayment date	Interest rate
HU, Jiping		9,000	March 3, 2011	September 30, 2011		9	%
CHEN, Ling		25,000	March 21, 2011	September 30, 2011		9	%
LI, Shaobi		1,500	July 16, 2010	January 20, 2011		7	%
		35,500

The ending balance of other borrowings was nil as of September 30, 2011.

9. BANK BORROWINGS

	As of			As of
	September 30,			December 31,
	2011			2010
	RMB			RMB
Current portion		(190,800	)		(170,000	)
Non-Current portion		(70,000	)		(90,000	)
		(260,800	)		(260,000	)

As of December 31, 2010, bank borrowings were raised by FTBC, LJC and HIUBC. The bank borrowings carried interest at the benchmark interest rate announced by the People's Bank of China plus 10% to 20% per annum. The bank borrowings of FTBC were secured by pledge of certain land use rights and buildings in Hai Lai with a carrying amount of RMB 39,960, the entitlement to accommodation income of the student apartments of FTBC and guarantees given by certain individuals. The bank borrowing of LJC was secured by a guarantee from a former owner of Lianhe, which was subsequently covered by a guarantee given by Xijiu, and the bank borrowing of HIUBC was guaranteed by Jiyang.

An aggregate amount of bank borrowings amounting to RMB129,000 was repaid.

During January to September, 2011, an aggregate amount of bank borrowings of RMB 129,800 was raised. Bank borrowings of RMB 15,000, RMB 45,000 and RMB 20,000 have a weighted average interest rate of 7.7% and are secured by Chongqing Culture Media Guarantee Co., Ltd (“CQCMG”), Chongqing Education Guarantee Co., Ltd (“CQEG”) and certain individuals with the guarantee deposit of RMB 4,000 paid. The bank borrowing of RMB 4,800 has an annual interest rate at 6.56%, and secured by RMB 5,000 term deposit of Hai Lai.

The bank borrowing of RMB45,000 has an annual interest rate at 6.06% and is secured by the entitlement to accommodation income of the student apartments of LJC and also guaranteed by ChinaCast Technology (Shanghai) Limited.

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10. SHARE REPURCHASE

From May 12, 2011 to September 30, 2011, the Company repurchased a total of 1,015,503 shares of common stock. The average repurchase price per share was US$4.688 and the total principal paid for the common stock was US$4,760.

11. SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS PLAN

On September 25, 2011, the Board of Directors of the Company declared a dividend of one preferred share purchase right for each outstanding share of common stock, par value US$0.0001 per share, of the Company (the “Rights”). The dividend was paid on October 7, 2011 to the stockholders of record on that date. Each Right entitles the registered holder to purchase from the Company one one-hundredth of a share of Junior Participating Preferred Stock of the Company, par value US$0.0001 per share, at a price of US$20.00 per Unit, subject to adjustment. The description and terms of the Rights are set forth in the Rights Agreement, dated September 26, 2011, between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC as Rights Agent. 

One Right will automatically attach to each share of Common Stock issued between the record date and the earlier of the Distribution Date (defined below) or the expiration date. Initially, the Rights are not exercisable and are attached to and trade with all shares of Common Stock outstanding as of, and issued subsequent to, the record date and no separate certificates evidencing the Rights will be issued.  The Rights will separate from the Common Stock and will become exercisable upon the earlier of (i) the close of business on the tenth calendar day following the first public announcement that a person or group of affiliated or associated persons has acquired or has the right to acquire beneficial ownership of 15% or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, other than as a result of repurchases of stock by the Company or the grant of any equity compensation awards or Board approved unilateral grants  of any security to the person, or (ii) the close of business on the tenth business day (or such later day as the Board of Directors may determine) following the commencement of a tender offer or exchange offer that could result, upon its consummation, in a person or group becoming the beneficial owner of 15% or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (the earlier of such dates being herein referred to as the “ Distribution Date”).

In the event of a Distribution Date, the Rights will become exercisable and will entitle the holder hereof (other than the acquiring person or group) the right to purchase, either 1/100 of a share of Junior Participating Preferred Stock (which has terms substantially equivalent to one share of common stock) or one share of Common Stock at a purchase price equal to 50% of the then current market price per share of common stock. The exercise price per Right is $20. Therefore, following the occurrence of a triggering event, each stockholder who is not a member of the acquiring person or group would have the ability to purchase upon payment of the $20 exercise price, such number of 1/100 share of Junior Participating Preferred Stock or such number of shares of common stock worth $40. The Board may, however, at any time after a 15% or more acquisition of beneficial ownership and prior to the acquisition of 50% beneficial ownership of the Company’s common stock to authorize an exchange with no cash payment of each Right (other than Rights held by the acquiring person or group) for one share of common stock or 1/100 of a share of Junior Participating Preferred Stock. The Right is redeemable, for USD$0.01 per Right, at any time prior to the occurrence of a Distribution Date.

12. STOCK COMPENSATION PLAN

Under the 2007 Omnibus Securities and Incentive Plan (“2007 Plan”) adopted in May 2007, CEC may grant any awards to eligible participants, including employees, directors or consultants, to purchase up to 2,500,000 ordinary shares.

Nonvested shares

On January 11, 2008, CEC agreed to grant, under the 2007 Plan, nonvested shares to its three independent directors at no consideration. Each of the three directors were granted 100,000 nonvested shares of the Company's common stock. All of the shares of nonvested stock to be granted to the directors were issued at fair market value based on the closing price on January 11, 2008 of US$6.25 (RMB45.38). For each of the three directors of CEC, 10,000, 30,000 and 60,000 of the nonvested shares vested on February 9, 2008, February 9, 2009 and February 9, 2010, respectively. In December 2009, Mr. Richard Xue decided not to stand for re-election to the board of directors of CEC. CEC's board of directors accelerated the date of the vesting of his final grant of 60,000 nonvested shares from February 9, 2010 to the date of his resignation.

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On June 22, 2010, CEC granted, under the 2007 Plan, 396,678 nonvested shares to six employees at no consideration. All of the shares of nonvested stock to the employees were granted at fair market value based on the closing price of June 22, 2010 of US$6.07 (RMB41.26). 33,062 of the nonvested shares vested on the date of grant. 33,056 of the nonvested shares vested on July 31, 2010 and an equal number of nonvested shares vest at the end of every three months thereafter until January 31, 2013.

On April 30, 2011, CEC granted, under the 2007 Plan, 250,000 nonvested shares to three independent directors at no consideration. All of the shares of nonvested stock to the independent directors were granted at fair market value based on the closing price of April 30, 2011 of US$6.11 (RMB39.72). 35,000 of the nonvested shares vested on the date of grant. 55,000 of the nonvested shares vest on February 9, 2012 and the balance of 160,000 of nonvested shares vest on February 9, 2013.

On May 31, 2011, CEC granted, under the 2007 Plan, 23,500 nonvested shares to 47 employees at no consideration. All of the shares of nonvested stock to the employees were granted at fair market value based on the closing price of May 31, 2011 of US$5.63 (RMB36.60).

	Number of shares			Weighted average grant-date fair values of shares		Weighted average intrinsic value per share at the grant date
				US$		US$
Nonvested share unvested at January 1, 2011		297,504			6.07		6.07
Granted		273,500			6.07		6.07
Vested		(157,668	)		6.01		6.01
Fortfeited		-			-		-
Nonvested share unvested at September 30, 2011		413,336			6.09		6.09

The total unrecognized compensation expense related to the stock compensation arrangements for the share options as of September 30, 2011 is US$2,203(RMB14,051).

Share options

On January 11, 2008, CEC granted, under the 2007 Plan, 1,200,000 options to purchase the Company's common stock to selected employees at no consideration.  The per share exercise price of the options is US$6.30(RMB42,84) and the expiry date is January 11, 2018.  A total of 401,000, 401,000 and 398,000 share options vested on March 31, 2008, March 31, 2009 and March 31, 2010, respectively.  Upon exercise of these options, a total of 1,200,000 common stock will be issued.  As of September 30, 2011, no such options have been forfeited.

A summary of the option activity under 2007 Plan is as follows:

			Weighted
			average
	Number		exercise
	of options		price
			US$
Options outstanding at December 31, 2010		1,200,000		6.30
Granted		—		—
Exercised		—		—
Cancelled		—		—

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			Weighted
			average
	Number		exercise
	of options		price
			US$
Options outstanding at September 30, 2011		1,200,000		6.30
Options exercisable at September 30, 2011		1,200,000		6.30

The per share fair value of options as of January 11, 2008, the grant date, was US$2.67 (RMB19.33).

The aggregate intrinsic value of share options outstanding and exercisable as of September 30, 2011 was nil.

The weighted average remaining contractual life is 6.25 years as of September 30, 2011.

Total share-based compensation expenses amounting to RMB1,974 and RMB1,922 were recognized for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Total share-based compensation expenses amounting to RMB7,289 and RMB6,114 were recognized for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

As of September 30, 2011, no other awards have been granted under the 2007 Plan.

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13. INCOME TAXES

On March 16, 2007, the National People’s Congress enacted a new enterprise income tax law, which took effect on January 1, 2008. The new law applies a uniform 25% enterprise income tax rate to both foreign invested enterprises and domestic enterprises. The new law provides a five-year transition period from its effective date for the entitled enterprises which were established before the promulgation date of the new tax law and which were entitled to a preferential tax treatment such as a reduced tax rate or a tax holiday. All the PRC entities of the Company are subject to 25% income tax rate, except for the following entities, which enjoy preferential tax rate.

According to transitional rules published after the new income tax law, one of the Company’s major operating subsidiaries, ChinaCast Technology (Shanghai) Limited (“CCT Shanghai”), which was subject to the preferential tax rate of 15%, is now eligible to the phased-in rates: 18% in 2008, 20% in 2009, 22% in 2010, 24% in 2011, 25% in 2012 and thereafter.

Foreign Trade and Business College of Chongqing Normal University (“FTBC”) and Hai Yuen Company Limited (“Hai Yuen”) were incorporated in Chongqing of the PRC and are subject to the preferential tax rate of 15% until 2010 in accordance with the western development preferential policy.

Lijiang College was incorporated in Guilin of the PRC and is subject to the preferential tax rate of 15% until 2010 in accordance with the western development preferential policy.

Provision for income taxes mainly represents the PRC income taxes calculated at the applicable rate on ChinaCast Technology (BVI) Limited ( “ CCT BVI ” ) ’ s deemed profit generated in the PRC, the profit of CCT Shanghai, CCLX, Hai Lai, Hai Yuen, FTBC, Lijiang College and HIUBC.

The Company considers its undistributed earnings to be permanently reinvested with respect to its investment in its foreign subsidiaries. Accordingly, no deferred income tax liability related to the unremitted earnings of its foreign subsidiaries has been included in the Company’s provision for income taxes. Upon distribution of subsidiaries earnings in the form of dividends or otherwise, the Company would be subject to a withholding tax calculated based on 10% of the gross amount of distribution.

CCT BVI constituted a Permanent Establishment ("PE") in the PRC and the income generated from the PE is subject to the PRC income taxes, which are calculated at 25% tax rate.

Uncertainties exist with respect to the application of the Enterprise Income Tax Law and its implementation rules to our operations, specifically with respect to our tax residency status. The enterprise Income Tax Law specifies that legal entities organized outside of the PRC will be considered residents for PRC income tax purposes if their "de facto management bodies" as establishment that carry out substantial and overall management and control over the manufacturing and business operations personnel, accounting, properties, etc. of an enterprise. The Company has evaluated the uncertain tax position related to the non-PRC tax residency of its offshore holding entities. Taking all the relevant facts, technical merits and current practice into consideration, the Company has determined that the position does not meet the FIN48 recognition threshold, which means it is more likely than not that the positions will be sustained upon examination by tax authorities with full knowledge of relevant facts and information, therefore, no unrecognized tax benefit is recorded.

The three acquired universities have so far not paid any income tax. The Company provided provisions of unrecognized tax benefits for the three acquired universities since significant judgments are required in determining whether such universities are qualified for income tax exemption. During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the unrecognized tax benefits increased from RMB109,933 to RMB123,142.

14. GOODWILL

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are set as follows:

December 31, 2009	503,771
Addition from acquisitions	270,371
Exchange rate impact	(59	)
December 31, 2010	774,083
Reduction from disposal	(63)
Exchange rate impact	(53)
September 30, 2011	773,967

No impairment charges have been recorded for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011.

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15. NET INCOME PER SHARE

	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
	2011		2010		2011		2010
Numerator used in basic and diluted net income per share:
Income from continuing operations attributable to ChinaCast Education Corporation	RMB	50,421	RMB	41,481	RMB	129,882	RMB	105,179
Income from discontinued operations attributable to ChinaCast Education Corporation	RMB	1,295	RMB	60	RMB	699	RMB	60
Net income attributable to ChinaCast Education Corporation	RMB	51,716	RMB	41,541	RMB	130,581	RMB	105,239
Shares (denominator):
Weighted average ordinary shares outstanding used in computing basic net income per share		49,009,512		49,834,291		49,531,187		47,693,969
Plus:
Incremental ordinary shares from assumed conversions of stock options, vesting of restricted shares and exercises of Underwriter Warrants		494,930		536,612		526,561		482,933
Weighted average ordinary shares outstanding used in computing diluted net income per share		49,504,442		50,370,903		50,057,748		48,176,902
Net income per share – basic:
Income from continuing operations attributable to ChinaCast Education Corporation	RMB	1.03		0.83	RMB	2.63	RMB	2.21
Income from discontinued operations attributable to ChinaCast Education Corporation	RMB	0.03		-	RMB	0.01	RMB	-
Net income attributable to ChinaCast Education Corporation	RMB	1.06	RMB	0.83	RMB	2.64	RMB	2.21
Net income per share – diluted:
Income from continuing operations attributable to ChinaCast Education Corporation	RMB	1.01	RMB	0.82	RMB	2.60	RMB	2.18
Income from discontinued operations attributable to ChinaCast Education Corporation	RMB	0.03	RMB	-	RMB	0.01	RMB	-
Net income attributable to ChinaCast Education Corporation	RMB	1.04	RMB	0.82	RMB	2.61	RMB	2.18

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16. SEGMENT INFORMATION

	For the three months ended September 30,													For the nine months ended September 30,
	2011						2010							2011						2010
	RMB						RMB							RMB						RMB
	ELG		TUG		Total		ELG		TUG			Total		ELG		TUG		Total		ELG		TUG		Total
Revenues from external customers:		58,944		105,044		163,988		49,881		75,238			125,119		169,660		308,755		478,415		143,901		200,224		344,125
Depreciation and amortization:		1,416		27,460		28,876		742		26,247			26,989		2,779		83,901		86,680		2,400		64,173		66,573
Share-based compensation:		1,974		-		1,974		1,922		-			1,922		7,289		-		7,289		6,524		-		6,524
Interest income:		4,152		154		4,306		3,513		137			3,650		11,644		793		12,437		9,768		370		10,138
Interest expense:		-		4,974		4,974		-		4,058			4,058		-		12,723		12,723		-		10,623		10,623
Provision for income taxes:		6,231		3,075		9,306		5,390		2,401			7,791		19,379		12,300		31,679		18,946		8,594		27,540
Earnings in equity investments:		-		-		-		26		-			26		-		-		-		86		-		86
Income from operation:		24,985		35,938		60,923		61,719		(11,494	)		50,225		73,689		89,479		163,168		114,554		20,123		134,677
Addition to property and equipment:		586		17,333		17,919		1,798		10,710			12,508		2,772		39,659		42,431		2,795		29,004		31,799

	As of September 30,2011						As of December 31, 2010
	RMB						RMB
	ELG		TUG		Total		ELG		TUG		Total
Segment assets		688,219		2,331,392		3,019,611		656,795		2,237,395		2,894,190
Goodwill:		1,502		772,465		773,967		1,618		772,465		774,083

The Company’s revenues and net income are substantially derived from the PRC. Most of the assets and capital expenditure of the Company are employed in the PRC.

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There were no customers accounting for 10% or more of total net revenues for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2011.

Three customers as of September 30, 2011 and two customers as of December 31, 2010 each accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s accounts receivable balances, representing an aggregate of 34.2% and 20.9% of the Company’s accounts receivable balances at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.

17. WARRANTS

In connection with the share offering which was consummated in October 2008, the Company sold to the underwriter in December 2008, for nominal consideration, an aggregate of 255,000 warrants with an excercise price of US$3.15 per share. The warrants will be exercisable for five years from the closing date of the share offering and are classified as Equity in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. As of September 30, 2011, there were 255,000 warrants outstanding.

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18. CONTINGENCIES

a) On March 21, 2006, after obtaining the approval of its shareholders, the Company amended its certificate of incorporation, the effect of which was, among other things, to eliminate the provision of the certificate of incorporation that purported to prohibit the amendment of the “business combination” provisions contained therein and to extend the date before which the Company must complete a business combination, to avoid being required to liquidate, from March 23, 2006 to December 31, 2006. Because extending the period during which the Company could consummate a business combination was not contemplated by the initial public offering (“IPO”) prospectus, shareholders may have securities law claims against the Company for rescission (under which a successful claimant would have the right to receive the total amount paid for his or her shares, plus interest and less any income earned on the shares, in exchange for surrender of the shares) or damages (compensation for loss on an investment caused by alleged material misrepresentations or omissions in the sale of the security). Such claims might entitle shareholders asserting them to up to US$6.00 per share of common stock, based on the initial offering price of the public units comprised of stock and warrants, less any amount received from sale of the original warrants purchased with them and plus interest from the date of the IPO. A successful claimant for damages under federal or state law could be awarded an amount to compensate for the decrease in value of his or her shares caused by the alleged violation (including, possibly, punitive damages), together with interest, while retaining the shares. The Company believes the shareholder claims for rescission or damages are remote. As such, the Company has not recorded a liability for such possible rescission. However, the Company cannot definitively predict whether shareholders will bring such claims, how many might bring them or the extent to which they might be successful.

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b) The Company may be subject to claims for rescission or other securities law claims resulting from the failure to disclose that the charter provision purporting to prohibit certain amendments was possibly inconsistent with Delaware’s General Corporation Law. The Company may also be subject to such claims as a result of inaccuracies in other disclosures, as follows: It may be argued that the IPO prospectus misstated the vote required by its charter to approve a business combination by providing that “[w]e will proceed with a business combination only if the public shareholders who own at least a majority of the shares of common stock sold in [that] offering vote in favor [of it] ...,” and that the Exchange Act reports have been inaccurate in describing ChinaCast as a leading provider of e-learning content (as opposed to being primarily a content carrier). On November 13, 2006, the Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K with the SEC regarding this last item. The Company is unable to predict the likelihood that claims might be made with regard to the foregoing or estimate any amounts for which it might be liable if any such claim was made. As such, the Company has not recorded a liability for such possible rescission.

c) CCTSH injected RMB6 million, RMB6 million and RMB18 million into QPU as capital contribution in February, August and September of 2010 respectively.  Subsequently, YPSH borrowed RMB18 million from QPU. The PRC law and regulations restricts capital withdrawal from established companies. It may be argued that the borrowing from QPU could potentially be assessed as a capital withdrawal and may be subject to penalty ranging from 2-10% of the withdrawn amount. The Company has recorded a RMB1.8 million provision for such possible penalty. As of September, 2011, the Company has sold its interest in QPU to its original 40% shareholder China University of Petroleum ("CUP"), and the Company offset the RMB18 million  borrowing with the sales receipt from CUP concurrently. The Company believed that the RMB18 million borrowing issue has been settled without future impact.

19. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION

(a). Transaction

On September 30, 2011, the Company completed the transaction under a Transfer Agreement with CUP, the original 40% minority shareholder of QPU, to dispose of its 60% stake in QPU with a total consideration of RMB30, 000. The control over QPU was transferred to CUP in September 2011, and a gain amounting to RMB1,716 was reported for the nine months ended September, 2011. (See note 3)

(b) Balances

		Amounts due from a related party
		As of September 30
	Note	2011	2010
		RMB	RMB
Current amounts
CUP	i	12,000	-

i) The balance arose from the disposal of 60% stake in QPU, which is expected to be received by the end of 2011.

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 Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Forward Looking Statements

Portions of the discussion and analysis below contain certain statements that are not descriptions of historical facts, but are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements may include statements about our plans and objectives for future expansion, including into post-secondary brick and mortar education market; expectations for E-learning and training services the PRC; anticipated margins for our solutions; general and cyclical economic and business conditions, and, in particular, those in the PRC’s education market; our ability to enter into and renew key corporate and strategic relationships with our customers and suppliers; changes in the favorable tax incentives enjoyed by our PRC operating companies; and other statements containing forward looking terminology such as “may”, “expects”, “believes”, “anticipates”, “intends”, “projects”, “looking forward” or similar terms, variations of such terms or the negative of such terms. Such information is based upon various assumptions made by, and expectations of, our management that were reasonable when made but may prove to be incorrect. All of such assumptions are inherently subject to uncertainties and contingencies beyond our control and upon assumptions with respect to future business decisions which are subject to change. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that actual results will meet expectations and actual results may vary (perhaps materially) from certain of the results anticipated herein. For a further description of these and other risks and uncertainties, see our most recent Annual Report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form 10-K, and our subsequent SEC filings. The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should also be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes to those financial statements appearing elsewhere in this Form 10-Q.

Overview

We are a leading post-secondary education and e-Learning services provider in China. We provide post-secondary degree and diploma programs through our three universities in China: The Foreign Trade and Business College of Chongqing Normal University, the Lijiang College of Guangxi Normal University and the Hubei Industrial University Business College. These universities offer fully accredited, career-oriented bachelor's degree and diploma programs in business, economics, law, IT/computer engineering, hospitality and tourism management, advertising, language studies, art and music. We provide its e-Learning services to post-secondary institutions, K-12 schools, government agencies and corporate enterprises via our nationwide satellite/fiber broadband network. These services include interactive distance learning applications, multimedia education content delivery and vocational training courses.

We are subject to risks common to companies operating in China, including risks inherent in our distribution and commercialization efforts, uncertainty of foreign regulatory approvals and laws, the need for future capital and retention of key employees. We cannot provide assurance that we will generate revenues or achieve and sustain profitability in the future.

Critical Accounting Policies

For summary of the critical accounting policies and the significant judgments and estimates made on the part of the management, see item 7 of Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 filed by the Company on March 16, 2011.

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Results of Operations

For the purpose of the discussion and analysis of the results of ChinaCast Education Corporation (“CEC”), its subsidiaries, and variable interest entities in this section, the consolidated group is referred to as the “Company”. ChinaCast Company Ltd. ("CCL") was not accounted for as a consolidated variable interest entity, because the Company was not considered to be the primary beneficiary of CCL. The US dollar figures presented below were based on the historical exchange rate of 1USD = 6.4RMB at September 30, 2011 for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2011.

Since our acquisition of Hai Lai, we have been organized as two business segments, the E-learning and training service Group (the “ELG”), encompassing all the Company’s businesses before the acquisition, and the Traditional University Group (the “TUG”), offering bachelor and diploma programs to students in China.

The revenue of the Company for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2011 amounted to RMB164.0 million (US$25.6 million) and RMB478.4 million (US$74.8 million) respectively, representing an increase of 31.1% and 39.0% over the revenue of the corresponding periods in 2010. The increase in revenue was mainly due to the acquisition of Wintown in the third quarter of 2010 and the increase in equipment sales in the second and third quarter of 2011. The Wintown Group contributed revenue of RMB31.1 million (US$4.9 million) and RMB89.7 million (US$14.0 million) for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2011 respectively.

Revenue of the ELG amounted to RMB58.9 million (US$9.2 million) and RMB169.7 million (US$26.5 million) for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2011 respectively, as compared to revenue of RMB49.9 million and RMB143.9 million of the ELG for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2010 respectively. Service income, amounted to RMB46.7 million (US$7.3 million) and RMB140.5 million (US$22.0 million) for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2011, compared to RMB47.0 million and RMB140.9 million for the corresponding periods in 2010. Equipment sales, amounted to RMB 12.3 million (US$1.9 million) and RMB29.2 million (US$4.6 million) for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2011, against RMB2.9 million and RMB3.0 million for the same periods last year. The following table provides a summary of the ELG’s revenue by business lines:

	Three Months ended
	September 30, 2011				September 30, 2010
	(millions)				(millions)
	US$		RMB		RMB
Post secondary education distance learning		4.6		29.2		28.6
K-12 and content delivery		2.4		15.8		16.0
Vocational training, enterprise / government training and networking		2.2		13.9		5.3
Total ELG revenue		9.2		58.9		49.9

	Nine Months ended
	September 30, 2011				September 30, 2010
	(millions)				(millions)
	US$		RMB		RMB
Post secondary education distance learning		13.6		87.3		85.0
K-12 and content delivery		7.4		47.3		48.0
Vocational training, enterprise / government training and networking		5.5		35.0		10.9
Total ELG revenue		26.5		169.7		143.9

Net revenue from post secondary education distance learning services increased from RMB85.0 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2010 to RMB87.3 million (US$13.6 million) in nine months ended September 30, 2011. Net revenue from post secondary education distance learning services increased from RMB28.6 million in the three months ended September 30, 2010 to RMB29.2 million (US$4.6 million) in three months ended September 30, 2011. The total number of post-secondary students enrolled in courses using the Company’s distance learning platforms increased to 145,000 at September 30, 2011 from 143,000 at September 30, 2010. The increase was due to the growth of students enrolled in distance learning degree courses with the universities.

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The revenue from the K-12 and content delivery business decreased slightly by approximately 1.5% from RMB48.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 to RMB47.3 million (US$7.4 million) for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The revenue from the K-12 and content delivery business decreased slightly by approximately 1.3% from RMB16.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 to RMB15.8 million (US$2.5 million) for the three months ended September 30, 2011. The number of subscribing schools for K-12 distance learning services has stabilized at 6,500, and since K-12 revenue is generated in CCT BVI, whose functional currency is HKD, the revenue decreased due to exchange rate fluctuations.

Net revenue from vocational and career training services, enterprise government training and networking services increased from RMB10.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 to RMB35.0 million (US$5.5 million) during the nine months ended September 30, 2011. Net revenue from vocational and career training services, enterprise government training and networking services increased from RMB5.3 million during the three months ended September 30, 2010 to RMB13.9 million (US$2.2 million) during the three months ended September 30, 2011. The increase was mainly due to fluctuations in equipment sales. Equipment sales included in the revenue of this business line amounted to RMB 12.3 million (US$1.9 million) and RMB29.2 million (US$4.6 million) for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2011, against RMB2.9 million and RMB3.0 million for the same periods last year.

The revenue of TUG increased from RMB75.2 million and RMB200.2 million in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively, to RMB105.0 million (US$16.4 million) and RMB308.8 million (US$48.3 million) in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2011. The increase was mainly due to the acquisition of Wintown in the third quarter of 2010 and the increase in enrollment in the current academic year. TUG’s total student enrollment increased from approximately 32,600 as at September 30, 2010 to approximately 35,100 as at September 30, 2011. Student enrollments of the FTBC Group, the LJC Group and the HIUBC Group were approximately 14,200, 9,700 and 11,200, respectively, as of September 30, 2011.

Cost of sales of the Company increased by 48.2% from RMB164.5 million during the first three quarters of 2010 to RMB243.8 million (US$38.1 million) during the first three quarters of 2011. Cost of sales of the Company increased by 35.2% from RMB64.2 million during the third quarter of 2010 to RMB86.8 million (US$13.6 million) during the third quarter of 2011. The increase was mainly due to the acquisition of Wintown in August 2010, which increased the cost of sales of the TUG from RMB54.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 to RMB68.3 million (US$10.7 million) for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and the increase of cost for materials related to equipment sales from RMB2.8 million for the three months ended September 30,  2010 to RMB12.3 million (US$1.9 million) for the three months ended September 30, 2011.

ELG’s cost of sales increased from RMB22.6 million during the first three quarters of 2010 to RMB47.8 million (US$7.5 million) during the first three quarters of 2011. ELG’s cost of sales increased from RMB9.4 million during the third quarter of 2010 to RMB18.5 million (US$2.9 million) during the third quarter of 2011. The increase was mainly due to increase in equipment sales. ELG’s cost of materials was RMB2.8 million and RMB2.8 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2010 whereas ELG’s cost of materials was RMB12.3 million (US$1.9 million) and RMB29.0 million (US$4.5 million) for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2011. The cost of service for ELG amounted to RMB6.2 million (US$1.0 million) and RMB18.8 million (US$2.9 million) for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2011, as compared to RMB6.5 million and RMB19.7 million for the same periods in 2010.

TUG’s cost of sales amounted to RMB68.3 million (US$10.7 million) and RMB195.9 million (US$30.6 million) for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2011 as compared to RMB54.8 million and RMB142.0 million for the same periods in 2010. The increase was due to the acquisition of Wintown in August 2010, after which there were three universities operating under TUG. The cost of sales of the Wintown Group amounted to RMB22.9 million (US$3.6 million) and RMB64.0 million (US$10.0 million) for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively.

ELG’s gross profit margin decreased by 12.6 percentage points, from 81.2% in the third quarter of 2010 to 68.6% in the third quarter of 2011. The decrease was due to the increase in equipment sales, which has a low margin. TUG’s gross profit margin was 35.0% for the third quarter of 2011 as compared to 23.3% for the same period of 2010. The increase was due to economies of scale and improved efficiency of FTBC and LJC, which was slightly offset by the lower gross profit margin of HIUBC with higher affiliation fee split to the associated university and higher amortization of intangibles.

Selling and marketing expenses decreased from RMB1.7 million in the first three quarters of 2010 to RMB1.0 million (US$0.2 million) in the first three quarters of 2011. Selling and marketing expenses decreased from RMB0.4 million in the third quarter of 2010 to RMB0.3 million (US$0.04 million) in the third quarter of 2011. The decrease was due to the reduction in sales and marketing activities in the ELG business segment.

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General and administrative expenses increased by 23.7% and 49.8% to RMB24.5 million (US$3.8 million) and RMB78.5 million (US$12.3 million) in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2011 as compared to the same periods last year. The increase was mainly due to the acquisition of Wintown in August 2010. In addition, the Company granted new restricted shares to the independent directors and staff in the second quarter of 2011. Share -based compensation increased from RMB1.9 million and RMB6.1 million for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2010 to RMB2.0 million (US$0.3 million) and RMB7.3 million (US$1.1 million) for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively.

The last tranche of the consideration for acquiring Wintown amounting to RMB70.1 million (US$11.0 million) was settled in the third quarter of 2011. The amount was less than the contingent consideration recorded by the Company resulting in a gain of RMB8.6 million (US$1.3 million) for the third quarter of 2011.

Interest income increased from RMB10.1 million in the first three quarters of 2010 to RMB12.4 million (US$1.9 million) in the first three quarters of 2011. Interest income increased from RMB3.7 million in the third quarter of 2010 to RMB4.3 million (US$0.7 million) in the third quarter of 2011. The increase was due to the increase in the amount of the Company’s term deposits and increase in the interest rate.

Interest expense increased from RMB10.6 million in the first three quarters of 2010 to RMB12.7 million (US$2.0 million) in the first three quarters of 2011. Interest expense increased from RMB4.1 million in the third quarter of 2010 to RMB5.0 million (US$0.8 million) in the third quarter of 2011. Interest expense was mainly associated with the loan of the TUG to finance the construction of the campus. The increase was due to the increase in the corresponding bank loan.

Overall, profit before income tax and loss in equity investments increased from RMB134.2 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2010 to RMB162.9 million (US$25.5 million) in the nine months ended September 30, 2011, an increase of 21.4%. Profit before income tax and loss in equity investments increased from RMB49.8 million in the three months ended September 30, 2010 to RMB60.3 million (US$9.4 million) in the three months ended September 30, 2011, an increase of 21.1%. The increase for both periods was mainly due to the increase in revenue.

The Company recorded a loss in equity investments amounting to nil million in the first three quarters of 2011 compared to a loss of RMB0.09 million in the first three quarters of 2010. The Company recorded a loss in equity investments amounting to nil million in the third quarter of 2011 compared to a loss of RMB0.03 million in the third quarter of 2010.

Income taxes increased by 15.3% from RMB27.5 million in the first three quarters of 2010 to RMB31.7 million (US$5.0 million) in the first three quarters of 2011. Income taxes increased by 19.2% from RMB7.8 million in the third quarter of 2010 to RMB9.3 million (US$1.5 million) in the third quarter of 2011. The increase for both periods was due to the increase in tax rate for the TUG from 15% to 25% after the expiration of the western development preferential policy in 2011.

The Company disposed of its entire 60% stake in QPU on September 30, 2011. The operations of QPU were classified as discontinued operations. The Company recorded a loss from discontinued operations amounting to RMB1.7 million (US$0.3 million) in the first three quarters of 2011 compared to a gain of RMB0.1 million in the first three quarters of 2010. The Company recorded a loss from discontinued operations amounting to RMB0.7 million (US$0.1 million) in the third quarter of 2011 compared to a gain of RMB0.1 million in the third quarter of 2010. The Company also recorded a gain of RMB1.7 million (US$0.3 million) for the disposal of the discontinued operations in the third quarter of 2011.

Noncontrolling interest amounted to RMB0.6 million (US$0.1 million) for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 as compared to RMB1.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. Noncontrolling interest amounted to RMB0.2 million (US$0.03 million) for the three months ended September 30, 2011 as compared to RMB0.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010.

Net income attributable to the Company increased by 24.1% to RMB130.6 million (US$20.4 million) in the nine months ended September 30, 2011 from RMB105.2 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2010. Net income attributable to the Company increased by 24.6% to RMB51.7 million (US$8.1 million) in the three months ended September 30, 2011 from RMB41.5 million in the three months ended September 30, 2010.

On March 16, 2007, the National People’s Congress of China enacted a new tax law, under which foreign-invested enterprises and domestic companies will be subject to enterprise income tax at a uniform rate of 25% . The new tax law became effective on January 1, 2008. There is a transition period, during which enterprises may continue to enjoy existing preferential tax treatment or in which their tax rates may be gradually adjusted to 25%. Following the effectiveness of the new tax law, one of the Company’s major operating subsidiaries, CCT Shanghai, which was subject to the preferential tax rate of 15%, is now eligible for the phased-in rates, which is 18% in 2008, 20% in 2009, 22% in 2010, 24% in 2011, 25% in 2012 and thereafter.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

The following is a summary of the key items from the consolidated balance sheets.

					As of
	As of				December 31,
	September 30, 2011				2010
	(millions)				(millions)
	RMB		US$		RMB
Cash and cash equivalents		482.3		75.4		244.4
Term deposits		605.0		94.5		704.0
Subtotal		1,087.3		169.9		948.4
Accounts receivable		53.1		8.3		59.4
Inventory		1.0		0.2		1.0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		28.7		4.5		48.2
Total current assets		1,179.3		184.3		1,067.4
Total assets		3,019.6		471.8		2,894.2

Cash and cash equivalents balances increased from RMB244.4 million as at December 31, 2010, to RMB482.3 million (US$75.4 million) as at September 30, 2011. The increase was mainly due to the receipt of tuition fees from students at the beginning of the current academic year. On a voluntary and proactive basis, the Audit Committee of the Company has engaged FTI Consulting Inc., a third party service provider, to conduct an independent review of the Company’s cash balances in order to provide greater comfort to the marketplace. The review has not been completed as at November 9, 2011.

There was net cash from operating activities of RMB352.2 million (US$55.0 million) for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 as compared to net cash from operating activities of RMB362.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. The universities under the TUG enroll students at the beginning of an academic year and collect most of the tuition and other fee in September as well as the subsequent months every year. For the remainder of the academic year, the TUG would have a net cash outflow. There was a cash outflow of RMB21.4 million (US$3.3 million) associated with non-current deposits in the first three quarters of 2011 whereas there was a cash inflow of RMB5.4 million from reduction of non-current deposits the first three quarters of 2010. Prepaid expenses and other current assets decreased by RMB29.0 million (US$4.5 million) in the first three quarters of 2011 whereas prepaid expenses and other current assets increased by RMB3.6 million in the first three quarters of 2010. Revenue is recognized ratably throughout the periods services are provided, but payments may be received ahead of or behind the revenue being recognized. Payments received before recognition of revenue are recorded as deferred revenue while payments not received at the time goods and service have been provided are recorded as accounts receivable. For revenue related to project sales, the timing of payments depend upon the terms of the contracts.

Net cash used in investment activities in the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was RMB11.7 million (US$1.8 million), mainly reflect the cash outflow of RMB43.6 million (US$6.8 million) for the purchase and construction of fixed assets and a cash outflow of RMB43.5 million (US$6.8 million) for prepayment for construction projects, which was offset by a net transfer from term deposit of RMB99.0 million (US$15.5 million). For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, there was a net transfer to term deposit of RMB93.0 million and purchase of subsidiary of RMB374.4 million, which resulted in a cash outflow of RMB505.0 million for the period.

Net cash used in financing activities in the first three quarters of 2011 was RMB102.6 million (US$16.0 million) as compared to a net cash from financing activities of RMB219.9 million in the first three quarters of 2010. RMB30.8 million (US$4.8 million) was used to repurchase shares in the market in the second quarter of 2011 and RMB70.1 million (US$11.0 million) was used to pay the deferred consideration for the acquisition of Wintown.  New shares were issued in the first three quarters of 2010 to investors to finance future acquisition of the TUG, with proceeds of RMB233.0 million.

The Company believes that its cash and cash equivalents balances, together with its access to financing sources, will continue to be sufficient to meet the working capital needs associated with its current operations on an ongoing basis, although that cannot be assured. Also, it is possible that the Company’s cash flow requirements could increase as a result of a number of factors, including unfavorable timing of cash flow events, the decision to increase investment in marketing and development activities or the use of cash for acquisitions to accelerate its growth.

Total assets at September 30, 2011 amounted to RMB3,019.6 million (US$471.8 million), an increase of 4.3%, when compared to the total assets of RMB2,894.2 million at December 31, 2010. Total current assets increased by 10.5% to RMB1,179.3 million (US$184.3 million) at September 30, 2011.

Accounts receivable decreased from RMB59.4 million as of December 31, 2010 to RMB53.1 million (US$8.3 million) at September 30, 2011. Most of the business partners are long term customers and settle their accounts promptly. All accounts receivable are reviewed regularly and provisions have been made for any balances that are disputed or doubtful.

Inventory, mainly made up of satellite transmission and receiving equipment, amounted to RMB1.0 million (US$0.2 million) at September 30, 2011.

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Prepaid expenses and other current assets decreased from RMB48.2 million as at December 31, 2010 to RMB28.7 million (US$4.5 million). The decrease was mainly due to the changes in the deposits paid by the TUG.

As at September 30, 2011, the Company had total bank borrowings of RMB260.8 million (US$40.8 million). RMB190.8 million (US$29.8 million) of the bank borrowings expiring within one year are secured by a pledge of certain land use rights and buildings, the entitlement to accommodation income of the student apartments and guarantees given by certain individuals. The remaining RMB70.0 million (US$10.9 million) of the bank loan expiring over one year is secured by the guarantees provided by CQEG, CQCMG and Hai Lai. In consideration of the guarantees provided by CQEG, the entitlement to tuition fee of FTBC and a deposit of RMB1 million paid to CQEG were used as securities. In consideration of the guarantees provided by CQCMG, a deposit of RMB0.75 million paid to CQCMG was used as securities.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Company has not entered any financial guarantees or other commitments to guarantee the payment obligations of any third parties.

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 Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

Foreign Exchange Risk

     Our reporting currency is the Renminbi (“RMB”). Transactions in other currencies are recorded in RMB at the rates of exchange prevailing when the transactions occur. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in other currencies are remeasured into RMB at rates of exchange in effect at the balance sheet dates. Exchange gains and losses are recorded in our statements of operations as a component of current period earnings.

     The PRC State Administration for Foreign Exchange, under the authority of the People’s Bank of China, controls the conversion of Renminbi into foreign currencies. The principal regulation governing foreign currency exchange in China is the Foreign Currency Administration Rules (1996), as amended, or the “Rules.” Under the Rules, once various procedural requirements are met, RMB is convertible for current account transactions, including trade and service-related foreign exchange transactions and dividend payments, but not for capital account transactions, including direct investment, loans or investments in securities outside China, without prior approval of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange of the People’s Republic of China, or its local counterparts.

     Since July 2005, the RMB has no longer been pegged to the U.S. dollar. Although currently the Renminbi exchange rate versus the U.S. dollar is restricted to a rise or fall of no more than 0.3% per day and the People’s Bank of China regularly intervenes in the foreign exchange market to prevent significant short-term fluctuations in the exchange rate, the Renminbi may appreciate or depreciate significantly in value against the U.S. dollar in the medium to long term. Moreover, it is possible that in the future, the PRC authorities may lift restrictions on fluctuations in the Renminbi exchange rate and lessen intervention in the foreign exchange market. As of the close of business on September 30, 2011, the exchange rate between the RMB and the U.S. dollar was RMB6.4 to US$1.

     We conduct substantially all of our operations through our PRC operating companies, and their financial performance and position are measured in terms of RMB. The majority of our net sales and purchases are denominated in RMB.

     Any devaluation of the RMB against the U.S. dollar would consequently have an adverse effect on our financial performance and asset values when measured in terms of U.S. dollars. In addition, from time to time we may have U.S. dollar denominated fixed deposits, and therefore a decoupling of the RMB may affect our financial performance in the future.

     We recognized a foreign exchange loss of approximately RMB0.4 million (US$0.06 million) and RMB1.0 million (US$0.16 million) for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively. We do not currently engage in hedging activities, as such, we may in the future experience economic loss as a result of any foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations.

Interest Rate Risk

     We have a long history of investing excess cash under a conservative corporate policy that only allows investments in bank fixed deposits, with preservation of capital and liquidity as the primary objectives. For the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2011, we recorded an interest income of RMB4.3 million (US$0.7 million) and RMB12.4 million (US$1.9 million) respectively. Any significant changes in interest rate might have an adverse effect on this interest income.

     We have short-term and long-term debt amounting to RMB260.8 million (US$40.8 million) as of September 30, 2011. Interest paid in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2011 was RMB5.0 million (US$0.8 million) and RMB12.7 million (US$2.0 million) respectively. Any significant changes in interest rate might have an adverse effect on interest expense. There have been no material changes associated with the impact of inflation and concentration of credit risk from that previously disclosed in our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Inflation

     There have been no material changes associated with the impact of inflation from that previously disclosed in our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

We maintain “disclosure controls and procedures,” as such term is defined under Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e), that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, our management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives and in reaching a reasonable level of assurance our management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. We have carried out an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2011. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that as of September 30, 2011, the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were not effective to give a reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure due to the identification of the following material weaknesses in our internal controls discussed in “ Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting ” included in our 2010 annual report on Form 10-K/A:

-Lack of sufficient skilled resources in the finance team to meet the demands of rapidly expanded businesses which resulted in a delayed closing process; and

-Lack of contemporaneous documentation of certain decisions made by the Board of Directors

A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company's annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

Since March 2011, the Company has taken the following action in internal control over financial reporting:

a. We have employed an additional senior qualified accountant who is well experienced in preparing financial statements for listed companies and in internal control reviews.

b. We have strengthened our financial teams at the operation level by adding resources as well as provided staff trainings so that the teams are fully aware and supportive of the Company’s commitment to the quality of its financial reporting.

c. We have engaged external contractors who are experienced in US GAAP conversion to assist the financial teams at the universities starting from the first quarter of 2011 to ensure the timely availability of accurate US GAAP conversion information for review by the auditor.

d. We have established training objectives for senior and corporate financial staff members to (i) update them on new developments in US GAAP reporting requirements, (ii) provide additional training through structured professional programs including programs in the US and (iii) encourage and sponsor staff members to pursue US accounting qualifications including obtaining a CPA license.

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 PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

 Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

     We are not currently a party to any pending material legal proceeding.

 Item 1A. Risk Factors.

There are no material changes from risk factors previously disclosed in the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2010, filed with the SEC on September 2, 2011.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

None.

Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities.

None.

 Item 4. (Removed and Reserved).

 Item 5. Other Information.

None.

 Item 6. Exhibits.

31.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	CHINACAST EDUCATION CORPORATION
	(Registrant)
Date: November 9, 2011	By:	/s/ Ron Chan Tze Ngon
	Name:	Ron Chan Tze Ngon
	Title:	Chairman of the Board,
	Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
	By:	/s/ Antonio Sena
	Name:	Antonio Sena
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer and
	Secretary (Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER

PURSUANT TO RULES 13a-14(a) AND 15d-14(a)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

     I, Ron Chan Tze Ngon, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) of ChinaCast Education Corporation, certify that:

     1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of ChinaCast Education Corporation;

     2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

     3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

     4. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

     a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

     b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

     c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

     d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

     5. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

     a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

     b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Dated: November 9, 2011	/s/ Ron Chan Tze Ngon
	Ron Chan Tze Ngon
	Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
	(Principal Executive Officer)

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO RULES 13a-14(a) AND 15d-14(a)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

     I, Antonio Sena, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) of ChinaCast Education Corporation, certify that:

     1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of ChinaCast Education Corporation;

     2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

     3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

     4. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

     a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

     b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

     c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

     d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

     5. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

     a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

     b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Dated: November 9, 2011	/s/ Antonio Sena
	Antonio Sena
	Chief Financial Officer
	(Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)

EX-32.1

 Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     In connection with the Quarterly Report of ChinaCast Education Corporation on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Ron Chan Tze Ngon, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of ChinaCast Education Corporation, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

     1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of ChinaCast Education Corporation.

Dated: November 9, 2011	/s/ Ron Chan Tze Ngon
	Ron Chan Tze Ngon
	Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
	(Principal Executive Officer)

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     In connection with the Quarterly Report of ChinaCast Education Corporation on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2011 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Antonio Sena, Chief Financial Officer of ChinaCast Education Corporation, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

     1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of ChinaCast Education Corporation.

Dated: November 9, 2011	/s/ Antonio Sena
	Antonio Sena
	Chief Financial Officer (Principal
	Accounting and Financial Officer)

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) In Thousands, except Share data	Sep. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 CNY	Dec. 31, 2010 CNY	Sep. 30, 2011 Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary CNY	Dec. 31, 2010 Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary CNY
Accounts payable, accounts payable of the consolidated VIE without recourse to ChinaCast Education Corporation	$ 7,350	47,042	48,602	682	1,635
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities, accrued expenses and other liabilities of the consolidated VIE without recourse to ChinaCast Education Corporation	30,627	196,023	270,703	17,209	17,462
Income taxes payable, income taxes payable of the consolidated VIE without recourse to ChinaCast Education Corporation	18,000	115,198	99,461	4,294	4,844
Current portion of long-term bank borrowings, current portion of long-term bank borrowings of the consolidated VIE without recourse to ChinaCast Education Corporation	29,813	190,800	170,000	0	0
Other borrowings, other borrowings of the consolidated VIE without recourse to ChinaCast Education Corporation			1,500	0	0
Long-term bank borrowings, long-term bank Borrowings of the consolidated VIE without recourse to ChinaCast Education Corporation	10,938	70,000	90,000	0	0
Deferred tax liabilities - non-current, deferred tax liabilities - non-current of the consolidated VIE without recourse to ChinaCast Education Corporation	7,264	46,491	51,503	0	0
Unrecognized tax benefits - non-current, unrecognized tax benefits of the consolidated VIE without recourse to ChinaCast Education Corporation	$ 19,241	123,142	109,933	6,205	5,799
Preferred stock, par value	$ 0.0001	0.0001	0.0001
Preferred stock, shares authorized	500,000	500,000	500,000
Preferred stock, issued	0	0	0
Preferred stock, outstanding	0	0	0
Ordinary shares, par value	$ 0.0001	0.0001	0.0001
Ordinary shares, shares authorized	100,000,000	100,000,000	100,000,000
Ordinary shares, shares issued	49,020,291	49,020,291	49,778,952
Ordinary shares, shares outstanding	49,020,291	49,020,291	49,778,952

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME In Thousands, except Share data	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 CNY	Sep. 30, 2010 CNY	Sep. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 CNY	Sep. 30, 2010 CNY
Revenues:
Service	$ 23,708	151,732	122,195	$ 70,197	449,262	341,170
Equipment	1,915	12,256	2,924	4,555	29,153	2,955
Revenues, Total	25,623	163,988	125,119	74,752	478,415	344,125
Cost of revenues:
Service	(11,645)	(74,527)	(61,358)	(33,552)	(214,731)	(161,713)
Equipment	(1,914)	(12,251)	(2,832)	(4,535)	(29,022)	(2,832)
Cost of Revenue	(13,559)	(86,778)	(64,190)	(38,087)	(243,753)	(164,545)
Gross profit	12,064	77,210	60,929	36,665	234,662	179,580
Operating (expenses) income:
Selling and marketing expenses (including share-based compensation of nil for the three months ended September 30 for 2011 and 2010, share-based compensation of nil and RMB410 for the nine months ended September 30 for 2011 and 2010, respectively)	(44)	(281)	(394)	(156)	(1,000)	(1,702)
General and administrative expenses (including share-based compensation of RMB1,974 and RMB1,922 for the three months ended September 30 for 2011 and 2010, respectively, share-based compensation of RMB7,289 and RMB6,114 for the nine months ended September 30 for 2011 and 2010, respectively)	(3,827)	(24,494)	(19,739)	(12,266)	(78,505)	(52,291)
Foreign exchange loss	(61)	(393)	(4)	(154)	(988)	(557)
Gain from change in contingent consideration	1,344	8,601	9,467	1,344	8,601	9,467
Other operating income	44	280	(34)	62	398	180
Total operating expenses, net	(2,544)	(16,287)	(10,704)	(11,170)	(71,494)	(44,903)
Income from operations	9,520	60,923	50,225	25,495	163,168	134,677
Interest income	673	4,306	3,650	1,943	12,437	10,138
Interest expense	(777)	(4,974)	(4,058)	(1,988)	(12,723)	(10,623)
Income before provision for income taxes and earnings in equity method investments	9,416	60,255	49,817	25,450	162,882	134,192
Provision for income taxes	(1,454)	(9,306)	(7,791)	(4,950)	(31,679)	(27,540)
Net income before earnings in equity investments	7,962	50,949	42,026	20,500	131,203	106,652
Loss in equity investments			(26)			(86)
Income from continuing operation, net of tax	7,962	50,949	42,000	20,500	131,203	106,566
Discontinued operations
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes of nil for the three months and nine months ended September 30 for 2011 and 2010:	(110)	(701)	100	(265)	(1,694)	100
Gain from disposal of discontinued operations	268	1,716		268	1,716
Net income	8,120	51,964	42,100	20,503	131,225	106,666
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(39)	(248)	(559)	(101)	(644)	(1,427)
Net income attributable to ChinaCast Education Corporation	8,081	51,716	41,541	20,402	130,581	105,239
Net income	8,120	51,964	42,100	20,503	131,225	106,666
Foreign currency translation adjustments	75	477	338	141	899	1,994
Comprehensive income	8,195	52,441	42,438	20,644	132,124	108,660
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(2,792)	(17,869)	(510)	(2,857)	(18,286)	(1,377)
Comprehensive income attributable to ChinaCast Education Corporation	$ 5,403	34,572	41,928	$ 17,787	113,838	107,283
Income from continuing operations attributable to ChinaCast Education Corporation per share:
Basic	$ 0.16	1.03	0.83	$ 0.41	2.63	2.21
Diluted	$ 0.16	1.01	0.82	$ 0.41	2.60	2.18
Income from discontinued operations attributable to ChinaCast Education Corporation per share:
Basic		0.03			0.01
Diluted		0.03			0.01
Net income attributable to ChinaCast Education Corporation per share:
Basic	$ 0.16	1.06	0.83	$ 0.41	2.64	2.21
Diluted	$ 0.16	1.04	0.82	$ 0.41	2.61	2.18
Weighted average shares used in computation:
Basic	49,009,512	49,009,512	49,834,291	49,531,187	49,531,187	47,693,969
Diluted	49,504,442	49,504,442	50,370,903	50,057,748	50,057,748	48,176,902

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CONTINGENCIES

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Sep. 30, 2011

CONTINGENCIES

18. CONTINGENCIES

a) On March 21, 2006, after obtaining the approval of its shareholders, the Company amended its certificate of incorporation, the effect of which was, among other things, to eliminate the provision of the certificate of incorporation that purported to prohibit the amendment of the “business combination” provisions contained therein and to extend the date before which the Company must complete a business combination, to avoid being required to liquidate, from March 23, 2006 to December 31, 2006. Because extending the period during which the Company could consummate a business combination was not contemplated by the initial public offering (“IPO”) prospectus, shareholders may have securities law claims against the Company for rescission (under which a successful claimant would have the right to receive the total amount paid for his or her shares, plus interest and less any income earned on the shares, in exchange for surrender of the shares) or damages (compensation for loss on an investment caused by alleged material misrepresentations or omissions in the sale of the security). Such claims might entitle shareholders asserting them to up to US$6.00 per share of common stock, based on the initial offering price of the public units comprised of stock and warrants, less any amount received from sale of the original warrants purchased with them and plus interest from the date of the IPO. A successful claimant for damages under federal or state law could be awarded an amount to compensate for the decrease in value of his or her shares caused by the alleged violation (including, possibly, punitive damages), together with interest, while retaining the shares. The Company believes the shareholder claims for rescission or damages are remote. As such, the Company has not recorded a liability for such possible rescission. However, the Company cannot definitively predict whether shareholders will bring such claims, how many might bring them or the extent to which they might be successful.

b) The Company may be subject to claims for rescission or other securities law claims resulting from the failure to disclose that the charter provision purporting to prohibit certain amendments was possibly inconsistent with Delaware’s General Corporation Law. The Company may also be subject to such claims as a result of inaccuracies in other disclosures, as follows: It may be argued that the IPO prospectus misstated the vote required by its charter to approve a business combination by providing that “[w]e will proceed with a business combination only if the public shareholders who own at least a majority of the shares of common stock sold in [that] offering vote in favor [of it] ...,” and that the Exchange Act reports have been inaccurate in describing ChinaCast as a leading provider of e-learning content (as opposed to being primarily a content carrier). On November 13, 2006, the Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K with the SEC regarding this last item. The Company is unable to predict the likelihood that claims might be made with regard to the foregoing or estimate any amounts for which it might be liable if any such claim was made. As such, the Company has not recorded a liability for such possible rescission.

c) CCTSH injected RMB6 million, RMB6 million and RMB18 million into QPU as capital contribution in February, August and September of 2010 respectively.  Subsequently, YPSH borrowed RMB18 million from QPU. The PRC law and regulations restricts capital withdrawal from established companies. It may be argued that the borrowing from QPU could potentially be assessed as a capital withdrawal and may be subject to penalty ranging from 2-10% of the withdrawn amount. The Company has recorded a RMB1.8 million provision for such possible penalty. As of September, 2011, the Company has sold its interest in QPU to its original 40% shareholder China University of Petroleum ("CUP"), and the Company offset the RMB18 million  borrowing with the sales receipt from CUP concurrently. The Company believed that the RMB18 million borrowing issue has been settled without future impact.

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Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Nov. 06, 2011
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2011
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2011
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Trading Symbol	CAST
Entity Registrant Name	CHINACAST EDUCATION CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0001261888
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		49,020,291

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PREPAYMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

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Sep. 30, 2011

PREPAYMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

5. PREPAYMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

The balance of RMB43,502 represents prepayment to Chongqing Vocational College of Media and its investor Chongqing Bainian Guangcai Company ("CVCM" collectively). Beginning July 2011, CVCM helped Foreign Trade Business College of Chongqing Normal University (“FTBC”) construct a new campus and FTBC paid for the construction. The construction is still in process as of September 30, 2011. Prior to the completion of the work, CVCM has allowed students of FTBC to use resources of CVCM, including canteen, teaching buildings, and dormitory, etc. and FTBC needs to pay 15% of its total revenue from students as compensation. As of September 30, 2011, FTBC has prepaid RMB1,500 service fee to CVCM, and RMB309 was recognized as the operating expense for September 2011.

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SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS OR WARRANTS

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Sep. 30, 2011

Shareholder rights plan

SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS OR WARRANTS

11. SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS PLAN

On September 25, 2011, the Board of Directors of the Company declared a dividend of one preferred share purchase right for each outstanding share of common stock, par value US$0.0001 per share, of the Company (the “Rights”). The dividend was paid on October 7, 2011 to the stockholders of record on that date. Each Right entitles the registered holder to purchase from the Company one one-hundredth of a share of Junior Participating Preferred Stock of the Company, par value US$0.0001 per share, at a price of US$20.00 per Unit, subject to adjustment. The description and terms of the Rights are set forth in the Rights Agreement, dated September 26, 2011, between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC as Rights Agent. 

One Right will automatically attach to each share of Common Stock issued between the record date and the earlier of the Distribution Date (defined below) or the expiration date. Initially, the Rights are not exercisable and are attached to and trade with all shares of Common Stock outstanding as of, and issued subsequent to, the record date and no separate certificates evidencing the Rights will be issued.  The Rights will separate from the Common Stock and will become exercisable upon the earlier of (i) the close of business on the tenth calendar day following the first public announcement that a person or group of affiliated or associated persons has acquired or has the right to acquire beneficial ownership of 15% or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, other than as a result of repurchases of stock by the Company or the grant of any equity compensation awards or Board approved unilateral grants  of any security to the person, or (ii) the close of business on the tenth business day (or such later day as the Board of Directors may determine) following the commencement of a tender offer or exchange offer that could result, upon its consummation, in a person or group becoming the beneficial owner of 15% or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (the earlier of such dates being herein referred to as the “ Distribution Date”).

In the event of a Distribution Date, the Rights will become exercisable and will entitle the holder hereof (other than the acquiring person or group) the right to purchase, either 1/100 of a share of Junior Participating Preferred Stock (which has terms substantially equivalent to one share of common stock) or one share of Common Stock at a purchase price equal to 50% of the then current market price per share of common stock. The exercise price per Right is $20. Therefore, following the occurrence of a triggering event, each stockholder who is not a member of the acquiring person or group would have the ability to purchase upon payment of the $20 exercise price, such number of 1/100 share of Junior Participating Preferred Stock or such number of shares of common stock worth $40. The Board may, however, at any time after a 15% or more acquisition of beneficial ownership and prior to the acquisition of 50% beneficial ownership of the Company’s common stock to authorize an exchange with no cash payment of each Right (other than Rights held by the acquiring person or group) for one share of common stock or 1/100 of a share of Junior Participating Preferred Stock. The Right is redeemable, for USD$0.01 per Right, at any time prior to the occurrence of a Distribution Date.

Warrants

SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS OR WARRANTS

17. WARRANTS

In connection with the share offering which was consummated in October 2008, the Company sold to the underwriter in December 2008, for nominal consideration, an aggregate of 255,000 warrants with an excercise price of US$3.15 per share. The warrants will be exercisable for five years from the closing date of the share offering and are classified as Equity in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. As of September 30, 2011, there were 255,000 warrants outstanding.

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BASIS OF PREPARATION

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

BASIS OF PREPARATION

1. BASIS OF PREPARATION

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of ChinaCast Education Corporation (“CEC”) have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) regarding interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) for complete financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements included in CEC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

In the opinion of the management of CEC, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared on the same basis as the audited financial statements and these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the results of the interim periods presented. The results of operations for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the operating results expected for any subsequent interim period or for CEC’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2011.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of CEC, its subsidiaries, and variable interest entities("VIE") (collectively, the “Company”). All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The VIE arrangements

PRC laws and regulations currently restrict direct foreign ownership of business entities providing telecommunications services, Internet access and the distribution of news and information in the PRC where certain licenses are required. As a Delaware company, the Company is deemed a foreign legal person under the PRC laws. To comply with the PRC laws and regulations, the Company provides substantially all of its satellite broadband business activities in the PRC through its VIE, ChinaCast Li Xiang Co. Ltd. ( “ CCLX ” ).

Arrangement with CCLX

CCLX is a variable interest entity established on May 7, 2003. ChinaCast and its majority-owned subsidiaries do not have legal ownership of CCLX, which is licensed to provide value-added satellite broadband services in the PRC. CCLX is legally owned by three employees of ChinaCast. To provide the Company the ability to receive the majority of the expected residual returns of the VIE, the Company's 98.5% owned subsidiary, ChinaCast Technology (Shanghai) Limited ( “ CCT Shanghai ” ) entered into a series of contractual arrangements with CCLX and CCLX subsequently updated these contractual arrangements on December 31, 2010.

· Agreements that transfer economic benefits to CCT Shanghai

Technology services agreement: Pursuant to an Exclusive Technical Services Agreement with a 10 year term, CCT Shanghai assists CCLX in implementing CCLX's businesses relating to the provision of exclusive technical, consulting, financial support and other services, including but not limited to the provision of technical services, business consultations, equipment or property leasing, marketing consultancy, system integration, product research and development and system maintenance. As consideration for these services, CCT Shanghai is entitled to charge CCLX monthly service fees equal to the total revenue earned by CCLX, less operating expenses reasonably incurred in the course of conducting the business for which CEC and its subsidiaries provide technical services. During the term of the agreement, unless CCT Shanghai commits gross negligence, or a fraudulent act against CCLX, CCLX may not terminate the agreement prior to its expiration date. CCT Shanghai can terminate the agreement upon 30 days’ prior written notice to CCLX at anytime.

Call option agreement: Pursuant to a call option agreement, the shareholders of CCLX unconditionally and irrevocably granted CCT Shanghai or its designated party an exclusive option to purchase from CCLX's shareholders, to the extent permitted under PRC law, 100% of the equity interests in CCLX, as the case maybe, for RMB1 or the minimum amount of consideration permitted by the applicable law without any other conditions. CCT Shanghai has sole discretion to decide when to exercise the option, whether in part or in full, during the 10 year term of the agreement.

Equity pledge agreement: Pursuant to the equity pledge agreement, as a collateral security for the prompt and complete execution of the Exclusive Technical Services Agreement , CCLX's shareholders pledged to CCT Shanghai all of their rights, title and interest in the CCLX's shares, including ownership rights and rights to dividends and other distributions. In the event CCLX fails to pay the service fee in accordance with the New Technical Service Agreement, CCT Shanghai has the right, but not the obligation, to dispose of the equity interest pledged by the CCLX shareholders in accordance with the provisions in the agreement.

· Agreements that provide CCT Shanghai effective control over CCLX

Power of attorney: The shareholders of CCLX have executed an irrevocable power of attorney appointing CCT Shanghai, or any designated parties by CCT Shanghai as their attorney-in-fact to vote on their behalf on all matters of CCLX requiring shareholder approval under PRC laws and regulations and the article of association of CCLX. The power of attorney remains effective during the periods of their shareholding.

The article of association of CCLX states that the major rights of the shareholders in shareholders' meeting include the power to approve the operating strategy and investment plan, elect the members of board of directors and approve their compensation and review and approve annual budget and earning distribution plan. Therefore, through the irrevocable power of attorney arrangement, CCT Shanghai has the ability to exercise effective control over CCLX through shareholder votes and through such votes to also control the composition of the board of directors. In addition, the senior management team of CCLX is the same as that of CCT Shanghai. As a result of the contractual rights, the Company has the power to direct the activities of CCLX that most significantly impact CCLX's economic performance.

In June 2009, the FASB issued an authoritative pronouncement to amend the accounting rules for variable interest entities. The amendments effectively replace the quantitative-based risks-and-rewards calculation for determining which reporting entity, if any, has a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity with an approach focused on identifying which reporting entity has (1) the power to direct the activities of a variable interest entity that most significantly affect the entity's economic performance and (2) the obligation to absorb losses of, or the right to receive benefits from, the entity. Additionally, an enterprise is required to assess whether it has an implicit financial responsibility to ensure that a variable interest entity operates as designed when determining whether it has the power to direct the activities of the variable interest entity that most significantly impact the entity's economic performance. The new guidance also requires additional disclosures about a reporting entity's involvement with variable interest entities and about any significant changes in risk exposure as a result of that involvement.

The new guidance is effective at the start of a reporting entity's first fiscal year beginning after November 15, 2009, and all interim and annual periods thereafter. CEC and its consolidated entities adopted the new guidance on January 1, 2010.

The Company has had one consolidated variable interest entity under the authoritative literature prior to the amendment discussed above because it was the primary beneficiary of the entity. Because the Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, has (1) the power to direct the activities of the variable interest entity that most significantly affect the entity's economic performance and (2) the right to receive benefits from the variable interest entity. The Company continues to consolidate the variable interest entity upon the adoption of the new guidance which therefore has no impact on the Company's financial condition or results of operations, except for the additional disclosures on the face of and in the notes to the consolidated financial statements.

Risks in relation to the consolidation of VIE and acquired schools

The Company, believes that CCT Shanghai’s contractual arrangements with the VIE are in compliance with PRC law and are legally enforceable. The shareholders of the VIE are current employees of the Company and therefore have no current interest in seeking to act contrary to the contractual arrangements. However, uncertainties in the PRC legal system could limit the Company’s ability to enforce these contractual arrangements and if the shareholders of the VIE were to reduce their interest in the Company, their interests may diverge from that of the Company and that may potentially increase the risk that they would seek to act contrary to the contractual terms, for example by influencing the VIE not to pay the service fees when required to do so.

The Company’s ability to control the VIE also depends on the power of attorney CCT Shanghai has to vote on all matters requiring shareholder approval in the VIE, including but not limited to appointment of directors, significant operating, investing, and investing decisions. As noted above, the Company believes this power of attorney is legally enforceable but may not be as efficient as direct equity ownership. However, it provides an effective legal remedy under PRC law for the Company to control the VIE assets, cash flows, and operating performance.

The Company, believes that the current ownership with the acquired schools is in compliance with PRC law and is legally enforceable. The current ownership structure provides an effective means for the Company to involve in and control the acquired schools' assets, cash flows, and operating performance.

If the contractual arrangements with the VIE or the ownership with the acquired schools are found to be in violation of any existing or future PRC laws or regulations or fail to obtain or maintain any of the required permits or approvals, the relevant PRC regulatory authorities would have broad discretion in dealing with such violations, including:

• Levying fines and confiscating illegal income of the VIE or the Group's subsidiaries in China;

• Restricting or prohibiting use of the proceeds to finance the Group's business and operations in China;

• Requiring the Group to restructure the ownership structure or operations of the VIE or the Group's subsidiaries in China;

• Requiring the Group to discontinue all or a portion of its business in China; and/or

• Revoking the business licenses of the VIE or the Group's subsidiaries in China.

The imposition of any of these penalties may cause significant disruption to the Group's business operations and may result in a material and adverse effect on the Group’s business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, if the imposition of any of these penalties causes the Group to lose control over the acquired schools, or to lose the rights to direct the activities of the VIE, or the right to receive its economic benefits, the Group would no longer be able to consolidate the VIE and acquired schools. The Group does not believe that any penalties imposed or actions taken by the PRC Government would result in the liquidation of the Company, CCT Shanghai, the VIE, or the acquired schools.

CCT Shanghai is the primary beneficiary and absorbs 100% of the economic benefits of CCLX. The following unaudited financial statement amounts and balances of CCLX was included in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 after elimination of the intercompany transactions and balances:

					As of
	As of September 30,				December 31,
	2011		2011		2010
	US$		RMB		RMB
Current assets		13,648		87,344		87,023
Non-current assets		451		2,889		3,101
Total assets		14,099		90,233		90,124

There are no consolidated CCLX assets that are collateral for the CCLX's obligations and can only be used to settle the CCLX's obligations.

					As of
	As of September 30,				December 31,
	2011		2011		2010
	US$		RMB		RMB
Current liabilities		3,466		22,184		23,941
Non-current liabilities		969		6,205		5,799
Total liabilities		4,435		28,389		29,740

	For the three months ended September 30,						For the nine months ended September 30,
	2011		2011		2010		2011		2011		2010
	US$		RMB		RMB		US$		RMB		RMB
Revenues		4,834		30,936		30,961		14,677		93,933		93,006
Net income		3,953		25,301		24,988		11,808		75,574		75,158

	For the nine months ended September 30,
	2011			2011			2010
	US$			RMB			RMB
Net cash provided by operating activities		11,807			75,567			91,252
Net cash used in investing activities		(211	)		(1,353	)		(435)
Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities		-			-			-

There are no assets of the CEC and its majority-owned subsidiaries that serve as collateral for CCLX and the creditors of CCLX have no recourse to the general credit of CEC and its majority-owned subsidiaries.

Significant Accounting Policies

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements used the same accounting policies used in the preparation of the audited financial statements included in CEC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

Convenience Translation

Amounts in United States dollars (“US$”) are presented solely for the convenience of readers and an exchange rate of RMB6.4 to US$1 was applied as of September 30, 2011. Such translation should not be construed to be the amounts that would have been reported under US GAAP.

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ACQUIRED INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET

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Sep. 30, 2011

ACQUIRED INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET

7. ACQUIRED INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET

Acquired intangible assets, net consisted of the following:

	As of September 30,			As of December 31,
	2011			2010
	RMB			RMB
Customer relationships
Cost		129,329			129,329
Less: Accumulated amortization		(92,531	)		(66,509	)
		36,798			62,820
Affiliation agreement
Cost		45,000			45,000
Less: Accumulated amortization		(16,889	)		(7,004	)
		28,111			37,996
Acquired intangible assets, net		64,909			100,816

For the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company recorded amortization expense in respect of the customer relationships amounting to RMB7,877 and RMB26,021, respectively. The Company will record further amortization expenses in respect of the customer relationships of RMB5,488, RMB18,926, RMB9,851, and RMB2,533 in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, respectively.

For the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2011, the Company recorded amortization expense in respect of the affiliation agreement amounting to RMB3,295 and RMB9,886, respectively.  The Company will record amortization expenses in respect of the affiliation agreement of RMB3,295, RMB13,181, RMB9,736 and RMB1,899 in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, respectively.

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INCOME TAXES

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Sep. 30, 2011

INCOME TAXES

13. INCOME TAXES

On March 16, 2007, the National People’s Congress enacted a new enterprise income tax law, which took effect on January 1, 2008. The new law applies a uniform 25% enterprise income tax rate to both foreign invested enterprises and domestic enterprises. The new law provides a five-year transition period from its effective date for the entitled enterprises which were established before the promulgation date of the new tax law and which were entitled to a preferential tax treatment such as a reduced tax rate or a tax holiday. All the PRC entities of the Company are subject to 25% income tax rate, except for the following entities, which enjoy preferential tax rate.

According to transitional rules published after the new income tax law, one of the Company’s major operating subsidiaries, ChinaCast Technology (Shanghai) Limited (“CCT Shanghai”), which was subject to the preferential tax rate of 15%, is now eligible to the phased-in rates: 18% in 2008, 20% in 2009, 22% in 2010, 24% in 2011, 25% in 2012 and thereafter.

Foreign Trade and Business College of Chongqing Normal University (“FTBC”) and Hai Yuen Company Limited (“Hai Yuen”) were incorporated in Chongqing of the PRC and are subject to the preferential tax rate of 15% until 2010 in accordance with the western development preferential policy.

Lijiang College was incorporated in Guilin of the PRC and is subject to the preferential tax rate of 15% until 2010 in accordance with the western development preferential policy.

Provision for income taxes mainly represents the PRC income taxes calculated at the applicable rate on ChinaCast Technology (BVI) Limited ( “ CCT BVI ” ) ’ s deemed profit generated in the PRC, the profit of CCT Shanghai, CCLX, Hai Lai, Hai Yuen, FTBC, Lijiang College and HIUBC.

The Company considers its undistributed earnings to be permanently reinvested with respect to its investment in its foreign subsidiaries. Accordingly, no deferred income tax liability related to the unremitted earnings of its foreign subsidiaries has been included in the Company’s provision for income taxes. Upon distribution of subsidiaries earnings in the form of dividends or otherwise, the Company would be subject to a withholding tax calculated based on 10% of the gross amount of distribution.

CCT BVI constituted a Permanent Establishment ("PE") in the PRC and the income generated from the PE is subject to the PRC income taxes, which are calculated at 25% tax rate.

Uncertainties exist with respect to the application of the Enterprise Income Tax Law and its implementation rules to our operations, specifically with respect to our tax residency status. The enterprise Income Tax Law specifies that legal entities organized outside of the PRC will be considered residents for PRC income tax purposes if their "de facto management bodies" as establishment that carry out substantial and overall management and control over the manufacturing and business operations personnel, accounting, properties, etc. of an enterprise. The Company has evaluated the uncertain tax position related to the non-PRC tax residency of its offshore holding entities. Taking all the relevant facts, technical merits and current practice into consideration, the Company has determined that the position does not meet the FIN48 recognition threshold, which means it is more likely than not that the positions will be sustained upon examination by tax authorities with full knowledge of relevant facts and information, therefore, no unrecognized tax benefit is recorded.

The three acquired universities have so far not paid any income tax. The Company provided provisions of unrecognized tax benefits for the three acquired universities since significant judgments are required in determining whether such universities are qualified for income tax exemption. During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, the unrecognized tax benefits increased from RMB109,933 to RMB123,142.

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BORROWINGS

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Sep. 30, 2011

Other borrowings

BORROWINGS

8. OTHER BORROWINGS

During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, an aggregate amount of other borrowings amounting to RMB34,000 was raised and RMB35,500 was repaid. The other borrowings carried interest at 9% per annum and had been fully repaid in 2011 and there was no other borrowing outstanding as of September 30, 2011.

The Company raised other borrowings of RMB34,000 in the nine months ended September 30, 2011 from two individuals. The terms and counterparties for the borrowings are as follows:

Counterparties	Amounts borrowed RMB		Borrowing date	Maturity date	Interest rate
HU, Jiping		9,000	March 3, 2011	September 15,  2011		9	%
CHEN, Ling		25,000	March 21, 2011	Within 3 months		9	%
		34,000

The Company repaid other borrowings of RMB35,500 in the nine months ended September 30, 2011 to three individuals as follows:

Counterparty	Amounts repaid RMB		Borrowing date	Repayment date	Interest rate
HU, Jiping		9,000	March 3, 2011	September 30, 2011		9	%
CHEN, Ling		25,000	March 21, 2011	September 30, 2011		9	%
LI, Shaobi		1,500	July 16, 2010	January 20, 2011		7	%
		35,500

The ending balance of other borrowings was nil as of September 30, 2011.

Bank borrowings

BORROWINGS

9. BANK BORROWINGS

	As of			As of
	September 30,			December 31,
	2011			2010
	RMB			RMB
Current portion		(190,800	)		(170,000	)
Non-Current portion		(70,000	)		(90,000	)
		(260,800	)		(260,000	)

As of December 31, 2010, bank borrowings were raised by FTBC, LJC and HIUBC. The bank borrowings carried interest at the benchmark interest rate announced by the People's Bank of China plus 10% to 20% per annum. The bank borrowings of FTBC were secured by pledge of certain land use rights and buildings in Hai Lai with a carrying amount of RMB 39,960, the entitlement to accommodation income of the student apartments of FTBC and guarantees given by certain individuals. The bank borrowing of LJC was secured by a guarantee from a former owner of Lianhe, which was subsequently covered by a guarantee given by Xijiu, and the bank borrowing of HIUBC was guaranteed by Jiyang.

An aggregate amount of bank borrowings amounting to RMB129,000 was repaid.

During January to September, 2011, an aggregate amount of bank borrowings of RMB 129,800 was raised. Bank borrowings of RMB 15,000, RMB 45,000 and RMB 20,000 have a weighted average interest rate of 7.7% and are secured by Chongqing Culture Media Guarantee Co., Ltd (“CQCMG”), Chongqing Education Guarantee Co., Ltd (“CQEG”) and certain individuals with the guarantee deposit of RMB 4,000 paid. The bank borrowing of RMB 4,800 has an annual interest rate at 6.56%, and secured by RMB 5,000 term deposit of Hai Lai.

The bank borrowing of RMB45,000 has an annual interest rate at 6.06% and is secured by the entitlement to accommodation income of the student apartments of LJC and also guaranteed by ChinaCast Technology (Shanghai) Limited.

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NON-CURRENT DEPOSITS

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

NON-CURRENT DEPOSITS

6.  NON-CURRENT DEPOSITS

Non-current deposits consisted of the following:

	As of September 30, 2011		As of December 31, 2010
	RMB		RMB
Rental deposits		255		415
Utilities deposits		454		454
Guarantee deposit for borrowings		5,000		4,000
Prepayment and deposits for land use rights and construction projects		37,043		2,519
Total		42,752		7,388

Rental deposits represented office rental deposits for the Company’s daily operations.

Guarantee deposit for borrowings represented deposits placed with Chongqing Education Guarantee Co., Ltd., a long-term investment of the Company, which in turn provided guarantee in favor of the relevant bank for the Company’s bank borrowings of RMB70,000.

Prepayment and deposits for land use rights and construction projects represented deposit paid to get land use right and as deposit for construction works.

These deposits are classified into non-current deposits since they will not be refunded within one year.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY In Thousands, except Share data	Total USD ($)	Total CNY	Ordinary Shares USD ($)	Ordinary Shares CNY	Additional paid-in capital USD ($)	Additional paid-in capital CNY	Statutory Reserve USD ($)	Statutory Reserve CNY	Retained earnings USD ($)	Retained earnings CNY	Accumulated other comprehensive loss USD ($)	Accumulated other comprehensive loss CNY	Noncontrolling interest USD ($)	Noncontrolling interest CNY
Beginning Balance at Jan. 01, 2010		1,483,518		33		1,290,651		39,139		136,583		(6,055)		23,167
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Jan. 01, 2010				45,170,698
Issuance of shares of common stock (in shares)				4,428,254
Issuance of shares of common stock		232,970		3		232,967
Share-based compensation		6,522				6,522
Issuance of vested shares				180,000
Capital contribution by a non-controlling shareholder		20,000												20,000
Net income		106,666								105,239				1,427
Foreign currency translation adjustments		1,994										2,044		(50)
Ending Balance at Sep. 30, 2010	276,368	1,851,670	5	36	228,379	1,530,140	5,842	39,139	36,093	241,822	(599)	(4,011)	6,648	44,544
Ending Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2010			49,778,952
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2010		1,780,394		36		1,510,527		47,671		199,862		(3,194)		25,492
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2010				49,778,952
Repurchase of common stock (in shares)			(1,015,503)	(1,015,503)
Repurchase of common stock		(30,769)				(30,769)
Share-based compensation (in shares)			256,842	256,842
Share-based compensation		7,289				7,289
Disposal of discontinued operation		(18,967)						(37)						(18,930)
Net income	20,503	131,225								130,581				644
Foreign currency translation adjustments		899										899
Ending Balance at Sep. 30, 2011	$ 292,198	1,870,071	$ 6	36	$ 232,351	1,487,047	$ 7,443	47,634	$ 51,632	330,443	$ (360)	(2,295)	$ 1,126	7,206
Ending Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2011			49,020,291

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RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS NOT YET ADOPTED

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS NOT YET ADOPTED

2. RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS NOT YET ADOPTED

In April, 2011, the FASB issued an authoritative pronouncement on a creditor's determination of whether a restructuring is a troubled debt restructuring, which clarifies which loan modifications constitute troubled debt restructurings. It is intended to assist creditors in determining whether a modification of the terms of a receivable meets the criteria to be considered a troubled debt restructuring, both for purposes of recording an impairment loss and for disclosure of troubled debt restructurings. In evaluating whether a restructuring constitutes a troubled debt restructuring, a creditor must separately conclude that both of the following exist: (a) the restructuring constitutes a concession; and (b) the debtor is experiencing financial difficulties. The amendment clarify the guidance on a creditor’s evaluation of whether it has granted a concession and whether a debtor is experiencing financial difficulties. For public companies, the new guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning on or after June 15, 2011, and applies retrospectively to restructurings occurring on or after the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption. For nonpublic entities, the amendments to the Codification in the ASU are effective for annual periods ending on or after December 15, 2012, including interim periods within those annual periods. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of this pronouncement to have a significant impact on its financial condition or results of operations.  

In May 2011, the FASB issued an authoritative pronouncement on fair value measurement. The guidance is the result of joint efforts by the FASB and IASB to develop a single, converged fair value framework. The guidance is largely consistent with existing fair value measurement principles in U.S. GAAP. The guidance expands the existing disclosure requirements for fair value measurements and makes other amendments, mainly including:

· Highest-and-best-use and valuation-premise concepts for nonfinancial assets – the guidance indicates that the highest-and-best-use and valuation-premise concepts only apply to measuring the fair value of nonfinancial assets.

· Application to financial assets and financial liabilities with offsetting positions in market risks or counterparty credit risk – the guidance permits an exception to fair value measurement principles for financial assets and financial liabilities (and derivatives) with offsetting positions in market risks or counterparty credit risk when several criteria are met. When the criteria are met, an entity can measure the fair value of the net risk position.

· Premiums or discounts in fair value measure – the guidance states that "premiums or discounts that reflect size as a characteristic of the reporting entity's holding (specifically, a blockage factor that adjusts the quoted price of an asset or a liability because the market's normal daily trading volume is not sufficient to absorb the quantity held by the entity…) rather than as a characteristic of the asset or liability (for example, a control premium when measuring the fair value of a controlling interest) are not permitted in a fair value measurement."

· Fair value of an instrument classified in a reporting entity's shareholders' equity – the guidance prescribes a model for measuring the fair value of an instrument classified in shareholders' equity; this model is consistent with the guidance on measuring the fair value of liabilities.

· Disclosures about fair value measurements – the guidance expands disclosure requirements, particularly for Level 3 inputs. Required disclosures include:

o For fair value measurements categorized in level 3 of the fair value hierarchy: (1) a quantitative disclosure of the unobservable inputs and assumptions used in the measurement, (2) a description of the valuation process in place (e.g., how the entity decides its valuation policies and procedures, as well as changes in its analyses of fair value measurements, from period to period), and (3) a narrative description of the sensitivity of the fair value to changes in unobservable inputs and interrelationships between those inputs.

o The level in the fair value hierarchy of items that are not measured at fair value in the statement of financial position but whose fair value must be disclosed.

The guidance is to be applied prospective and effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2011, for public entities. Early application by public entities is not permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of this pronouncement to have a significant impact on its financial condition or results of operations.    

In June 2011, the FASB issued an authoritative pronouncement to allow an entity the option to present the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. In both choices, an entity is required to present each component of net income along with total net income, each component of other comprehensive income along with a total for other comprehensive income, and a total amount for comprehensive income. The guidance eliminates the option to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in shareholders' equity. These amendments do not change the items that must be reported in other comprehensive income or when an item of other comprehensive income must be reclassified to net income. The guidance should be applied retrospectively. For public entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of this pronouncement to have a significant impact on its financial condition or results of operations.    

 In September 2011, the FASB has issued an authoritative pronouncement related to testing goodwill for impairment. The guidance is intended to simplify how entities, both public and nonpublic, test goodwill for impairment. The pronouncement  permits an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is "more likely than not" that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment test. The guidance is effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011. Early adoption is permitted, including for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed as of a date before September 15, 2011, if an entity’s financial statements for the most recent annual or interim period have not yet been issued or, for nonpublic entities, have not yet been made available for issuance. The Company does not expect the adoption of this pronouncement to have a significant impact on its financial condition or results of operations.

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DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

3. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

In October 2009, one of the Company’s major operating subsidiaries, ChinaCast Technology (Shanghai) Limited (“CCT Shanghai”), entered into an agreement with Qingdao China University of Petroleum Holding Limited ("CUP") to establish Qingdao Petroleum University Education Development Limited (“QPU”). The total registered capital is RMB50,000, with 60% owned by CCT Shanghai, and CUP to hold the rest of the equity interest. In September 2010, the Company completed its capital injection of RMB30,000. Since CCT Shanghai has a majority voting power after the completion of all the capital injection, QPU has been consolidated by the Company since September 2010. On September 30, 2011, the Company completed the transaction under a Transfer Agreement with CUP to dispose of its 60% stake in QPU with a total consideration of RMB30,000. Net of RMB18 million owed to QPU, the Company expects to receive RMB12 million by December 31, 2011, amount is currently reflected as other current receivables. The control over QPU was transferred to CUP in September 2011, and the Company has de-consolidated QPU and its subsidiary as of September 30, 2011, and a gain amounting to RMB1,716 was reported for the nine months ended September, 2011.

Summarized operating results from the discontinued operations included in the Company's condensed consolidated statements of operations were as follows for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2011, respectively:

	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
	2010			2011			2010			2011
	RMB			RMB			RMB			RMB
Revenues		-			1,345			-			3,782
Income/(loss) before provision of income taxes from discontinued operations		100			(694	)		100			(1,574)
Provision for income taxes		-			(7	)		-			(120)
Gain/(loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax		100			(701	)		100			(1,694)
Gain from disposal of discontinued operations		-			1,716			-			1,716
Net income from discontinued operations, net of tax		100			1,015			100			22
Noncontrolling interest in discontinued operations		(40	)		280			(40	)		677
Net income from discontinued operations attributable to ChinaCast Education Corporation, net of tax		60			1,295			60			699
Net income on discontinued operations attributable to ChinaCast Education Corporation per share – basic		-			0.03			-			0.01
Net income on discontinued operations attributable to ChinaCast Education Corporation per share – diluted		-			0.03			-			0.01

All notes to the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the effect of the discontinued operations, where applicable.

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STOCK COMPENSATION PLAN

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

STOCK COMPENSATION PLAN

12. STOCK COMPENSATION PLAN

Under the 2007 Omnibus Securities and Incentive Plan (“2007 Plan”) adopted in May 2007, CEC may grant any awards to eligible participants, including employees, directors or consultants, to purchase up to 2,500,000 ordinary shares.

Nonvested shares

On January 11, 2008, CEC agreed to grant, under the 2007 Plan, nonvested shares to its three independent directors at no consideration. Each of the three directors were granted 100,000 nonvested shares of the Company's common stock. All of the shares of nonvested stock to be granted to the directors were issued at fair market value based on the closing price on January 11, 2008 of US$6.25 (RMB45.38). For each of the three directors of CEC, 10,000, 30,000 and 60,000 of the nonvested shares vested on February 9, 2008, February 9, 2009 and February 9, 2010, respectively. In December 2009, Mr. Richard Xue decided not to stand for re-election to the board of directors of CEC. CEC's board of directors accelerated the date of the vesting of his final grant of 60,000 nonvested shares from February 9, 2010 to the date of his resignation.

On June 22, 2010, CEC granted, under the 2007 Plan, 396,678 nonvested shares to six employees at no consideration. All of the shares of nonvested stock to the employees were granted at fair market value based on the closing price of June 22, 2010 of US$6.07 (RMB41.26). 33,062 of the nonvested shares vested on the date of grant. 33,056 of the nonvested shares vested on July 31, 2010 and an equal number of nonvested shares vest at the end of every three months thereafter until January 31, 2013.

On April 30, 2011, CEC granted, under the 2007 Plan, 250,000 nonvested shares to three independent directors at no consideration. All of the shares of nonvested stock to the independent directors were granted at fair market value based on the closing price of April 30, 2011 of US$6.11 (RMB39.72). 35,000 of the nonvested shares vested on the date of grant. 55,000 of the nonvested shares vest on February 9, 2012 and the balance of 160,000 of nonvested shares vest on February 9, 2013.

On May 31, 2011, CEC granted, under the 2007 Plan, 23,500 nonvested shares to 47 employees at no consideration. All of the shares of nonvested stock to the employees were granted at fair market value based on the closing price of May 31, 2011 of US$5.63 (RMB36.60).

	Number of shares			Weighted average grant-date fair values of shares		Weighted average intrinsic value per share at the grant date
				US$		US$
Nonvested share unvested at January 1, 2011		297,504			6.07		6.07
Granted		273,500			6.07		6.07
Vested		(157,668	)		6.01		6.01
Fortfeited		-			-		-
Nonvested share unvested at September 30, 2011		413,336			6.09		6.09

The total unrecognized compensation expense related to the stock compensation arrangements for the share options as of September 30, 2011 is US$2,203(RMB14,051).

Share options

On January 11, 2008, CEC granted, under the 2007 Plan, 1,200,000 options to purchase the Company's common stock to selected employees at no consideration.  The per share exercise price of the options is US$6.30(RMB42,84) and the expiry date is January 11, 2018.  A total of 401,000, 401,000 and 398,000 share options vested on March 31, 2008, March 31, 2009 and March 31, 2010, respectively.  Upon exercise of these options, a total of 1,200,000 common stock will be issued.  As of September 30, 2011, no such options have been forfeited.

A summary of the option activity under 2007 Plan is as follows:

			Weighted
			average
	Number		exercise
	of options		price
			US$
Options outstanding at December 31, 2010		1,200,000		6.30
Granted		—		—
Exercised		—		—
Cancelled		—		—

			Weighted
			average
	Number		exercise
	of options		price
			US$
Options outstanding at September 30, 2011		1,200,000		6.30
Options exercisable at September 30, 2011		1,200,000		6.30

The per share fair value of options as of January 11, 2008, the grant date, was US$2.67 (RMB19.33).

The aggregate intrinsic value of share options outstanding and exercisable as of September 30, 2011 was nil.

The weighted average remaining contractual life is 6.25 years as of September 30, 2011.

Total share-based compensation expenses amounting to RMB1,974 and RMB1,922 were recognized for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Total share-based compensation expenses amounting to RMB7,289 and RMB6,114 were recognized for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

As of September 30, 2011, no other awards have been granted under the 2007 Plan.

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ACQUISITION

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

ACQUISITION

4. ACQUISITION

Acquisition of East Achieve 

On October 5, 2009, ChinaCast Communication Holdings Limited ( “ CCH ” ), the Company's subsidiary in Bermuda, consummated the acquisition of the entire interest in East Achieve Limited (“East Achieve”) from the former sole owner of East Achieve.  East Achieve holds the entire interest in Shanghai Xijui Information Technology Co., Ltd. (“Xijiu”).  Xijiu holds the entire interest in China Lianhe Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (“Lianhe”) which in turns holds the entire interest in Lijiang College of Guangxi Normal University (“Lijiang College”).  Lijiang College is a private college affiliated with Guangxi Normal University.  The total consideration for the acquisition is up to RMB365,000, of which RMB295,000 was paid during 2009.  The remaining amount of the consideration is to be calculated as below.

For the academic year of 2009 (i.e. from September 1, 2009 to August 31, 2010), if the net profit as determined under the relevant sale and purchase agreement of the Lijiang College is less than RMB55,000, CCH is entitled to deduct an amount equal to 6.6 times of the difference between the net profit and RMB55,000 from the remaining payment.

The remaining consideration was recorded as a liability at fair value of RMB30,482 as of December 31, 2009 and was subsequently settled at RMB20,540 in September 2010. As a result, a gain of RMB9,417 from change in contingent consideration was recognized and included in the operating income of the third quarter of 2010.

The fair value of total consideration of RMB325,482 as of the acquisition date consisted of:
Consideration paid in cash	295,000
Fair value of deferred contingent consideration	30,482
Total	325,482

The acquisition was recorded using the purchase method of accounting and, accordingly, the acquired assets and liabilities were recorded at their fair market value at the date of acquisition.  The purchase price allocation was as follows:

				Amortization
	RMB			period
Cash		73,113
Other current assets		2,408
Non-current deposits		6,374
Property and equipment		261,543		3-20 years
Prepaid lease payments for land use rights		28,920		Over the remaining lease term of 48 years
Intangible assets:
Customer relationship		51,000		Up to 47 months
Affiliation agreement		14,000		59 months
Goodwill (allocated to the TUG as set out in Note 14)		192,440
Other current liabilities		(105,424	)
Deferred revenues		(89,114	)
Deferred tax liabilities		(12,616	)
Long-term bank borrowings		(90,000	)
Unrecognized tax benefits		(7,162	)
Total		325,482

The Company allocated the purchase price for the acquisition.  The valuation analyses utilized and considered generally accepted valuation methodologies such as income, market and cost approach.

The Company believes that the acquisition furthers its strategy of expanding into the post-secondary bricks and mortar education market.  The combination of these factors is the rationale for the excess of purchase price over the value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed.

Acquisition of Wintown

On August 23, 2010, ChinaCast Education Holdings Limited ( “ CEH ” ), the Company's subsidiary in the British Virgin Islands, consummated the acquisition of the entire interest in Wintown from the former sole owner of Wintown. Wintown ultimately holds the entire interest in HIUBC. HIUBC is a private college affiliated with Hubei Industrial University. The total consideration for the acquisition is up to RMB450,000 of which RMB360,000 was paid during 2010. The remaining amount of the consideration is to be calculated as below:

For the academic year of 2010 (i.e., from September 1, 2010 to August 31, 2011), if the net profit as determined under the relevant sale and purchase agreement of HIUBC is less than RMB50,000, CEH is entitled to deduct an amount equal to 9 times of the difference between the net profit and RMB50,000 from the remaining payment of RMB90,000.

The remaining consideration was recorded as a liability at fair value of RMB78,721 as of December 31, 2010 and was subsequently settled at RMB70,120 in September 2011. As a result, a gain of RMB8,601 from change in contingent consideration was recognized and included in the operating income of the third quarter of 2011.

The fair value of total consideration of RMB438,721 as of the acquisition date consisted of:

Consideration paid in cash	360,000
Fair value of deferred contingent consideration	78,721
Total	438,721

The acquisition was recorded using the purchase method of accounting and, accordingly, the acquired assets and liabilities were recorded at their fair market value at the date of acquisition. The purchase price allocation was as follows:

				Amortization
	RMB			period
Cash		19,942
Other current assets		7,771
Property and equipment				3 years-remaining
		218,720		lease term
Prepaid lease payments for land use rights				Over the remaining
		37,000		lease term
Intangible assets:
Customer relationship		38,000		up to 48 months
Affiliation Agreement		31,000		3 years
Goodwill (allocated to the TUG as set out in Note 14)		270,308
Bank borrowing		(54,000	)
Other current liabilities		(70,621	)
Deferred revenues		(2,753	)
Deferred tax liabilities		(29,003	)
Unrecognized tax benefits		(27,643	)
Total		438,721

The Company allocated the purchase price for the acquisition. The valuation analyses utilized and considered generally accepted valuation methodologies such as income, market and cost approach.

The Company believes that the acquisition furthers its strategy of expanding into the post-secondary bricks and mortar education market. The combination of these factors is the rationale for the excess of purchase price over the value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed.

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NET INCOME PER SHARE

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

NET INCOME PER SHARE

15. NET INCOME PER SHARE

	For the three months ended September 30,				For the nine months ended September 30,
	2011		2010		2011		2010
Numerator used in basic and diluted net income per share:
Income from continuing operations attributable to ChinaCast Education Corporation	RMB	50,421	RMB	41,481	RMB	129,882	RMB	105,179
Income from discontinued operations attributable to ChinaCast Education Corporation	RMB	1,295	RMB	60	RMB	699	RMB	60
Net income attributable to ChinaCast Education Corporation	RMB	51,716	RMB	41,541	RMB	130,581	RMB	105,239
Shares (denominator):
Weighted average ordinary shares outstanding used in computing basic net income per share		49,009,512		49,834,291		49,531,187		47,693,969
Plus:
Incremental ordinary shares from assumed conversions of stock options, vesting of restricted shares and exercises of Underwriter Warrants		494,930		536,612		526,561		482,933
Weighted average ordinary shares outstanding used in computing diluted net income per share		49,504,442		50,370,903		50,057,748		48,176,902
Net income per share – basic:
Income from continuing operations attributable to ChinaCast Education Corporation	RMB	1.03		0.83	RMB	2.63	RMB	2.21
Income from discontinued operations attributable to ChinaCast Education Corporation	RMB	0.03		-	RMB	0.01	RMB	-
Net income attributable to ChinaCast Education Corporation	RMB	1.06	RMB	0.83	RMB	2.64	RMB	2.21
Net income per share – diluted:
Income from continuing operations attributable to ChinaCast Education Corporation	RMB	1.01	RMB	0.82	RMB	2.60	RMB	2.18
Income from discontinued operations attributable to ChinaCast Education Corporation	RMB	0.03	RMB	-	RMB	0.01	RMB	-
Net income attributable to ChinaCast Education Corporation	RMB	1.04	RMB	0.82	RMB	2.61	RMB	2.18

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Parenthetical) In Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2010 CNY	Sep. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2010 CNY	Sep. 30, 2011 Selling and Marketing Expense CNY	Sep. 30, 2010 Selling and Marketing Expense CNY	Sep. 30, 2011 Selling and Marketing Expense CNY	Sep. 30, 2010 Selling and Marketing Expense CNY	Sep. 30, 2011 General and Administrative Expense CNY	Sep. 30, 2010 General and Administrative Expense CNY	Sep. 30, 2011 General and Administrative Expense CNY	Sep. 30, 2010 General and Administrative Expense CNY
Share-based compensation					0	0	0	410	1,974	1,922	7,289	6,114
Loss from discontinued operations, taxes	$ 0	0	$ 0	0

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SEGMENT INFORMATION

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

SEGMENT INFORMATION

16. SEGMENT INFORMATION

	For the three months ended September 30,													For the nine months ended September 30,
	2011						2010							2011						2010
	RMB						RMB							RMB						RMB
	ELG		TUG		Total		ELG		TUG			Total		ELG		TUG		Total		ELG		TUG		Total
Revenues from external customers:		58,944		105,044		163,988		49,881		75,238			125,119		169,660		308,755		478,415		143,901		200,224		344,125
Depreciation and amortization:		1,416		27,460		28,876		742		26,247			26,989		2,779		83,901		86,680		2,400		64,173		66,573
Share-based compensation:		1,974		-		1,974		1,922		-			1,922		7,289		-		7,289		6,524		-		6,524
Interest income:		4,152		154		4,306		3,513		137			3,650		11,644		793		12,437		9,768		370		10,138
Interest expense:		-		4,974		4,974		-		4,058			4,058		-		12,723		12,723		-		10,623		10,623
Provision for income taxes:		6,231		3,075		9,306		5,390		2,401			7,791		19,379		12,300		31,679		18,946		8,594		27,540
Earnings in equity investments:		-		-		-		26		-			26		-		-		-		86		-		86
Income from operation:		24,985		35,938		60,923		61,719		(11,494	)		50,225		73,689		89,479		163,168		114,554		20,123		134,677
Addition to property and equipment:		586		17,333		17,919		1,798		10,710			12,508		2,772		39,659		42,431		2,795		29,004		31,799

	As of September 30,2011						As of December 31, 2010
	RMB						RMB
	ELG		TUG		Total		ELG		TUG		Total
Segment assets		688,219		2,331,392		3,019,611		656,795		2,237,395		2,894,190
Goodwill:		1,502		772,465		773,967		1,618		772,465		774,083

The Company’s revenues and net income are substantially derived from the PRC. Most of the assets and capital expenditure of the Company are employed in the PRC.

There were no customers accounting for 10% or more of total net revenues for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2011.

Three customers as of September 30, 2011 and two customers as of December 31, 2010 each accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s accounts receivable balances, representing an aggregate of 34.2% and 20.9% of the Company’s accounts receivable balances at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.

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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION

19. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION

(a). Transaction

On September 30, 2011, the Company completed the transaction under a Transfer Agreement with CUP, the original 40% minority shareholder of QPU, to dispose of its 60% stake in QPU with a total consideration of RMB30, 000. The control over QPU was transferred to CUP in September 2011, and a gain amounting to RMB1,716 was reported for the nine months ended September, 2011. (See note 3)

(b) Balances

		Amounts due from a related party
		As of September 30
	Note	2011	2010
		RMB	RMB
Current amounts
CUP	i	12,000	-

i) The balance arose from the disposal of 60% stake in QPU, which is expected to be received by the end of 2011.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS In Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 CNY	Sep. 30, 2010 CNY
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 20,503	131,225	106,666
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	7,453	47,701	36,832
Amortization of acquired intangible assets	5,610	35,907	27,231
Amortization of land use rights	480	3,072	2,510
Share-based compensation	1,139	7,289	6,522
Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment	29	183
Loss in equity investments			86
Gain on disposal of discontinued operation	(268)	(1,716)
Change in fair value of contingent consideration-prior year	(1,344)	(8,601)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	877	5,610	4,823
Inventory	3	21	(52)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	4,534	29,017	(3,607)
Non-current deposits	(3,348)	(21,422)	5,390
Amounts due from related parties			2,950
Accounts payable	(244)	(1,560)	(2,657)
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	1,004	6,427	(13,158)
Deferred revenues	14,617	93,549	159,699
Income taxes payable	2,459	15,737	19,656
Deferred tax assets	167	1,069	931
Deferred tax liabilities	(783)	(5,012)	(4,765)
Unrecognized tax benefits	2,134	13,655	13,320
Net cash provided by operating activities	55,022	352,151	362,377
Cash flows from investing activities:
Repayment from advance to related party			62
Purchase of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired			(374,374)
Cash in the disposed subsidiary	(1,596)	(10,214)
Purchase of property and equipment	(6,805)	(43,553)	(54,708)
Purchase of term deposits	(94,531)	(605,000)	(93,000)
Proceeds from maturity of term deposits	110,000	704,000
Deposits for investments	(80)	(510)	(3,000)
Deposit for land use rights	(2,022)	(12,942)
Prepayment for construction projects	(6,797)	(43,502)
Net cash used in investing activities	(1,831)	(11,721)	(525,020)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payment of deferred consideration paid for acquisition of subsidiary	(10,956)	(70,120)
Other borrowings raised	5,313	34,000	93,500
Repayment of other borrowings	(5,547)	(35,500)	(92,200)
Bank borrowings raised	20,281	129,800	80,000
Bank borrowings repaid	(20,156)	(129,000)	(94,400)
Repayment of capital lease obligation			(10)
Cash received from noncontrolling interest for establishing joint venture			20,000
Share repurchase	(4,808)	(30,769)
Deposit for bank borrowing guarantee	(781)	(5,000)
Collection of deposit for bank borrowing guarantee	625	4,000
Proceeds from issuance of share, net of issuance costs			232,970
Net cash provided by/(used in) financing activities	(16,029)	(102,589)	239,860
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes	9	56	308
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	37,171	237,897	77,525
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period	38,188	244,403	327,628
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period	75,359	482,300	405,153
Supplemental noncash investing and financing activities:
Consideration receivable from disposal of QPU	1,875	12,000
NCI eliminated due to disposal of QPU	$ (106)	(677)

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SHARE REPURCHASE

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

SHARE REPURCHASE

10. SHARE REPURCHASE

From May 12, 2011 to September 30, 2011, the Company repurchased a total of 1,015,503 shares of common stock. The average repurchase price per share was US$4.688 and the total principal paid for the common stock was US$4,760.

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GOODWILL

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

GOODWILL

14. GOODWILL

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are set as follows:

December 31, 2009	503,771
Addition from acquisitions	270,371
Exchange rate impact	(59	)
December 31, 2010	774,083
Reduction from disposal	(63)
Exchange rate impact	(53)
September 30, 2011	773,967

No impairment charges have been recorded for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2011.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS In Thousands	Sep. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 CNY	Dec. 31, 2010 CNY
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 75,359	482,300	244,403
Term deposits	94,531	605,000	704,000
Accounts receivable	8,297	53,098	59,420
Inventory	149	955	993
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	4,484	28,698	48,221
Amounts due from related parties	537	3,438	3,438
Deferred tax assets	264	1,688	2,972
Current portion of prepaid lease payments for land use rights	640	4,097	3,986
Total current assets	184,261	1,179,274	1,067,433
Non-current deposits	6,680	42,752	7,388
Prepayment for construction projects	6,797	43,502
Property and equipment, net	115,288	737,846	763,926
Prepaid lease payments for land use rights - non-current	27,244	174,361	177,544
Acquired intangible assets, net	10,142	64,909	100,816
Long-term investments	469	3,000	3,000
Goodwill	120,932	773,967	774,083
Total assets	471,813	3,019,611	2,894,190
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable (including accounts payable of the consolidated VIE without recourse to ChinaCast Education Corporation of RMB682 and RMB1,635 as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively)	7,350	47,042	48,602
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities (including accrued expenses and other liabilities of the consolidated VIE without recourse to ChinaCast Education Corporation of RMB17,209 and RMB17,462 as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively)	30,627	196,023	270,703
Deferred revenues	54,876	351,208	262,824
Income taxes payable (including income taxes payable of the consolidated VIE without recourse to ChinaCast Education Corporation of RMB4,294 and RMB4,844 as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively)	18,000	115,198	99,461
Current portion of long-term bank borrowings (including current portion of long-term bank borrowings of the consolidated VIE without recourse to ChinaCast Education Corporation of nil as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010)	29,813	190,800	170,000
Other borrowings(including other borrowings of the consolidated VIE without recourse to ChinaCast Education Corporation of nil as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010)			1,500
Total current liabilities	140,666	900,271	853,090
Non-current liabilities:
Long-term deposit received	1,506	9,636	9,270
Long-term bank borrowings (including long-term bank Borrowings of the consolidated VIE without recourse to ChinaCast Education Corporation of nil as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010)	10,938	70,000	90,000
Deferred tax liabilities - non-current (including deferred tax liabilities - non-current of the consolidated VIE without recourse to ChinaCast Education Corporation of nil as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010)	7,264	46,491	51,503
Unrecognized tax benefits - non-current (including unrecognized tax benefits of the consolidated VIE without recourse to ChinaCast Education Corporation of RMB6,205 and RMB5,799 as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively)	19,241	123,142	109,933
Total non-current liabilities	38,949	249,269	260,706
Total liabilities	179,615	1,149,540	1,113,796
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Preferred stock (US$0.0001 par value; 500,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding)
Ordinary shares (US$0.0001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 49,020,291 and 49,778,952 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively)	6	36	36
Additional paid-in capital	232,351	1,487,047	1,510,527
Statutory reserve	7,443	47,634	47,671
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(360)	(2,295)	(3,194)
Retained earnings	51,632	330,443	199,862
Total ChinaCast Education Corporation shareholders' equity	291,072	1,862,865	1,754,902
Noncontrolling interest	1,126	7,206	25,492
Total equity	292,198	1,870,071	1,780,394
Total liabilities and equity	$ 471,813	3,019,611	2,894,190