An educational association shall have directors and supervisors, who shall be elected by members (or member representatives) at the members ’ (member representatives ’ )general meeting to form the board of directors and the board of supervisors, respectively.
The number of directors is provided as follows:
1. No more than 15 directors for an educational association at the township (city or district) level;
2. No more than 21 directors for a county (city) educational association;
3. No more than 33 directors for a provincial (municipal) educational association;
4. No more than 39 directors for a national educational association.
The number of directors shall not exceed half of the number of all of the members or member representatives. The supervisors shall not exceed one third of the directors. Backup directors and backup supervisors shall not exceed one third of the directors and supervisors, respectively.
In case of more than three directors or supervisors, standing directors or standing supervisors may be elected by and from the directors or the supervisors. The number of standing directors or standing supervisors shall not exceed one third of the directors or supervisors. A chairperson shall be elected from among the standing directors, or from among the directors if there is no standing director.
The convener of meetings of the board of supervisors shall be elected by and from the standing supervisors when there are more than three standing supervisors.

Council and board of supervisors should execute their duties respectively in accordance with the decisions and articles made in general meeting.

The election of directors and supervisors of upper educational associations is not subject to the elected directors or supervisor being directors or supervisors of the lower educational associations, and the group representatives elected to attend the meeting of upper educational association are not subject to the elected group representatives being directors or supervisors of the lower educational association.

The directors or supervisor of upper educational associations should not hold the posts of directors or supervisors of lower educational associations.

Directors and supervisors are unpaid posts.

The office term of directors and supervisors is three years, those serving two consecutive office terms should not exceed half of the directors or supervisors respectively, the head of directors can only serve two consecutive office terms.
When the work of reelection is finished, the resumes of newly-elected directors and supervisors should be sent to the competent authorities for check and reference within 15 days.

When directors or supervisors have any of the following situations, they should be dismissed immediately, and the vacancies should be filled by backup directors and supervisors in turn:
1. Lose the member qualification
2. Resignation adopted by council and board of supervisors.
3. Those dismissed or relieved in accordance with the act.
4. The educational associations they belong to are dissolved in accordance with the act.

The appointment and dismission of working staff should be reported to council and approved by the council in accordance with the articles of educational association, the appointment and dismission of working staff should be submitted to the competent authorities for check and reference at the same time.