Abstract: The rule of law construction in the field of education is an important component of the comprehensive promotion of law-based governance of the country. The important discourses of Xi Jinping thoughts on rule of law，social construction，and education have several times highlighted the important role of rule of law in education. The theoretical source of Xi’simportant discourses on rule of law in education is explored from the generative dimension，historical dimension，and value dimension. The discourses are regarded as the mapping of Marxist rule of law theory in the field of education ；asummary of the CPC’sexperience of leading the rule of law construction in education；and a choice of direction to highlight the protection of education right. The core idea requires the rule of law construction in education should fundamentally comply with the rule of law in education of socialism with Chinese characteristics ，taking the rule of law as the key essence of rule of law construction in education，taking fairness as the value pursuit of rule of law construction in education，and taking governance as the implement path of rule of law construction in education. In order to systematically promote the implementation of Xi’simportant thoughts on rule of law in education，the country should hold onto Xi’srule-of-law ideas as the guidance，take the construction of educational legal system as the guarantee，start with the construction of a high quality educational system，and strive to integrate the essence of rule of law into the educational content.By those measures China can improve its rule of law in education as well as its education quality.

Key words: Xi Jinping thought on rule of law；rule of law in education；educational governance； managing the school by law