UNITEDSTATES SECURITIESANDEXCHANGECOMMISSION Washington,D.C.20549FORM20-F (MarkOne) ☐REGISTRATIONSTATEMENTPURSUANTTOSECTION12(b)ORTHESECURITIESACTOF1934 OR ☒ANNUALREPORTPURSUANTTOSECTION13OR15(d)OFTHESECURITIESEXCHANGEACTOF1934OR ForthefiscalyearendedAugust31,2022OR ☐TRANSITIONREPORTPURSUANTTOSECTION13OR15(d)OFTHESECURITIESEXCHANGEACTOF1934 OR ☐SHELLCOMPANYREPORTPURSUANTTOSECTION13OR15(d)OFTHESECURITIESEXCHANGEACTOF1934 DateofeventrequiringthisshellcompanyreportForthetransitionperiodfromto Commissionfilenumber:001-38077 BRIGHTSCHOLAREDUCATIONHOLDINGSLIMITED (ExactnameofRegistrantasspecifiedinitscharter) N/A (TranslationofRegistrant’snameintoEnglish) CAYMANISLANDS (Jurisdictionofincorporationororganization) NO.1,COUNTRYGARDENROAD BEIJIAOTOWN,SHUNDEDISTRICT,FOSHAN,GUANGDONG528300THEPEOPLE’SREPUBLICOFCHINA (Addressofprincipalexecutiveoffices) MR.RUOLEINIU,CHIEFFINANCIALOFFICERNO.1,COUNTRYGARDENROAD BEIJIAOTOWN,SHUNDEDISTRICT,FOSHAN,GUANGDOUG528300THEPEOPLE’SREPUBLICOFCHINA TELEPHONE:+86-757-2991-6814 E-MAIL:ROBERTNIU@BRIGHTSCHOLAR.COM (Name,Telephone,E-mailand/orFacsimilenumberandAddressofCompanyContactPerson)Securitiesregisteredortoberegistered,pursuanttoSection12(b)oftheAct TitleofeachclassTradingSymbolNameofeachexchangeon whichregistered Americandepositaryshares, BEDU TheNewYorkStockExchange eachrepresentingfourClassA ordinaryshare,parvalue US$0.00001pershare ClassAordinaryshares,par valueUS$0.00001pershare* *Notfortrading,butonlyin connectionwiththelistingon theNewYorkStockExchange ofAmericandepositaryshares SecuritiesregisteredortoberegisteredpursuanttoSection12(g)oftheAct. NONE (TitleofClass) SecuritiesforwhichthereisareportingobligationpursuanttoSection15(d)oftheAct. NONE (TitleofClass) Indicatethenumberofoutstandingsharesofeachoftheissuer’sclassesofcapitalorcommonstockasofthecloseoftheperiodcoveredbytheannualreport: ClassAordinaryshares,parvalueUS$0.00001each25,214,817 ClassBordinaryshares,parvalueUS$0.00001each93,690,000 Indicatebycheckmarkiftheregistrantisawell-knownseasonedissuer,asdefinedinRule405oftheSecuritiesAct.☐Yes☒No Ifthisreportisanannualortransitionreport,indicatebycheckmarkiftheregistrantisnotrequiredtofilereportspursuanttoSection13or15(d)oftheSecuritiesExchangeActof1934.☐Yes☒No Indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistrant(1)hasfiledallreportsrequiredtobefiledbySection13or15(d)oftheSecuritiesExchangeActof1934duringthepreceding12months(orforsuchshorterperiodthattheregistrantwasrequiredtofilesuchreports),and(2)hasbeensubjecttosuchfilingrequirementsforthepast90days.☒Yes☐No IndicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistranthassubmittedelectronicallyeveryInteractiveDataFilerequiredtobesubmittedpursuanttoRule405ofRegulationS-T(§232.405ofthischapter)duringthepreceding12months(orforsuchshorterperiodthattheregistrantwasrequiredtosubmitsuchfiles).☒Yes☐No Indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistrantisalargeacceleratedfiler,anacceleratedfiler,anon-acceleratedfiler,oranemerginggrowthcompany.Seethedefinitionsof“largeacceleratedfiler,”“acceleratedfiler,”and“emerginggrowthcompany”inRule12b-2oftheExchangeAct. Largeacceleratedfiler.Acceleratedfiler☐Non-acceleratedfiler☒Emerginggrowth ☐company☐ IfanemerginggrowthcompanythatpreparesitsfinancialstatementsinaccordancewithU.S.GAAP,indicatebycheckmarkiftheregistranthaselectednottousetheextendedtransitionperiodforcomplyingwithanyneworrevisedfinancialaccountingstandards†providedpursuanttoSection13(a)oftheExchangeAct.☐ †Theterm“neworrevisedfinancialaccountingstandard”referstoanyupdateissuedbytheFinancialAccountingStandardsBoardtoitsAccountingStandardsCodificationafterApril5,2012. Indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistranthasfiledareportonandattestationtoitsmanagement’sassessmentoftheeffectivenessofitsinternalcontroloverfinancialreportingunderSection404(b)oftheSarbanes-OxleyAct(15U.S.C.7262(b))bytheregisteredpublicaccountingfirmthatpreparedorissueditsauditreport.☐ IfsecuritiesareregisteredpursuanttoSection12(b)oftheAct,indicatebycheckmarkwhetherthefinancialstatementsoftheregistrantincludedinthefilingreflectthecorrectionofanerrortopreviouslyissuedfinancialstatements.☐ Indicatebycheckmarkwhetheranyofthoseerrorcorrectionsarerestatementsthatrequiredarecoveryanalysisofincentivebasedcompensationreceivedbyanyoftheregistrant’sexecutiveofficersduringtherelevantrecoveryperiodpursuantto§240.10D-1(b).☐ Indicatebycheckmarkwhichbasisofaccountingtheregistranthasusedtopreparethefinancialstatementsincludedinthisfiling: U.S.GAAP☒InternationalFinancialReportingStandardsasissueby theInternationalAccountingStandardsBoard☐ Other☐ If“Other”hasbeencheckedinresponsetothepreviousquestionindicatebycheckmarkwhichfinancialstatementitemtheregistranthaselectedtofollow.☐Item17☐Item18 Ifthisisanannualreport,indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistrantisashellcompany(asdefinedinRule12b-2oftheExchangeAct).☐Yes☒No TABLEOFCONTENTS Page(s) INTRODUCTION ii MARKETANDINDUSTRYDATA v PARTI 1 ITEM1.IDENTITYOFDIRECTORS,SENIORMANAGEMENTANDADVISERS 1 ITEM2.OFFERSTATISTICSANDEXPECTEDTIMETABLE 1 ITEM3.KEYINFORMATION 1 ITEM4.INFORM