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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

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D.C. 20549</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase"><B>d</B></FONT><B>ate
of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 17, 2012 (May 14, 2012)</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">CHINACAST EDUCATION CORPORATION</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)</P>

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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
        incorporation)</P></TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>001-33771</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Commission File Number)</P></TD>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center; text-indent: 0.5in"><B>20-0178991</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
        Identification Number)</P></TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Suite 08, 20/F,</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>One International Financial Centre,<BR>
        1 Harbour View Street</B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Central, Hong Kong<BR STYLE="mso-special-character: line-break">
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        </B></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Address of principal executive offices,
        including zip code)</P></TD>
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3960 6506</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction
A.2. below):</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT>  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities
Act (17 CFR 230.425)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT>  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT>  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</P>

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under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))&nbsp;</P>

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or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><I>Additional Basis for Delisting</I></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">On May 14, 2012, ChinaCast Education Corporation
(the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) received a notification from the staff of The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (the &ldquo;NASDAQ Staff&rdquo;)
that the NASDAQ Staff has determined that the Company&rsquo;s failure to file when due its Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended
March 31, 2012, as required by NASDAQ Listing Rule 5250(c), serves as an additional basis for delisting the Company&rsquo;s securities
from NASDAQ.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">As disclosed in prior public filings, the
NASDAQ Staff had made a determination on May 2, 2012, to delist the Company&rsquo;s securities pursuant to discretionary authority
under NASDAQ Listing Rule 5101 and in connection with the Company&rsquo;s failure to file its Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2011, as required by NASDAQ Listing Rule 5250(c). The Company has requested a hearing with the NASDAQ Hearings Panel to appeal
this delisting determination, which is scheduled for June 28, 2012, as previously disclosed. The NASDAQ Staff has notified the
Company that the NASDAQ Hearings Panel will consider the Company&rsquo;s failure to file its Form 10-Q for the quarterly period
ended March 31, 2012 (in addition to other matters previously disclosed) in rendering a determination regarding the Company&rsquo;s
continued listing.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">A copy of the press release announcing the
NASDAQ Staff&rsquo;s determination of additional basis for delisting is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form
8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><I>Stay of Delisting Determination</I></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The information set forth in Item 8.01 below
is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.01.</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><B>Item&nbsp;5.02.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><B>Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election
of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</B></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(b)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Mr. David Xiaoying Gao resigned from the
Company&rsquo;s Board of Directors, effective May 11, 2012. Mr. Gao informed the Company that he was resigning because he had accepted
an appointment as the chief executive officer of China Biologic Products, Inc. and wanted to avoid any possible resulting conflicts
of interest.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Mr. Gao was a member of the Board&rsquo;s
compensation committee at the time of his resignation. On May 17, 2012, the Board appointed director Daniel Tseung Kar Keung as
Mr. Gao&rsquo;s replacement on the compensation committee.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 58.3pt; text-indent: -58.3pt">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Further to the Company&rsquo;s Form 8-K
filed May 14, 2012, on May 16, 2012, the NASDAQ Hearings Panel granted the Company&rsquo;s request to stay the impact of the NASDAQ
Staff&rsquo;s delisting determination pending the Company&rsquo;s hearing on the matter, scheduled for June 28, 2012. As a result,
the NASDAQ&rsquo;s current trading halt, which precludes all trading in the Company&rsquo;s shares of common stock, will remain
in effect pending the delisting hearing and a final decision by the NASDAQ Hearings Panel.</P>

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Statements and Exhibits.</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">(d) Exhibits.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">99.1&#9;Press Release dated May 17, 2012.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">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 hereunto duly authorized.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Date: May 17, 2012</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2">ChinaCast Education Corporation</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 4%">By:&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 46%">/s/ Doug Woodrum</TD></TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-top: #000000 1px solid">Doug Woodrum<BR>Chief Financial Officer</TD></TR>
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington
,
D.C. 20549
___________________________________
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
___________________________________
d
ate
of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 17, 2012 (May 14, 2012)
CHINACAST EDUCATION CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
001-33771
(Commission File Number)
20-0178991
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
Suite 08, 20/F,
One International Financial Centre,
1 Harbour View Street
Central, Hong Kong
(Address of principal executive offices,
        including zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:	(852)
3960 6506
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction
A.2. below):
¨
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities
Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 3.01	Notice of Delisting
or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.
Additional Basis for Delisting
On May 14, 2012, ChinaCast Education Corporation
(the "Company") received a notification from the staff of The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (the "NASDAQ Staff")
that the NASDAQ Staff has determined that the Company's failure to file when due its Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended
March 31, 2012, as required by NASDAQ Listing Rule 5250(c), serves as an additional basis for delisting the Company's securities
from NASDAQ.
As disclosed in prior public filings, the
NASDAQ Staff had made a determination on May 2, 2012, to delist the Company's securities pursuant to discretionary authority
under NASDAQ Listing Rule 5101 and in connection with the Company's failure to file its Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2011, as required by NASDAQ Listing Rule 5250(c). The Company has requested a hearing with the NASDAQ Hearings Panel to appeal
this delisting determination, which is scheduled for June 28, 2012, as previously disclosed. The NASDAQ Staff has notified the
Company that the NASDAQ Hearings Panel will consider the Company's failure to file its Form 10-Q for the quarterly period
ended March 31, 2012 (in addition to other matters previously disclosed) in rendering a determination regarding the Company's
continued listing.
A copy of the press release announcing the
NASDAQ Staff's determination of additional basis for delisting is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form
8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Stay of Delisting Determination
The information set forth in Item 8.01 below
is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.01.
Item 5.02.
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election
of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b)
Mr. David Xiaoying Gao resigned from the
Company's Board of Directors, effective May 11, 2012. Mr. Gao informed the Company that he was resigning because he had accepted
an appointment as the chief executive officer of China Biologic Products, Inc. and wanted to avoid any possible resulting conflicts
of interest.
Mr. Gao was a member of the Board's
compensation committee at the time of his resignation. On May 17, 2012, the Board appointed director Daniel Tseung Kar Keung as
Mr. Gao's replacement on the compensation committee.
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Item 8.01.	Other Matters.
Further to the Company's Form 8-K
filed May 14, 2012, on May 16, 2012, the NASDAQ Hearings Panel granted the Company's request to stay the impact of the NASDAQ
Staff's delisting determination pending the Company's hearing on the matter, scheduled for June 28, 2012. As a result,
the NASDAQ's current trading halt, which precludes all trading in the Company's shares of common stock, will remain
in effect pending the delisting hearing and a final decision by the NASDAQ Hearings Panel.
Item 9.01.	Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
99.1	Press Release dated May 17, 2012.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
Date: May 17, 2012
ChinaCast Education Corporation
By:
/s/ Doug Woodrum
Doug Woodrum
Chief Financial Officer
3