UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of November 2021

Commission File Number: 001-32993

NEW ORIENTAL EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC.

No. 6 Hai Dian Zhong Street

Haidian District

Beijing 100080, People’s Republic of China

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

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Exhibit Index

Exhibit 99.1 – Announcement – Partial Repurchase of the Bonds

SIGNATURE

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.

Date: November 2, 2021

[Signature Page to 6-K]

Exhibit 99.1

NEW ORIENTAL EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC.

(continued in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 9901)

US$300,000,000 2.125% BONDS DUE 2025 (BONDS STOCK CODE: 40292)

(THE “BONDS”)

PARTIAL REPURCHASE OF THE BONDS

Reference is made to the announcement of New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. (the “Company”) dated 3 July 2020 in relation to the notice of listing of the Company’s Bonds on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (the “Announcement”).

As of 2 November 2021, the Company repurchased the Bonds in an aggregate principal amount of US$31,000,000 (the “Repurchased Bonds”), representing approximately 10.3% of the initial principal amount of the Bonds.

The Company will cancel the Repurchased Bonds in accordance with the terms of the Bonds, the trust deed and the agency agreement. After cancellation of the Repurchased Bonds, the outstanding principal amount of the Bonds will be US$269,000,000, representing approximately 89.7% of the initial principal amount of the Bonds.

Pursuant to Rule 37.48(a) of the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, the Company will make a further announcement for every subsequent 5% interval of the initial aggregate principal amount of the Bonds that have been redeemed or cancelled in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Bonds.

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The Company may or may not purchase further Bonds in the future. Holders of the Bonds and potential investors should note that any purchase of Bonds from time to time by the Company will be at the board of the Company’s sole and absolute discretion. There is no assurance of the timing, amount or price of any purchase of the bonds or whether the Company will make any further purchase at all. Holders of the Bonds and potential investors should therefore exercise caution when dealing in any Bonds.

Beijing, China, November 2, 2021

As at the date of this announcement, the board of directors of the Company comprises Mr. Michael Minhong Yu, Mr. Chenggang Zhou and Mr. Louis T. Hsieh as directors and Mr. Robin Yanhong Li, Mr. Denny Lee and Mr. John Zhuang Yang as independent directors.

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