The School of Education at China West Normal University traces its roots back to 1962 as the "Department of Education". The school currently has 44 faculty members, of whom 25 are senior professors, 12 have PhDs, and more than 90% of the faculty have graduate degrees. There are over 800 full-time undergraduates and nearly 600 graduate students.

The school offers three undergraduate programs: Education, Psychology, and Educational Technology, all of which are "first-tier" programs and have been recognized as "Provincial Key Programs" and "Provincial First-Class Undergraduate Program Construction Sites." The Education program is particularly distinguished as a "National Key Program." The school holds a first-level discipline master's degree authorization in Education, with seven research directions in Educational Principles, Educational Economics and Management, Curriculum and Teaching Methodology, Educational Technology, Preschool Education, Higher Education, and Mental Health Education. According to the 2012 Chinese University Discipline Rankings published by Wuhan University, the master's programs in Educational Principles and Educational Economics and Management at School of Education at China West Normal University ranked among the top 17 in China.

Throughout its long-term history, the School of Education at China West Normal University has developed a distinctive educational philosophy centered on "integrating research with teaching, promoting teaching through research, achieving mutual enhancement of both, and focusing on student-centered development." This approach has established the school as a leader in teacher education, forming a comprehensive model that integrates undergraduate and postgraduate education with pre-service and in-service teacher training.(By Yan Fei and Lv Fengyao)