Full-time primary schools in Hengyang include Hengyang Red Sun Experimental Primary School, Discovery New City Primary School, Huaxin No.2 Experimental Primary School, Chuanshan English School, Zhangcheng Experimental Primary School and Chenzhou Star School.

Chenzhou Star School is the first boarding private school founded by Mr. Li Xiang Chen, one of the "Top Ten Private Schools in Hunan Province" 1993. The school covers an area of 48,000 square meters, with a building area of 68,300 square meters and more than 3,000 students.