[6-K] 17 Education & Technology Group Inc. Current Report (Foreign Issuer)

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

17 Education & Technology Group Inc. has formally appointed Ms. Sishi Zhou as its Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately, elevating her from the Acting CFO role she has held since June 2025. The move confirms her leadership over the company’s financial reporting, business analysis, budgeting, compliance, treasury, and taxation.

Ms. Zhou also leads the strategy department, overseeing strategic planning and key corporate initiatives, which ties finance directly to long-term business goals. She joined the company in December 2020 and previously held strategic finance roles at Shell plc (China), senior finance manager positions at multiple organizations, and worked as a senior auditor at PwC Zhong Tian CPAs LLP.

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Corporate governance and capital markets analyst

Formalizing the acting CFO strengthens continuity in 17EdTech’s financial leadership.

The appointment of Sishi Zhou as Chief Financial Officer formalizes a role she has effectively held since June 2025. This suggests the board is satisfied with her performance in guiding strategic initiatives through financial analysis and disciplined resource allocation.

Combining responsibility for finance and the strategy department concentrates oversight of reporting, budgeting, compliance, and long-term planning in a single executive. Future disclosures in company filings may show how this integrated structure influences capital allocation, profitability, and the pace of key corporate initiatives.

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 March 2026

Commission File Number 001-39742

17 EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

16/F, Block B, Wangjing Greenland Center

Chaoyang District, Beijing 100102

People’s Republic of China

(Address of principal executive office)

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

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, thereunto duly authorized.

	17 EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC.
	By:	/s/ Andy Chang Liu
	Name:	Andy Chang Liu
	Title:	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Date: March 24, 2026

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
Exhibit 99.1	Press Release—17 Education & Technology Group Inc. Announces Appointment of Chief Financial Officer

17 Education & Technology Group Inc. Announces Appointment of Chief Financial Officer

BEIJING, March 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 17 Education & Technology Group Inc. (NASDAQ: YQ) (“17EdTech” or the “Company”), a leading education technology company in China, today announced that Ms. Sishi Zhou has been formally appointed as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective immediately. Since assuming the role of Acting Chief Financial Officer in June 2025, Ms. Zhou has played a pivotal role in driving the Company’s key strategic initiatives through rigorous financial analysis and disciplined resource allocation, demonstrating exceptional leadership and financial acumen.

Ms. Sishi Zhou joined the Company in December 2020 and was appointed as the Company’s Acting Chief Financial Officer in June 2025. She is primarily responsible for the overall financial operations of the Company, including financial reporting, business analysis, budgeting, compliance, treasury, and taxation. She also leads the strategy department of the Company to manage strategic planning and key corporate initiatives. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Zhou held multiple advisory positions in strategic finance at Shell plc (China), and served as Senior Finance Manager in multiple organizations as well as Senior Auditor at PwC Zhong Tian CPAs LLP. Ms. Zhou received her dual bachelor’s degrees in accounting and law from Tsinghua University in 2011 and her MBA from Peking University’s Guanghua School of Management in 2023.

About 17 Education & Technology Group Inc.

17 Education & Technology Group Inc. is a leading education technology company in China, offering smart in-school classroom solution that delivers data-driven teaching, learning and assessment products to teachers, students and parents. Leveraging its extensive knowledge and expertise obtained from in-school business over the past decade, the Company provides teaching and learning SaaS offerings to facilitate the digital transformation and upgrade at Chinese schools, with a focus on improving the efficiency and effectiveness of core teaching and learning scenarios such as homework assignments and in-class teaching. The product utilizes the Company’s technology and data insights to provide personalized and targeted learning and exercise content that is aimed at improving students’ learning efficiency.

For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

17 Education & Technology Group Inc.
Ms. Lara Zhao
Investor Relations Manager
E-mail: ir@17zuoye.com

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