The purpose of this study is to investigate the condition of private education for gifted students and to compare their academic stress in relation to four variables: 1) how many types of private education, 2) what subject areas were studies in private education, 3) average study time outside of school, and 4) whether the student or others choose private education. For this purpose, 128 elementary school students attending the Gifted Education Center operated by G university were surveyed. The survey revealed that 96.9% of gifted students participated in private education. In this study, private education included attending a private institute, private tutoring, purchased worksheets, or on-line lessons provided by a private institution. The most common type of private education was attending a private institutes, and more than half of students periodically purchased worksheet. Many students received two or more types of private education per week. and 24% of students received four or more types of private education per week. Among all variables, student academic stress level and academic motivation wwere most impacted by who choose private education, students themselves or others. In the case of the students themselves who decided to receive private education, the overall level of academic stress was lower and academic motivation was higher than those receiving private education chosen by parents or others.