Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education Announces Admission Assignment for Late-Stage Equalization General High School Freshmen

Posted on Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education Website at 9 AM on the 31st

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education (Superintendent Jang Hwikuk) announced on the 30th the results of the 2020 academic year Gwangju Metropolitan City late phase equalization general high school (including autonomous public high schools and science-focused high schools) freshman assignment.

The results will be posted on the Gwangju Office of Education website at 9 a.m. on the 31st, and graduates (or prospective graduates) of middle schools in the district can check at their respective middle schools.

This year, a total of 12,095 freshmen (6,168 male students and 5,927 female students) were assigned to 49 general high schools.

Among them, 11,599 were general applicants within the quota (including twins), 234 were specially assigned (children of parents with disabilities, from youth-headed households, physically disabled, multiple children families, etc.), and 145 were outside the quota (special admissions for high school, national merit, special education).

The passing score was a middle school internal academic ranking percentile of 95.904%, which is 3.081% lower than the 92.823% of the 2019 academic year, and the number of unsuccessful applicants decreased by 94 compared to 2019.

The Gwangju Office of Education assigned 100% of applicants to their chosen preferred schools based on the advanced Gwangju-type equalization policy.

The general high school assignment criteria remained the same as before, with assignments by middle school of origin, 20% assigned in the early application phase, and 80% in the late application phase.

For autonomous public high schools (3 schools) and science-focused high schools (4 schools), assignments were made in the early application phase, applying a random computerized lottery assignment regardless of application order.

Freshmen must submit their general high school assignment notice to the high school.

The assignment notices will be distributed from 9 a.m. on the 31st at the graduates' respective middle schools, and for those who passed the qualification exam, graduated from middle schools in other cities or provinces, or individual applicants to the Office of Education, notices will be distributed at the Gwangju Office of Education Secondary Education Division Advancement Team Meeting Room (Room 102, 1st floor, Gwangju Education Research Information Center).

Freshmen must attend the preliminary gathering at the assigned high school starting at 2 p.m. on the 31st with the assignment notice. Additionally, they must complete enrollment registration at the assigned high school by the 7th of next month.

Woo Jaehak, Director of Secondary Education at the City Office of Education, said, “We did our best to ensure a high satisfaction high school assignment for both students and parents,” and added, “We hope all freshmen entering high school this time become wonderful protagonists soaring toward greater dreams.”

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