Sejong Supports School Uniform Costs for All 1st and 2nd Year Middle and High School Students

[Asia Economy (Sejong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Sejong City will support the uniform costs for all 1st and 2nd-year middle and high school students in the region.

The city announced on the 19th that starting this year, it will provide uniform cost support to all 1st and 2nd-year middle and high school students (including all new and transfer students). This expands the scope of uniform cost support, which last year was only provided to new students (including all new and transfer students).

The uniform cost support project is a cooperative pledge between Mayor Lee Chun-hee of Sejong and Superintendent Choi Kyo-jin of Sejong City Education Office. For this project, the two organizations allocated a budget of about 2.6 billion KRW last year and provided free uniforms to 7,829 new and 1st-year transfer students in local middle and high schools.

Also, this year, by expanding the support target, it is expected that a total of 8,843 students will receive uniform cost support.

Uniforms can be provided in kind at the respective schools once, covering both summer and winter uniforms, with a cost limit of up to 300,000 KRW per student.

A city official stated, “The uniform cost support project is implemented with the purpose of reducing the economic burden on parents for purchasing uniforms and creating an environment where students can focus on their studies,” adding, “The city will continue to make efforts to ensure equal educational opportunities for local middle and high school students.”

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