What is the Future Education Development Direction for Specialized High Schools?

On the 13th, Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, and Specialized High School Principals Meeting Held

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Eunpyeong-gu (Mayor Kim Mi-kyung) held a meeting on the 13th at Eunpyeong-gu Office attended by Mayor Kim Mi-kyung, Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education Superintendent Cho Hee-yeon, Western Education Support Office Director Yoo Jae-jun, principals of seven specialized high schools in the area, and the principals of Eunpyeong Culture, Arts, and Information School.

This meeting was held as the first of its kind in a Seoul autonomous district, with local school principals and the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education Superintendent attending to discuss the future educational development direction of specialized high schools amid various current issues such as declining school-age population, decreasing employment rates, and the advent of the 4th Industrial Revolution era. The attendees shared the problems faced by specialized high schools and engaged in in-depth discussions on solutions.

Superintendent Cho Hee-yeon said, “I appreciate the frontline schools’ efforts in conducting online classes due to COVID-19. In the long term, we will promote the improvement of the specialized high schools’ system so that graduates can confidently become independent in society even without attending university. To improve the perception of specialized high schools, the education office promoted internationalization last year and is focusing on AI this year, so it would be effective if the district office also leads local promotion efforts.”

Following this, Mayor Kim Mi-kyung stated, “I hope that the direction specialized high schools should take in the future can be considered together through collaboration among the education office, schools, local governments, and if necessary, third parties. Although the district office supports specialized high schools in various ways such as entrance briefing sessions, autonomous high school programs, and expert schools within the community, this alone seems insufficient. The district office will strive to create solutions to the problems of specialized high schools by directly linking local industries with specialized high schools.”

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