Gyeongbuk Provincial Office of Education Returns Over 4.2 Billion Won in Tuition for First-Year High School Students... Full Exemption for Second Quarter
High School 2nd and 3rd Year Students Eligible for Free Education
[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] The Gyeongsangbuk-do Office of Education announced on the 4th that it refunded 4.27257 billion KRW of prepaid tuition fees to the parents of 17,572 first-year high school students to alleviate the financial burden of education expenses for parents facing economic difficulties due to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).
In addition, as part of the infectious disease victim household tuition support project, the second quarter tuition fees and school operation support fees for first-year high school students are waived. For high schools in Gyeongbuk Province, free education has been provided for third-year students since the second semester of last year and for students promoted to the second year starting this year.
Hot Picks Today
"Most Americans Didn't Want This"... Americans Lose 60 Trillion Won to Soaring Fuel Costs
- "Striking Will Lead to Regret": Hyundai-Kia Employees Speak Out... Uneasy Stares Toward Samsung Union
- Man in His 40s Who Kept Girlfriend's Body for a Year After Murder Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison Again on Appeal
- Despite Captivating the Nation for Over a Month... "Timmy" the Whale Ultimately Found Dead
- "If You Booked This Month, You Almost Lost Out... Why You Should Wait Until 'This Day' Before Paying for Flight Tickets"
Superintendent Lim Jong-sik stated, "By promptly refunding the tuition fees (first quarter tuition and school operation support fees) paid by parents of first-year high school students, we expect this to serve as a catalyst to revitalize the local economy, which has been stagnant."
© The Asia Business Daily(www.asiae.co.kr). All rights reserved.
