Seoul Area Autonomous Private High Schools to Select Next Year's Freshmen by 'Complete Lottery' Method

Excluding Hanago, 20 Autonomous Private High Schools Requested by Seoul Education Office
Simplification of Admission Process Due to COVID-19 Spread

On the 3rd, the day of the 2021 College Scholastic Ability Test, examinees who finished the exam are leaving the test site set up at Deoksung Girls' High School in Jongno-gu, Seoul. Photo by Mun Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] The selection of new students for the 2021 academic year at 20 autonomous private high schools in the Seoul area will be conducted entirely by lottery.

The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education announced on the 8th, "In response to the request to simplify the admission process of autonomous private high schools, we have approved changes to the safety management plan for new student admissions."

The autonomous private high schools initially planned to select new students through a self-directed learning (interview) process, but due to the rapid spread of COVID-19, they decided to simplify the admission process. This applies uniformly to all autonomous private high schools in Seoul except Hanah High School.

Applications for autonomous private high schools will be accepted from the 9th to the 11th of this month. The joint lottery will be held on the 15th, and results can be found on each school's website thereafter.

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