Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education Provides 'Free School Uniforms' for Middle School Freshmen... Up to 300,000 Won Per Student

20,000 First-Year Middle School Students in Daegu to Benefit... Plan to Provide Daily Uniforms for Schools Not Wearing School Uniforms

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] The Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education announced on the 25th that it will provide each student entering middle school in the new semester with one set each of winter and summer uniforms, within a range of 300,000 KRW per person.

The beneficiaries are first-year students entering 125 regional public, national, and private middle schools that require uniforms, as well as those transferring from other cities, provinces, or abroad to middle schools within the jurisdiction.

The Office of Education allocated a budget of 6.1 billion KRW for this free uniform support. The number of eligible students is about 20,000. Since this is the first year of the project, the Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education set the uniform wearing period to start after May this year.

To eliminate blind spots in uniform support, for two schools that do not require uniforms, the Office guided them to decide on uniform-related matters after gathering opinions from their members. The Office explained that daily wear besides uniforms is also included in the support items, allowing schools to determine the supported items.

Accordingly, after the respective schools select uniform suppliers and apply for the uniform purchase budget to the Office of Education, the Office will provide budget support worth about 300,000 KRW per student to each school. Therefore, all students are expected to receive one set each of winter and summer uniforms.

Superintendent Kang Eun-hee stated, "We have worked to implement free middle school uniforms to reduce educational disparities and enhance students' educational welfare amid the economic crisis caused by COVID-19," and added, "We will continue to consult with Daegu City so that high school students can also benefit from free uniforms as soon as possible."

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