Approval of Gwangju Yongdu2 Elementary School Establishment Plan... Targeting Opening in September 2024

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Gwan-woo] The Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education is accelerating the project to establish Yongdu2 Elementary School (tentative name).

According to the city education office on the 3rd, the plan to establish Yongdu2 Elementary School, to be located at San 97, Yongdu-dong, Buk-gu, Gwangju, has passed the Ministry of Education's Central Investment Review Committee.

The school will have 41 classes (including 1 special class and 4 kindergarten classes) and aims to open in September 2024.

The establishment of Yongdu2 Elementary School was promoted to accommodate students moving in due to housing development in Yongdu-dong, Sinyong-dong, and Bonchon-dong areas of Buk-gu, and to alleviate overcrowding in existing schools.

More than 4,000 households are currently being developed in apartment complexes in this area, and the number of students is continuously increasing, but existing schools had no capacity to accommodate more students. Moreover, since the area was not a planned development zone, securing school land was also difficult.

The city education office has been searching for suitable school land with appropriate location, commuting routes, and site area since 2018, but faced difficulties in finding a place that met the conditions.

Subsequently, they secured an area of 12,954㎡ at San 87, Yongdu-dong, and after efforts such as land use change and negotiation for opening commuting routes, the establishment plan was finally approved on the 28th of last month.

The opening of the new school is expected to dramatically improve the educational environment in the area, stabilize residential conditions, and provide a stable foundation for regional development.

Oh Geun-bae, administrative officer in charge of school establishment at the city education office's administrative budget division, said, “The establishment of the elementary school will enable stable placement of students newly moving into Yongdu-dong and resolve overcrowded classes. We will make every effort to ensure the establishment process proceeds without any setbacks.”

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