Yongsan-gu Enacts Ordinance to Provide 300,000 Won Admission Preparation Fund for New Middle and High School Students

All First-Year Middle and High School Students Eligible Regardless of Parental Income... 300,000 KRW Per Student... Support for Uniform Purchase or Mobile ZeroPay Gift Certificates... Uniforms and Smart Devices for Enrollment Preparation Available

Seong Jang-hyun, Mayor of Yongsan District

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Yongsan-gu (Mayor Seongjanghyun) has enacted and announced the ‘Entrance Preparation Fund Support Ordinance’ to provide entrance preparation funds for new middle and high school students.

This is to strengthen the public nature of education and realize universal educational welfare.

The entrance preparation fund will be provided to all new middle and high school students regardless of their parents' income. The support amount is 300,000 KRW per person.

The support target is new first-year students of middle and high schools located in Yongsan-gu as of the reference date.

The entrance preparation fund can be used to purchase school uniforms, gym uniforms, everyday clothing (clothing necessary for attending school), and smart devices (tablet PCs) needed for remote classes.

The payment method is to support the purchase of school uniforms by receiving applications from students (parents) at each school or to provide mobile Zero Pay gift certificates. When a student purchases a school uniform organized by the school, the purchase amount is automatically deducted, and if there is a remaining balance, it is paid as Zero Pay points. However, to prevent duplicate benefits, applications are not allowed if the applicant has already received support for entrance preparation costs under other laws or ordinances, or by other means.

Seongjanghyun, Mayor of Yongsan-gu, said, "We are promoting the entrance preparation fund support project together with Seoul City and the Office of Education to reduce the educational expenses burden on parents of new students," and added, "We will prepare various educational policies so that growing students can freely develop their dreams and talents."

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