Jogyuil Jinju Mayor Meets Gyeongnam Superintendent of Education Regarding School Establishment in the Region

Request for Active Cooperation in Establishing High Schools in Innovation City
Proposal to Review the Establishment of Middle Schools in Chojang District and Pyeonggeo District

Mayor Jo Gyu-il Meets with Gyeongnam Provincial Superintendent of Education Regarding School Establishment in the Area
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] On the 18th, Park Jong-hoon, Superintendent of Gyeongsangnam-do Office of Education, and Jo Gyu-il, Mayor of Jinju City, met at the Superintendent's office of Gyeongsangnam-do Office of Education to discuss the prompt establishment of schools on school sites in the Innovation City, Chojang District, and Pyeonggeo District.

As of June 2021, the population of Jinju Innovation City in Gyeongnam was 32,457, with more students than other areas in the city, but there is only one high school.

Accordingly, difficulties in commuting such as traffic inconvenience due to attending high schools outside the Innovation City have occurred, and demands for the prompt establishment of a high school on the school site within the Innovation City have been continuously raised.

Recently, the 'Gyeongnam Jinju Innovation City High School Establishment Promotion Committee,' which includes 46 private organizations such as apartment residents in Innovation City, parents, and volunteer groups, conducted a signature campaign for the establishment of a high school from July 20 to 30, gaining the consent of 10,356 residents. The signed petitions will be delivered to the Ministry of Education through National Assembly member Park Dae-chul.

In addition, while the number of students has increased due to the development of the new towns in Chojang District and Pyeonggeo District in Jinju City, there is a shortage of middle schools, causing some students to commute to schools outside the area, experiencing inconvenience.

In particular, Dongmyeong Middle School is the only middle school in Chojang District, making it difficult for female students to attend middle school, so it was requested that a middle school be promptly established on the planned middle school site.

Mayor Jo said, “The capacity of Jinyang High School in Innovation City is 621 students, but by 2023, the number of high school students in Chungmugong-dong is expected to reach about 1,500,” and requested, “Please actively consider establishing schools using the planned school sites to improve the residential conditions in Chojang District and Pyeonggeo District.”

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