Gwangju City Council Member Jeong Sun-ae's Ordinance on Admission Preparation Support Passes Standing Committee

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] Jeong Soon-ae, a member of the Gwangju Metropolitan Council (Democratic Party of Korea·Seo-gu 2), announced that the "Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education Middle and High School Admission Preparation Support Ordinance," which she proposed, has passed in the council's standing committee.

This ordinance stipulates the superintendent of education's responsibility to strive for the realization of educational welfare, elimination of educational disparities, and promotion of admission preparation support policies. It also establishes the eligibility and methods for admission preparation support funds, the amount of support, and the grounds for possible recovery of funds.

The expected number of new middle school first-year and high school first-year students in the Gwangju area next year is 28,241. If 300,000 KRW per student is supported, a budget of approximately 8.4 billion KRW will be required. The funding will be shared among the Gwangju City, autonomous districts, and the Office of Education through educational cooperation projects.

Councilor Jeong stated, "Local students have been excluded from equal opportunity benefits compared to other cities and provinces," and added, "There is a need for local governments to promote admission preparation fund support projects to alleviate the educational expenses burden on parents of new students."

She further added, "Amid the economic difficulties faced by ordinary citizens due to COVID-19, I hope that universal educational welfare will help not only household finances but also the livelihood economy and contribute to reducing educational welfare disparities."

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