Gwangju Office of Education Expands Admission Opportunities for Socially Disadvantaged Children in Public Kindergartens

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Cho Hyung-joo] All 279 public and private kindergartens under the Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education have been conducting the 2022 academic year kindergarten admissions through the kindergarten admission management system 'Cheoeum Hakgyoro' since the 1st.

According to the Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education on the 16th, the kindergarten admission management system 'Cheoeum Hakgyoro' is used by 17 cities and provinces nationwide for convenient and fair kindergarten admissions.

'Cheoeum Hakgyoro' operates as a one-stop system where applicants can select and apply to their desired kindergarten via mobile or PC from anywhere in the country, and selection is made through a lottery.

Additionally, to expand admission opportunities for socially disadvantaged groups in public kindergartens, the process is divided into priority admission (November 1?10) and general admission (November 17?29). If not selected in the priority admission, applicants are automatically linked to the general admission.

Priority admission is mandatory by law for special education candidates (priority 0), legally low-income families (priority 1), national veterans (priority 2), and North Korean defectors (priority 3).

Those included in priority 4, such as socially considerate candidates, children from multi-child, multicultural, or disabled-parent families, health-vulnerable children, twins, and siblings of enrolled children, are given priority selection at the discretion of the kindergarten principal considering the kindergarten’s circumstances.

In particular, for public kindergartens, active guidance is provided to include priority 4 candidates in the priority order to protect the educational rights of socially disadvantaged groups.

Furthermore, public single-establishment kindergartens with dedicated health teachers are required to include health-vulnerable children in priority 4, making them eligible for priority admission. However, in elementary school-affiliated kindergartens that use separate buildings or have a large number of elementary students, where immediate support from health teachers is difficult, the school principal may discretionarily decide whether to include health-vulnerable children in priority 4.

Currently, among 130 public kindergartens, 56 include health-vulnerable children as priority admission candidates.

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