Yongin City to Provide 100,000 KRW 'Enrollment Preparation Fund' to New Elementary, Middle, and High School Students

[Asia Economy (Yongin) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Yongin City in Gyeonggi Province will provide 100,000 KRW per person as an entrance preparation fund to first-grade students entering elementary, middle, and high schools within the city and those transferring in starting this year.

The entrance preparation fund covers the cost of purchasing school uniforms or daily wear necessary for admission to schools at each level.

Yongin City is the first in Gyeonggi Province to support entrance preparation funds for all new students entering elementary, middle, and high schools.

The support targets a total of approximately 37,000 students, including 11,555 elementary school students, 13,142 middle school students, and 11,333 high school students residing in Yongin City who are entering school this year, as well as first-grade students transferring to schools within Yongin.

Yongin City previously enacted an ordinance to support the entrance preparation fund in December last year and allocated 3.7 billion KRW in this year's main budget.

The entrance preparation fund will be provided through local currency (Yongin Y-Pay) to support small business owners and revitalize the local economy, and will be loaded onto a local currency card under the parents' name after school admission in March.

Yongin City will finalize the methods and procedures necessary for confirming new student enrollment and applying for the preparation fund in consultation with the Office of Education.

A city official stated, "We decided to support the entrance preparation fund to strengthen the public nature of education and realize an educational city through universal educational welfare."

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