Gyeongbuk Superintendent of Education Lim Jong-sik: "We Will Reduce Private Education Through Various Methods"

Gyeongbuk Ranks 5th Nationwide in Private Education Participation

Monthly Private Education Expense per Person Approximately 290,000 Won

On the 10th, the Gyeongbuk Office of Education announced that it achieved excellent results in the 2022 private education expenditure survey by systematically implementing the "Measures to Reduce Private Education and Strengthen Public Education" centered on 31 key tasks to reduce private education in 2022.

The Ministry of Education and Statistics Korea announced the "2022 Private Education Expenditure Survey Results" on the 7th, conducted on approximately 74,000 students from about 3,000 elementary, middle, and high schools nationwide.

Lim Jong-sik, Superintendent of Gyeongbuk Office of Education.

Last year, private education expenses reached an all-time high, with the average monthly private education expenditure per student nationwide at 410,000 KRW, an increase of 11.8% compared to the previous year, and the percentage of students receiving private education rose by 2.8 percentage points to 78.3%.

In Gyeongbuk Office of Education, the average monthly private education expenditure per student was 294,000 KRW, and the private education participation rate was 72.8%, showing a slight increase compared to the previous year. However, these figures ranked 3rd and 5th lowest nationwide, respectively, reflecting a rise of three steps and one step compared to 2021.

This is analyzed as a result of the tailored policies for strengthening public education and efforts to reduce private education by the Gyeongbuk Office of Education, which showed results even as private education expenses increased significantly nationwide due to complex causes such as prolonged COVID-19 concerns over learning loss among children and rising consumer prices.

Last year, the Gyeongbuk Office of Education expanded after-school programs, which had been reduced due to COVID-19, to all schools and normalized them to pre-pandemic levels.

Efforts were made to increase student participation in after-school programs and improve satisfaction among students and parents by increasing special aptitude program courses, expanding after-school programs in rural and fishing villages, and expanding future education district projects.

Additionally, the learning support platform "On School" was operated to enhance students' self-directed learning ability and basic academic skills, supporting supplementary learning in desired subjects. Efforts to reduce private education and close educational gaps were also pursued through programs such as "Our Class Hope Ladder" and the "Self Academic Achievement Certification System."

A scene from the after-school violin class for students of Sadong Branch of Giseong Elementary School in Uljin County, promoted by the Gyeongbuk Office of Education to reduce private education expenses.

In particular, as the demand for private education expanded from traditional academic subjects to arts and physical education considering special aptitudes, customized policies meeting consumer demands were intensively implemented by strengthening activities such as one student one art (instrument), one student one sport, and career-linked student club activities.

Lim Jong-sik, Superintendent of Gyeongbuk Office of Education, stated, "We will continue to strive to enhance the credibility of public education through various supports for normalizing public education and reducing private education."

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