Incheon High School Districts Adjusted from 2024... School District 1 Divided into 3, School District 2 Maintained as Is

3 School District Divided into Two Sections (South Side · North Side) Based on Arabatgil

The school districts for high schools in Incheon will undergo significant changes starting in 2024.

The Incheon Metropolitan Office of Education announced on the 6th the adjustment plan for the standardized region general high school districts, which will be applied to new students entering in the 2024 academic year.

According to the plan, School District 1, which currently includes five districts (Michuhol, Jung, Dong, Namdong, and Yeonsu), will be divided into three school districts: Jung-Dong-Michuhol District, Namdong District, and Yeonsu District. Additionally, School District 3, which only includes Seo District, will be split into northern and southern regions based on the Ara Waterway.

School District 2 (Bupyeong and Gyeyang Districts) and the joint School Districts 1 and 2, which include six schools, will remain unchanged. To minimize long-distance commuting issues caused by this, the number of students per class in high schools in Bupyeong and Gyeyang Districts will be adjusted to enable closer placement within the same area.

Furthermore, the application method for schools in the joint School Districts 1 and 2 will change from "mandatory application" to "optional application." Previously, students residing in School District 1 or 2 were required to apply to schools within the joint school district.

This school district revision plan will be publicly announced for administrative comments from the 10th of this month until the 1st of next month, and will be finalized after approval by the Incheon City Council.

The Office of Education announced the final adjustment plan after conducting research projects and online surveys over the past eight months in response to continuous complaints regarding high school districts.

Among the four adjustment plans proposed through the research project, 73% of the 10,955 respondents selected Plan C (dividing School District 1 into three, maintaining School District 2 as is, and splitting School District 3 into two based on the Ara Waterway) as the most appropriate.

An official from the Incheon Metropolitan Office of Education stated, "Once the school district revision plan is announced, we expect the establishment of schools in large-scale development areas promoted by the Office of Education to proceed smoothly."

Incheon Metropolitan Office of Education building exterior

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