50-Year History of 'Gimhae High School', Overcrowded Area for Juchon-myeon Students

Gyeongnam Office of Education-Kimhae City-Kimhae High School Alumni Association Agreement Signed

Gyeongnam Gimhae High School is expected to relocate to Juchon-myeon.

On the 13th, the Gyeongnam Office of Education signed a business agreement for the relocation of Gimhae High School with Gimhae City and the Gimhae High School Alumni Association at the main office's conference room.

According to the provincial Office of Education and Gimhae City, Gimhae High School, which opened in March 1974 and has served as a central high school in the region, has seen a continuous decline in student numbers due to population decrease in the Dong area, raising the need to relocate to an area with student overcrowding.

The Gimhae High School Alumni Association has been requesting to move the school near Jangyu and Juchon-myeon to resolve overcrowded classes.

The area is experiencing continuous population inflow due to large-scale apartment construction and active urban development projects; however, there are five high schools in the Jangyu area and none in Juchon, leading to criticism that the number of high schools is insufficient compared to the student population.

The central and eastern regions where Gimhae High School is located have 12 high schools, so even if Gimhae High relocates, there is capacity to accommodate students.

Accordingly, the provincial Office of Education, Gimhae City, and the Alumni Association have held several meetings since last year and agreed to move the school to the Juchon-myeon area.

Park Byung-young, Chairman of the Education Committee of the Gyeongnam Provincial Council (first from the left), Park Jong-hoon, Superintendent of Education, Kim Tae-hwa, President of the Gimhae High School Alumni Association, Hong Tae-yong, Mayor of Gimhae, and Choi Hak-beom, Vice Chairman of the Provincial Council, are posing for a commemorative photo after signing an agreement for the relocation of Gimhae High School.
[Photo by Gyeongnam Office of Education]

Through this agreement, the provincial Office of Education will proceed with related procedures such as obtaining consent for the school relocation from parents of middle school students in the district, including Gimhae High, and conducting financial investment reviews.

Gimhae City and the Alumni Association will provide administrative and financial support necessary for the school relocation and promote the parental consent process.

If the procedures proceed smoothly, Gimhae High School is scheduled to open in Juchon-myeon around 2028.

Superintendent Park Jong-hoon said, “This agreement will become a new model that provides a future educational environment through cooperation among the Office of Education, local government, and the Alumni Association,” and added, “We will continue to cooperate for the successful relocation of Gimhae High School.”

Mayor Hong Tae-yong said, “In an era of population decline, school relocation and redistribution will be a good solution to address the imbalance of schools between regions,” and added, “We will ensure the smooth promotion of the relocation and redistribution project.”

Chairman Kim Tae-hwa of the Alumni Association said, “The relocation of Gimhae High School to the Juchon area, which was established over 50 years ago with the hopes and donations of Gimhae residents, will lead to a new leap as a prestigious high school.”

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