School Establishment Made Easier in Gyeonggi-do 3rd Phase New Towns

Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education

Establishing schools in the 3rd phase new towns in the Gyeonggi area is expected to become easier.

The Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education announced on the 16th that the exemption from central investment review for school establishment within public development projects such as the 3rd phase new towns will be significantly expanded.

Following the Ministry of Education's revision of the financial investment project review guidelines for local education administrative agencies on the 25th of last month, the Office of Education decided to exclude land costs from the total project cost when public development project implementers supply school sites free of charge under the "Special Act on Securing School Sites, etc."

Accordingly, when public development project implementers such as LH establish schools in public housing districts or land development districts, school establishment will be possible with only internal investment review if the facility cost is less than 30 billion KRW, excluding the land cost supplied free of charge.

Based on this year's school establishment grant standards, this applies to schools with up to 41 elementary school classes, 40 middle school classes, and 33 high school classes.

Han Geun-su, head of the School Establishment Planning Division at the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education, stated, "More autonomous and planned school establishment has become possible, and by securing an additional two months of construction period required for central investment review, conditions have been created to open schools at an appropriate time in line with the move-in period of apartment complexes."

Meanwhile, there are about 90 school sites designated for facilities in the 3rd phase new towns within the province.

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