Rep. Kim Byung-wook: "1 in 10 Seoul National University Regular Admission Successful Candidates Are from Gangnam-gu"

It was found that 1 out of 10 students admitted to Seoul National University (SNU) through regular admissions is from Gangnam-gu. Including Gangnam-gu, students from Seoul accounted for about half of the admitted students.

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According to data received by Kim Byung-wook, a member of the People Power Party, from SNU on the 23rd, 682 students (48.3%) admitted through regular admissions this year graduated from high schools located in Seoul. Gyeonggi followed with 398 students (28.2%), Busan with 48 students (3.4%), and Daegu with 42 students (2.9%).

In particular, students from Gangnam-gu, Seoul, accounted for 13%. Gangnam-gu has produced the highest number of SNU regular admission successful candidates over the past five years. The percentages have steadily increased: 10.7% in 2019, 12.8% in 2020, 11.1% in 2021, and 11.9% last year.

Assemblyman Kim Byung-wook said, "Looking at the SNU admission results alone, the structure favors students from areas densely populated with private education such as Gangnam, or children from high-income families," adding, "We need to enhance the competitiveness of public education and prepare to introduce an admission system that guarantees fairness."

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