Gyeongbuk to Recruit 5,729 Students at 61 Electric High Schools Next Year... 56 Foreign Students Selected

Gyeongbuk Office of Education, Admission Screening Approval

On the 14th, the Gyeongbuk Office of Education announced that it has approved the admission guidelines for the first semester of the 2024 academic year, recruiting 5,729 students across 61 high schools.

Among the first-semester high schools, Gyeongbuk Science High School and Gyeongsan Science High School will each recruit 60 students across 3 classes, totaling 120 students, with applications starting on August 28.

Gyeongbuk Office of Education

Seven Meister high schools in the Gyeongbuk region will recruit a total of 766 students in fields such as electronics, machinery, nuclear power, food science, international trade, and smart marine technology.

Kimcheon Arts High School (3 classes, 81 students), Pohang Arts High School (4 classes, 92 students), and Gyeongbuk Physical Education High School (3 classes, 90 students) will recruit 263 talented students in music, fine arts, and physical education tracks.

Forty-nine specialized high schools will recruit 4,580 students across various fields including commerce, industry, electronics, machinery, information technology, design, culinary arts, aviation, pet care, life sciences, and health.

To revitalize local communities facing extinction due to declining school-age populations, a new admission track to attract outstanding international students has been established, selecting 56 students across 8 schools.

Additionally, with Gyeongbuk vocational high schools achieving overall championship for four consecutive years in the National Skills Competition, their excellence is widely recognized, resulting in some popular schools admitting over 90% of students from other cities and provinces.

In response, the number of schools implementing a regional talent admission track that prioritizes a certain percentage of Gyeongbuk students has significantly increased to 34 schools.

The Secondary Education Division of the Gyeongbuk Office of Education formed a review team in June to examine whether each school's guidelines align with the high school admission basic plan and management guidelines, as well as the feasibility of implementation in the online high school admission system, before approving the admission guidelines.

Lim Jong-sik, Superintendent of Gyeongbuk Office of Education, stated, “Since all high school admissions in the Gyeongbuk region will be conducted online, we will strive to implement a precise, simple, and trustworthy admission process through an advanced system, ensuring satisfaction for students, parents, and teachers alike.”

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