1674 Secondary School Graduates Left Gyeongbuk for Cities Over 3 Years... Analysis by Gyeongbuk Provincial Councilor Son Hee-kwon

Serious Outflow from Chilgok, Gyeongsan, and Goryeong

There has been a claim that policies to strengthen public education competitiveness by city and county are necessary due to the high outflow of students to other cities and provinces at the time of advancing to higher-level schools in Gyeongbuk Province.

According to the "Status of Student Outflow to Other Cities and Provinces by 22 Education Support Offices" submitted to Son Hee-kwon, a member of the Gyeongbuk Provincial Council (Pohang, People Power Party), by the Gyeongbuk Office of Education on the 16th, the number of students who left Gyeongbuk and enrolled in schools in other cities and provinces over the past three years reached 1,674. Among them, 728 students left Gyeongbuk schools when advancing from elementary to middle school, and 946 students left at the time of advancing from middle to high school.

Gyeongbuk Provincial Council Member Son Hee-kwon.

The number of students who transferred and left Gyeongbuk during the semester is not reflected, so it is expected that even more students actually advanced to other cities and provinces.

Looking at the status by city and county in the Gyeongbuk area, it was found that there was a higher outflow in areas bordering Daegu compared to other regions. At the point of advancing from elementary to middle school, Chilgok had 112 students leaving, accounting for 3.4% of the total students, followed by Gyeongsan with 132 students (2.1%), and Gumi with 113 students (0.9%). Although not adjacent to Daegu, cities with many outflow students included Pohang with 95 students and Gyeongju with 47 students.

At the time of advancing from middle to high school, Goryeong accounted for 136 students, representing 23.4% of the total advancing students, followed by Gyeongsan with 174 students (2.9%), Gumi with 126 students (1.0%), and Gimcheon with 38 students (1.2%). In non-adjacent areas, Pohang had 145 students and Gyeongju had 97 students.

There are various reasons for students leaving Gyeongbuk to advance to other cities and provinces, such as parental relocation and school district issues, but the high outflow of students from areas adjacent to Daegu at the time of advancing to higher-level schools suggests that the purpose is to advance to Daegu.

Son Hee-kwon, a member of the Gyeongbuk Provincial Council, said, "It is a reality that cities and counties near Daegu, such as Gyeongsan, Goryeong, Gumi, and Chilgok, are experiencing high outflow rates," and added, "We need to reflect on whether our educational administration is providing satisfactory educational services to residents."

Councilor Son also stated, "Local educational services and competitiveness can be driving forces for regional development," and argued, "It is necessary to check whether the supply of middle and high schools meets the demand in each city and county, and to analyze which schools students and parents want to attend."

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