Gwangyang City Provides Up to 300,000 KRW Support for High School Seniors Obtaining Certifications

by Heo Seonsik

Published 28 Jul.2023 11:48(KST)

Updated 15 Aug.2025 11:33(KST)

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Support for Exam Fees Including Driver's License, Foreign Languages, and Korean History

Gwangyang City in Jeollanam-do announced on the 28th that it will support up to 300,000 KRW per person for certification acquisition costs to help high school seniors enter society and continue meaningful school life until graduation.

The city will allocate a budget of 320 million KRW from municipal funds, distributed according to the number of students in nine local high schools, and plans to receive project applications from schools in August and provide subsidies accordingly.

[Photo by Gwangyang City]

Support for certification acquisition costs applies only to certifications obtained between August 1 and February 8 of next year. Eligible recipients are high school seniors residing in Gwangyang City with their parents (guardians) who have obtained nationally recognized certifications such as ▲driver’s license ▲computer-related national certifications ▲Korean history proficiency certifications ▲foreign language certifications.

The support amount is based on the certification exam fee: full support is provided for fees of 100,000 KRW or less, and for fees exceeding 100,000 KRW, a basic support of 100,000 KRW plus 50% of the amount exceeding 100,000 KRW is provided.

Only one certification per student is supported, with a maximum support amount of 300,000 KRW. However, for households receiving basic living subsidies, the full exam fee is supported as a measure to assist socially disadvantaged groups.

To apply, students must submit a copy of the certification and the exam fee receipt to their school after obtaining the certification. The school will then deposit the support funds into the student’s account.

Tak Young-hee, Director of the Education and Youth Division, said, “We hope that supporting certification acquisition costs for local high school seniors will help them take their first step into society.”

Meanwhile, since 2021, Gwangyang City has been implementing the ‘High School Senior Certification Acquisition Cost Support Project,’ and last year, municipal funds supported certification acquisition costs for 573 students across nine schools.