74.3% of Gyeonggi Residents Agree with Gyeonggi Shared School Policy... Expect Diverse Career Exploration

Lim Tae-hee, Superintendent of Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education

Eight out of ten residents in Gyeonggi-do expressed their willingness to recommend their children to participate in the 'Gyeonggi Shared School.'

The Gyeonggi Shared School is a regional education cooperation platform that encompasses out-of-school educational activities and systems based on collaboration with the local community. The Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education is promoting the Gyeonggi Shared School to guarantee customized education tailored to each student's characteristics and provide diverse learning opportunities.

The Office of Education announced on the 3rd that, based on a telephone interview survey conducted over eight days starting September 13 with 1,200 Gyeonggi-do residents aged 19 and older, 74.3% of respondents agreed with the Gyeonggi Shared School policy.

Additionally, 77.5% of respondents stated that securing easily accessible educational facilities should be the top priority for creating conditions for the Gyeonggi Shared School.

Regarding activities considered necessary for the Gyeonggi Shared School, 'various career explorations' accounted for the highest at 62.6%, followed by ▲history and social studies exploration (40.3%) ▲IT/advanced technology experience and practice (39.4%) ▲arts and physical education activities (23.4%).

As for the impact of the Gyeonggi Shared School on the local community, 42.3% cited the development of students' potential and talents.

An official from the Office of Education stated, "The 2024 budget for the Gyeonggi Shared School will be allocated as a discretionary budget to regional education support offices so that they can plan projects tailored to the characteristics of the region and the needs of students, teachers, and parents," adding, "We will do our best to ensure that the Gyeonggi Shared School supports the diverse growth of students and fulfills its role as a learning platform based on community cooperation."

Meanwhile, the survey was conducted by the polling agency Research & Research, with a sampling error of ±2.83 percentage points at a 95% confidence level.

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