How Will the Admission Process Change if 'Seoul City Gimpo-gu' Happens?

Gimpo Middle School Students Can Enter Daewon Foreign Language High School and Huimun High School
Likely Have to Give Up Special Rural Admission for College Entrance

The education sector is reportedly calculating the pros and cons of Gimpo City in Gyeonggi Province being incorporated into Seoul. Gimpo middle school students will be able to enter prestigious high schools in Seoul, but the 'Rural Special Admission' that was possible in some areas is expected to become unavailable.

According to the education sector on the 5th, if Gimpo City is incorporated into Seoul, Gimpo middle school students will be able to enter Seoul's special-purpose high schools (teukmokgo) and autonomous private high schools (jasago) such as Daewon Foreign Language High School and Whimoon High School. Seoul's metropolitan autonomous private high schools, which only accept applications from the metropolitan area, include 16 schools such as Sehwa High School, Whimoon High School, Paichai High School, Hyundai High School, and Ewha Girls' High School, and there are 6 foreign language high schools including Daewon Foreign Language High School and Hanyoung Foreign Language High School.

On the 2nd, a banner welcoming the "Public Discussion on Incorporating Gimpo City into Seoul" was hung on a road in Gimpo City, Gyeonggi Province.
[Photo by Yonhap News]

Currently, Gimpo middle school students can apply to nationwide recruitment schools or Gyeonggi Province metropolitan autonomous private high schools and special-purpose high schools. Gyeonggi Province metropolitan autonomous private high schools include only one school, Ansan Dongsan High School, and there are 8 foreign language high schools in Gyeonggi Province such as Seongnam Foreign Language High School, Gimpo Foreign Language High School, and Goyang Foreign Language High School.

Seoul allows students to apply to two general high schools when assigning schools, so if students can bear the commuting burden, they can aim to enter high schools in Mokdong or the Gangnam 3 districts while living in Gimpo.

Among these, Mokdong is relatively close, so students who want to enter high schools in the Mokdong area, such as Gangseo High School, may emerge. In particular, Gochon-eup in Gimpo City borders Seoul, and it only takes 20 to 30 minutes by car to attend classes in the academy districts of Ilsan in Gyeonggi or Mokdong in Seoul.

In addition, Gimpo middle school students can receive various educational policy supports promoted by the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education. These include girls' sports clubs, basic academic support, ecological transition education, and international joint classes.

If this happens, changes in the college entrance landscape are also expected. The 'Rural Special Admission' applied to some areas of Gimpo (Tongjin-eup, Gochon-eup, Yangchon-eup, and Daegot-myeon, Wolgot-myeon, Haseong-myeon) is expected to become difficult to apply for. The Rural Special Admission is a system created for students in eup and myeon areas with poor educational environments.

An education sector official said, "Since nothing has been finalized yet, we need to wait and see how the admissions-related matters will change."

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