Ministry of Education to Develop Daegu 'Education Development Special Zone'... 200 Million Won Support for Autonomous Public High Schools Each

Yoon "Daegu as a Successful Model for Education Development Zone"
Pilot Operation of 5 Autonomous Public High Schools
Application of Various Special Cases and Deregulation

The Ministry of Education announced that it will actively support the establishment of five autonomous public high schools along with the pilot operation of an education development special zone to strengthen the competitiveness of public education in the Daegu region.

On the 4th, the Ministry of Education made this announcement at the 16th "Public Discussion on Livelihood with the People" held at Kyungpook National University, jointly hosted by the Presidential Committee on Local Autonomy and related ministries.

On this day, President Yoon Suk-yeol emphasized, "We will make Daegu a successful model of the education development special zone."

Daegu was designated as a pilot area for the education development special zone this year, and five schools located in Daegu?Gangdong High School, Gyeongbuk Girls' High School, Gunwi High School, Dasa High School, and Posan High School?were selected for the "Autonomous Public High School 2.0" program. These schools will be designated as autonomous public high schools for five years starting this year and will begin pilot operations.

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The Ministry of Education stated that it will provide 200 million KRW annually to each school (co-invested by the Ministry of Education and the local education office), grant autonomy in curriculum, allow 100% recruitment of teaching staff, permit additional teacher allocation, and apply other special measures. Furthermore, experts will offer consultations to help schools and partner organizations implement their targeted educational innovation models, and the ministry plans to actively identify and improve various regulatory relaxation demands.

In addition, the Daegu Metropolitan City also announced that it will further strengthen support by linking with the education development special zone, including the establishment of an IB (International Baccalaureate) education support center. The IB is an internationally certified school education program developed and operated by the IBO, a non-profit educational foundation headquartered in Switzerland, which pursues a learner-centered growth education system. As of January this year, a total of 94 schools in Daegu have introduced the IB program.

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