95.3% of Bucheon Citizens Support 'Establishment of Science High School'... "Need to Nurture Science and Engineering Talents"

Bucheon City in Gyeonggi Province is promoting the establishment of a science high school, and 95.3% of respondents in a citizen survey showed a positive stance.

The city announced on the 21st that a survey conducted from the 7th to the 15th targeting 683 Bucheon citizens regarding the establishment of Bucheon Science High School showed these results.

In particular, among parents with elementary school children, only 1 out of 93 respondents answered that the establishment of the science high school was unnecessary, with 98.9% of parents actively agreeing on the necessity of establishing a science high school to nurture future science talents.

Regarding the necessity of establishing Bucheon Science High School, respondents cited "nurturing science and engineering talents (30.2%)", "providing various customized educational opportunities for students (29.4%)", and "preventing the outflow of school-age population from Bucheon City (21.7%)".

This survey was conducted through the survey company Union Research to understand the perception of Bucheon citizens and use it as basic data in preparation for the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education's 'Gyeonggi-type Science High School Contest'.

At the citizens' briefing held on the 10th at the Ojeong District Office auditorium, Bucheon Mayor Jo Yong-ik and other attendees are holding hand placards that read "Gyeonggi-type Science High School, Now It's Bucheon!" to wish for the attraction of the science high school. 2024.10.10 [Photo by Bucheon City]

Earlier, in a survey conducted by the Bucheon Office of Education from the 25th to the 30th of last month, 90.5% of 1,559 parents across Bucheon City expressed positive opinions about the establishment of the science high school.

Jo Yong-ik, Mayor of Bucheon, said, "Through the survey, we confirmed that citizens deeply empathize with the need for nurturing science talents and customized education for students," adding, "To provide more diverse educational opportunities for Bucheon students, we will do our best to establish the science high school by mobilizing all capabilities, including the Daejang-dong SK Green Techno Campus to be developed in the future, as well as local universities and companies."

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