Osan City to Support Boarding Experiential Learning Expenses for Middle School Students Starting This Year

Up to 250,000 KRW per person... School-specific demand survey from March
Mayor Lee: "Strengthening support to ensure equal educational opportunities"

Osan City in Gyeonggi Province will expand support for overnight experiential learning expenses from high school students to middle school students.

On the 9th, Osan City announced that starting this year, it will provide overnight experiential learning expenses for middle school students in the city.

Osan City will provide 250,000 KRW for overnight experiential learning expenses to all middle school students in the district starting this year. Lee Gwon-jae, Mayor of Osan City, is talking with parents at the school-parent forum held last year. Photo by Osan City

This project is a new educational welfare initiative promoted by the city. The purpose is to reduce the financial burden on parents and ensure that all students enjoy equal educational opportunities.

The city plans to invest 700 million won this year, providing up to 250,000 won per middle school student. To this end, a demand survey will be conducted targeting middle schools in the city starting in March, and subsidies will be allocated to each school.

Previously, Gyeonggi Province implemented a policy last year to provide up to 500,000 won to all high school students in the province. The city plans to expand the support target to middle school students to realize universal educational welfare.

Lee Gwon-jae, Mayor of Osan City, said, "I hope this policy will help ease the financial burden on parents caused by high inflation," adding, "We will spare no effort to guarantee equal educational opportunities and support all students to fully enjoy experiential learning."

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