Gyeongbuk Office of Education to Provide 600,000 Won Free Course Vouchers to Over 140,000 Low-Income and Multi-Child Students

Gyeongbuk Office of Education (Superintendent Lim Jong-sik) announced on the 18th that it will expand support for the Neulbom and After-school Free Tuition Voucher programs in 2025 to guarantee educational opportunities for students from disadvantaged backgrounds and to strengthen the public nature of education.

The Free Tuition Voucher program provides up to 600,000 KRW per student to allow students from low-income and multi-child families in urban (dong) areas to participate in Neulbom and after-school programs outside of regular classes.

Gyeongbuk Office of Education

This year, the Gyeongbuk Office of Education expanded the eligibility for support from households with 80% or less of the median income last year to those with 85% or less. Additionally, to revitalize small schools, all students in urban schools with fewer than 100 students will be eligible for support.

In 2025, the Free Tuition Voucher program will support 148,850 students in 331 elementary, middle, and high schools (150 elementary, 89 middle, and 92 high schools). The priority order for eligibility is as follows: 1st - students receiving legal welfare benefits, 2nd - households with 85% or less of the median income, 3rd - multi-child families with two or more children, and 4th - students recommended by the school principal.

In particular, for the convenience of multi-child families, the process for submitting supporting documents when applying for the Free Tuition Voucher has been simplified this year. Previously, documents had to be submitted each time, but now they only need to be submitted once per school.

Lim Jong-sik, Superintendent of Gyeongbuk Office of Education, said, "Since last year, we have expanded the eligibility to include families with two or more children to help ease the economic burden on multi-child families in this era of low birth rates," and added, "We will continue to guarantee educational opportunities for low-income and multi-child families to reduce the burden of private education and narrow educational gaps for parents."

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