Yeongdeungpo District to Build School Complex with Swimming Pool Next to Daebang Elementary School After Passing Joint Investment Review

Expansion of Survival Swimming and Community Sports Infrastructure

On June 9, the Yeongdeungpo District Office in Seoul announced that the project to build a school complex facility on the site next to Daebang Elementary School is expected to move forward in earnest, following its conditional approval at the joint investment review by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of the Interior and Safety in April.

Location map of the school complex facility construction next to Daebang Elementary School. Provided by Yeongdeungpo District.

The core goal of this project is to expand community facilities that combine public sports facilities and educational spaces. The project was selected for the 2024 Ministry of Education school complex facility contest, securing partial funding. With the conditional approval in the investment review, the project is gaining momentum.

The school complex facility next to Daebang Elementary School will be constructed on the underground space of the children's park at 4960 Singil-dong and the donated land at 4961 Singil-dong. The building will have two basement floors and three above-ground floors, with a total floor area of 4,730 square meters.

The main facilities will include a 25-meter, six-lane swimming pool, a children's pool, and a multipurpose gymnasium. The complex will be connected to the nearby Daebang Elementary School by a sky bridge, allowing the educational and sports spaces to be used organically. After subsequent procedures such as shared property review, construction is scheduled to begin in 2027 and be completed in 2029.

Currently, the Singil and Daerim-dong areas lack public swimming pools and indoor sports facilities, making it difficult to meet the sports needs of various age groups. Out of 11 elementary schools in the area, 8 use swimming pools in neighboring districts for survival swimming education, leading to ongoing calls to address educational disparities between regions.

The construction of this school complex facility is expected to significantly contribute to expanding survival swimming education opportunities for elementary students and improving residents' access to sports facilities. In addition, utilizing the donated land as a public sports facility tailored to local needs is expected to promote efficient use of public resources and revitalize the local community.

Choi Hokwon, Mayor of Yeongdeungpo District, said, "This school complex facility will be a turning point in solving the long-standing issue of building a swimming pool and lack of public sports facilities in the area." He added, "We will establish a foundation for survival swimming education for elementary students and expand community facilities that everyone can use, thereby enhancing the city's competitiveness."

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