Mayor Shin Sangjin: "We Will Create an Educational Environment That Students and Parents Can Truly Experience"

Seongnam City and Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education
to Build Gymnasium at Yangyoung Elementary School in Seohyeon-dong

Among the 73 elementary schools in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, Yangyoung Elementary School in Seohyeon-dong, Bundang-gu (9 classes, 140 students), which was the only one without a gymnasium, is set to have a gymnasium constructed by the end of 2027 at the earliest.

A view of Yangyoung Elementary School in Seohyeon-dong, Bundang-gu, Seongnam City. Provided by Seongnam City

On September 10, Seongnam City (Mayor Shin Sangjin) announced that it has decided to build a gymnasium on the schoolyard of Yangyoung Elementary School in cooperation with the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education.

To this end, the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education completed a local investment review in February this year and is now proceeding with the process of amending the district unit plan. The plan is to purchase approximately 1,000 square meters of the schoolyard, which is national land, for the project.

Yangyoung Elementary School was established on September 30, 1994, after the enforcement of the Education Autonomy Act on June 20, 1991.

The school consists of provincial land (where the school building is located) and national land (where the schoolyard is located). Due to Article 18 of the State Property Act, which prohibits the construction of permanent structures on national land, permanent facilities could not be built on the schoolyard.

Once the purchase of the national land is completed, the Yangyoung Elementary School gymnasium will be built as a two-story structure with a total floor area of 1,000 square meters.

Seongnam City plans to provide 30% of the construction costs for the gymnasium through matching investment.

Shin Sangjin, Mayor of Seongnam, stated, "Building a gymnasium is essential to guarantee students' basic right to physical activity and to create a safe learning environment. We will work closely with the Office of Education to fulfill the long-held wishes of students and parents, and to create an educational environment that meets their needs."

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