National Education Commission Launches Special Committee on High School Education... "Discussing Improvements to the High School Credit System"

The National Education Commission, an administrative committee under the President, has formed the "Special Committee on High School Education" and held its first meeting on October 28.

The Special Committee on High School Education will be active for the next six months and plans to discuss a variety of policy measures aimed at improving high school education, including the high school credit system. In particular, a key agenda item is the revision of the national curriculum to improve the high school credit system, which has faced calls for abolition after just its first semester of implementation. The Ministry of Education has requested a curriculum revision from the National Education Commission, proposing two options for easing the credit completion requirements for high schools.

The National Education Commission is expected to establish a total of five special committees, including the Special Committee on High School Education launched on this day, as well as special committees on university admissions, early childhood education, higher education, and talent development. On September 19, during its 60th meeting, the commission approved the formation of these five special committees. The newly launched Special Committee on High School Education consists of 16 members with expertise and extensive experience in high school education. The committee is chaired by Ryu Bangran, former President of the Korea Educational Development Institute.

In addition, the National Education Commission plans to deliberate and decide on the formation of four additional special committees focused on education in the AI era, restoring school communities, democratic citizenship education, and the humanities and social sciences.

On this day, Cha Jungin, Chairperson of the National Education Commission, stated, "Despite the good intentions of the high school credit system as a means of providing customized education, various challenges have been raised in the field. Considering the urgency of these issues, this special committee was the first to begin its activities," and urged, "Please conduct thorough reviews and discussions on the current issues of the high school credit system and propose improvement measures."

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