Yeongdeungpo District’s School Complex Facility Next to Daebang Elementary Selected for Ministry Project... Secures 15.6 Billion Won in National Funding

Design Competition Planned for Next Year,
Completion Targeted for 2029

The “School Complex Facility Adjacent to Daebang Elementary School (tentative name)” project, promoted by Yeongdeungpo District in Seoul (District Mayor Choi Hokwon), has been selected for the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s “2026 Community Sports Facility Expansion Support Project.”

Architectural planning drawing of the school complex facility next to Daebang Elementary School. Provided by Yeongdeungpo District Office.

Following the district’s success last year in securing 11.6 billion won in national funding through the Ministry of Education’s school complex facility project, this year it will also receive the full requested amount of 4 billion won from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s support program. With this selection, the project is expected to gain further momentum.

The project site encompasses 4961 and 4960 Singil-dong (the underground space of a children’s park), and will be developed as a complex facility housing a swimming pool, gymnasium, and community amenities. Notably, a 25-meter swimming pool for survival swimming education-a mandatory elementary school curriculum-will be installed beneath the adjacent children’s park, while the aboveground park area will be renovated to serve as a leisure and sports space for local residents.

This project passed a joint investment review by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of the Interior and Safety in April of this year, and is currently undergoing public architecture review procedures by the Seoul Metropolitan Government. The district plans to hold a design competition and complete basic and detailed designs next year, with construction set to begin in 2027 and completion targeted for 2029.

Choi Hokwon, Mayor of Yeongdeungpo District, stated, “The project site has remained vacant since 2020, but by being selected for both the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s support programs, we have reduced the burden on residents while securing momentum for the project. We will create a school complex facility that can be enjoyed by both students and the community.”

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