85.8% of Elementary Students in Gyeonggi-do "Satisfied with Survival Swimming Education"

A survey found that 85.8% of elementary school students in Gyeonggi-do are satisfied with survival swimming education.

The Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education conducted the "2023 Survival Swimming Education Online Survey" from March to December last year, targeting 57,062 elementary students, 4,645 teachers, and 43,116 parents who participated in survival swimming education. Among the student respondents, 85.8% answered that "the survival swimming class was fun."

Additionally, 92.2% of teachers responded that "the survival swimming instructors had excellent swimming education teaching abilities," and 77.4% of parents answered that "the survival swimming class was composed of programs applicable in crisis situations."

Survival Swimming Education

Kim Sang-yong, Director of Physical Education and Health at the Provincial Office of Education, stated, "We will reflect the survey results to improve difficulties in the field such as securing swimming pools, reducing school administrative tasks, and improving public awareness." He added, "We will cooperate and communicate with local governments and regional swimming pools to ensure that survival swimming education is stably established."

Meanwhile, the Provincial Office of Education conducted survival swimming education last year using 199 local swimming pools and 32 mobile swimming pools. This year, starting from March, education will be provided at 234 swimming facilities targeting 258,089 elementary students.