212 Students Admitted to Major Four-Year Universities in Seoul, Including 47 to Seoul National, Yonsei, and Korea Universities
Enhancing the Quality of Public Education Through 'Geumbit School' Supporting Autonomous College Entrance Programs
Geumcheon-gu (Mayor Yu Seong-hoon) announced that this year, 212 students from six high schools in the area (Geumcheon High School, Doksan High School, Dongil High School, Munil High School, Magnet High School, and Traditional Arts High School) were admitted to major four-year universities in Seoul, including 12 to Seoul National University, 16 to Yonsei University, and 19 to Korea University.
In particular, the number of students from local general high schools admitted to Seoul National University doubled to 8 compared to last year, and the total number of admissions to the 'Seoyeongo' universities (Seoul National University, Yonsei University, and Korea University) increased by about 1.6 times compared to the previous year.
Considering the relatively challenging educational environment in the area, the district has actively promoted college entrance support projects to increase the admission rate through public education. Since 2019, the 'Geumbit School' project has been implemented, providing educational expenses to four general high schools for college entrance programs.
'Geumbit School' is a project that supports schools' autonomous college entrance programs to enhance students' academic abilities, with a total of 2.76 billion KRW in educational expense subsidies provided since 2019. Moving away from unilateral and uniform support methods, schools have been allowed to autonomously manage the subsidies according to their on-site conditions.
According to each high school's self-analysis, high-quality college entrance guidance was possible through after-school classes without attending private academies, including ▲1:1 customized specialized programs ▲CSAT intensive classes ▲interview preparation classes ▲college entrance briefings ▲customized college entrance support programs.
At the 'Geumbit School Performance Sharing Meeting' held last December, principals and college entrance department heads from four local general high schools evaluated that "students' academic abilities greatly improved through the 'Geumbit School' program, and participation extended to the entire student body, making 'Geumbit School' a major pillar of school educational activities."
Since 2015, the district has also supported specialized high schools (Magnet High School) and special-purpose high schools (Traditional Arts High School) through the 'GC Talent School Support' project, providing a total of 720 million KRW in educational expenses to operate various programs such as ▲major-specific academic ability enhancement ▲employment skills improvement.
The district has concentrated its budget on college entrance projects as well. It operates ongoing 1:1 customized counseling with admissions experts and has promoted various support projects such as regular briefings, early admission fairs, interview counseling, and regular admission intensive counseling. In December, following the Siheung Center, the Geumcheon Career and College Entrance Support Center (Doksan) was newly opened to operate systematic college entrance programs.
As a result, satisfaction with the public education environment among Geumcheon-gu students and parents rose significantly from 23rd place in 2021 to 9th place in 2023. A district official stated, "Students can use academic improvement and college entrance programs at school, and parents can reduce private education costs through professional college entrance programs conducted by the district, which seems to have increased trust and satisfaction in public education."
Yu Seong-hoon, Mayor of Geumcheon-gu, said, "We will continue to steadily promote specialized projects such as 'Geumbit School' and career and college entrance programs," adding, "We will actively support public education so that Geumcheon-gu students can improve their academic abilities and enter the universities they desire."
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