Seongnam City, Low Birthrate Awareness Improvement Student Education... 83 Schools, 493 Classes Applied

Applications Increased 2.5 Times Compared to Last Year

Seongnam City, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Shin Sang-jin) announced on the 17th that it conducted registrations for population education aimed at improving awareness of low birth rates among elementary, middle, and high school students for 2025 in February.

Mayor Shin Sang-jin is delivering a greeting at the "Seongnam City Low Birthrate Awareness Improvement Population Education Instructor Refresher Training" held on the 15th and 16th at Yatap Youth Center. Photo by Seongnam City

As a result of registrations through the ‘One-Click System,’ a platform that allows easy application for the Seongnam Future Education program, 83 schools and 493 classes applied, which is 2.5 times more than last year's 201 classes, demonstrating strong interest and high demand.

In particular, 66 out of 73 elementary schools in Seongnam applied for population education, showing that over 90% of elementary schools expressed their intention to participate. Among middle schools, 16 out of 46 schools applied for the education.

The city has been operating population education to improve awareness of low birth rates for elementary, middle, and high school students for two years now. In 2024, in collaboration with current elementary, middle, and high school teachers, the Seongnam Office of Education, and the Seongnam Youth and Young Adult Foundation, the city developed customized population education programs by grade level and conducted an instructor training course, producing 67 instructors who directly provide education, thereby completing the population education system. Additionally, education was conducted for 35 elementary, middle, and high schools in the city, covering 201 classes (10,050 students).

Mayor Shin Sang-jin of Seongnam said, “Education that enhances students’ understanding of the importance of family and fosters a positive perception of marriage, as the future generation, is one of the most important policies to solve the low birth rate problem,” adding, “We will expand education so that all schools that applied can benefit.”

Seongnam City plans to thoroughly prepare by coordinating with schools wishing to receive education during March to ensure that the education starting in April proceeds smoothly.