Superintendent Lee Jae-jeong of the Gyeonggi Provincial Superintendent said on the 25th that Cheongshim International Middle School, which had recently passed the re-designation evaluation, will be converted to general middle school in 2025 regardless of the results of this evaluation.

“The Cheongshim International High School with Cheongshim International Middle School will be converted into a general high school in 2025, and then take appropriate steps to take a new path in Cheongshim International Middle School,” said the Superintendent at a meeting with the reporters ahead of the 2nd anniversary of the inauguration of the afternoon. .

The recent revision of the Enforcement Decree of the Enforcement Decree and Rules of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, which collectively converts private high schools, foreign high schools, and international high schools into general high schools in 2025.

The Superintendent said, "I understand that Cheongshim International itself is a structure that is difficult to maintain if the international high school is gone." It was this plan before the evaluation, and the school is in a position to agree with our opinion."

As a result of evaluating the school operation performance of Gapyeong Cheongshim International Middle School, the Provincial Office of Education decided to extend Cheongshim International Middle School's status as a specialized middle school for 5 years (2021-2026).

The Superintendent of Education recently answered that it is “impossible” in connection with the attempt by some municipal offices to advance the free high school education, which is scheduled to be implemented next year, into the second semester this year.

He said, "The Ministry of Education recently announced that it would reduce (return) 440 billion won of grants under the condition of Corona 19." "I explained.

Next, "Gyeonggi-do students account for 28.04% of the nation, but only 21.69% of Gyeonggi-do receives total grants to the national metropolitan office of education." We have no way to deal with it (we do not have to pay high school free education early)."

He said, "Students and parents can say,'Why does Seoul do everything, but why don't Gyeonggi-do? It's inequitable. I can't help it in the current situation.' .

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