SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The private coding education industry is scrambling to cater to an increase in demand after a recent government decision to nurture digital talent. The government plan includes doubling the time spent on IT education at elementary and middle schools, introducing a programming course as a mandatory part of the [...]
SEOUL, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) — More people have been spending more for online courses during the pandemic era, a report said Wednesday. The Korea Information Society Development Institute (KISDI) conducted a survey of 10,154 people, of which 1,221 (12 percent) had used online means of education. Among them, 691 were either elementary, middle, high [...]
SEOUL, March 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Spending on private after-school classes hit a record high of 23.4 trillion won (US$18.9 billion) last year amid the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic that restricted in-person school education, according to a survey released by the education ministry Friday. The 2021 expenditures, based on a survey of some 74,000 elementary to [...]
SEOUL, March 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Spending on private education for children declined nearly 12 percent last year amid the fallout of the pandemic, data showed Tuesday. Total expenditures on private education for primary, middle and high school students amounted to 9.3 trillion won (US$8.1 billion) last year, down 11.8 percent from a year earlier, [...]
SEOUL, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Three-fourths of South Korean students received private tutoring in 2019, for which they spent 6.5 hours a week on average, a new survey showed. The annual survey, released earlier this week and conducted by the national Statistics Korea and the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family on the country’s [...]
SEOUL, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Young South Korean students’ spending on private education spiked to a 10-year high in 2019, data from the Ministry of Education and Statistics Korea showed Tuesday, reflecting undiminished parental enthusiasm for their children’s academic achievements. Elementary, middle and high school students spent 20.99 trillion won (US$17.6 billion) on private [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — About 98 percent of parents have their children receive after-school education, including from private tutors and cram schools, a survey showed Sunday. The survey about education last year, conducted by the state-run Korean Educational Development Institute, covered 4,000 men and women aged 18 to 73 in August and September. [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Most parents sending their children to elementary, middle, or high schools do not trust the school teachers in terms of their capability, and send their children to private education classes as well, a recent study revealed. The Korean Educational Development Institute conducted a survey of 4,000 South Korean men [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Starting next year, ‘hagwons’ or private educational institutes in Seoul may be obligated to close on Sundays. The Committee to Encourage Public Debate on Hagwon Day-Offs on Sundays, comprised of students, parents, teachers, and local residents, recommended on Tuesday that the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education (SMOE) implement the [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The education ministry said Friday it will conduct a special crackdown on alleged irregularities in the private education sector, including high-priced consulting services tailored for college admission. The move is part of the government’s pre-emptive measures to tackle potential rises in expensive private tutoring services as the government has [...]