SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Opposition is growing among teachers and parents alike to the government’s plan to move up the elementary school starting age by one year to 5 starting as early as 2025. Reporting this year’s key policy plans to President Yoon Suk-yeol last week, the education ministry said it will soon [...]
SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Starting as early as 2025, all children in South Korea will likely be allowed to enter elementary school one year earlier, according to an education ministry report Friday. Reporting this year’s key policy plans to President Yoon Suk-yeol, the ministry said it will soon begin full-fledged discussions on lowering [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of elementary and secondary school students in South Korea is expected to drop below 5 million for the first time in 2026, the government said Thursday, citing an ongoing decline of the school-age population. According to the Ministry of Education, the number of elementary, middle and high [...]