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Policies and calendars that keep changing, checked against the original announcements from the bodies that issue them.

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Education Policy

Social-Emotional Education in Schools Grows From 6 to 17 Class Hours a Year in 2027: Materials Next January, 1,500 Lead Teachers by February, and a Contest Opening 26 October

The Ministry of Education said on 22 October 2026 that Korean social-emotional e…

Lim Su-bin·2026-10-22
Education Policy

On Exam Day, Government Offices and Companies Are Asked to Start Work After 10 a.m.: Vehicles Are Blocked From 200 m Before the Test Site, and Flights Are Adjusted for the 25-Minute English Listening Test

A press-based summary of the support plan for the 2027 CSAT on 19 November: star…

Jung Ha-jun·2026-10-21
Education Policy

From October 29, School Complaints Go Through a Channel Set by Law — a Complaint Team Receives Them, and a Principal Must Ask Anyone Likely to Obstruct Staff or Infringe on Teaching to Leave

초·중등교육법 개정으로 2026년 10월 29일부터 학교민원의 범위·민원대응팀·퇴거 요청이 법에 오릅니다. 제35~37조 내용, 민원 제기자가 …

Lim Su-bin·2026-10-18
Education Policy

After the CSAT: Every Date From the Exam to Regular-Admission Results, Nov 19 to Feb 5

2027학년도 대학입학전형시행계획 기준으로 수능 당일부터 성적 통지, 수시 합격자 발표와 등록, 미등록 충원 마감, 정시 원서접수와 합격자 발표…

Jung Ha-jun·2026-10-13
Education Policy

Free Early Childhood Education Expands to Age 3 in 2027: Ages 4-5 Get Fee Deductions Without Applying, and Age 3 Is Still a Budget Proposal

Free early childhood education grew from age 5 in 2025 to ages 4-5 in 2026, and …

Lim Su-bin·2026-10-11
Education Policy

Young People Who Left School Can Still Get Counseling, Exam Prep and Health Checks Through Support Centers -- Who Is Covered and the Principal's Duty to Refer

The Act covers youth absent 3+ months or who withdrew, offering counseling, exam…

Lim Su-bin·2026-10-07
Education Policy

Parents Can Ask the Principal Directly for Integrated Student Support -- Article 10(2) of the Act, Consent, and How Long Records Are Kept

Under Article 10(2) of the Student-Tailored Integrated Support Act, guardians ca…

Lim Su-bin·2026-10-03
Education Policy

45% of Seoul School Violence Committee Reviews Missed Their Legal Deadline -- What Parents Can Request While They Wait

서울 학교폭력대책심의위원회 심의의 45.1%가 법정기한 4주를 넘겼습니다. 지연 현황과 그 사이 학교장 긴급조치로 아이를 보호하는 방법을 정리합…

Lim Su-bin·2026-09-26
Education Policy

Basic Academic Diagnostic Test Results Must Be Shared With Parents From 2027 — Until Now, It Was Left to Each School

Notifying parents of basic academic diagnostic test results becomes mandatory in…

Lim Su-bin·2026-09-25
Education Policy

The IB Curriculum Has Entered Korean Public Schools -- 269 Nationwide, But High Schools Are Still Rare

How the International Baccalaureate (IB) is adopted into ordinary public schools…

Lim Su-bin·2026-09-23
Education Policy

Mid-Semester Schedule Changes: How Discretionary Closures and Shortened Classes Affect Attendance

Discretionary and emergency closure days never count as attendance days at all, …

Lim Su-bin·2026-09-16
Education Policy

Starting 2027, Korean History Testing Disappears From the Grade-9 Civil Service Exam -- Why You Should Get a Level 3 Certificate Now

Starting January 2027, national and local Grade 5/7/9 civil service exams will d…

Choi Min-seo·2026-09-15
Education Policy

Teacher Performance Evaluation Is Being Scrapped -- and So Is the Parent Satisfaction Survey, With Full Rollout in 2027

The Teacher Performance Evaluation is being abolished and replaced with a new Te…

Lim Su-bin·2026-09-10
Education Policy

Neulbom School Expands This Semester: All First-Graders Now, Every Grade From 2026

Neulbom School expands to all first-graders nationwide this semester, and to eve…

Park Ji-woo·2026-09-07
Education Policy

Korea's Education Benefit Voucher Runs Out on March 31, 2027 No Matter When You Applied -- Here's the Rollover Rule to Know First

Korea's 2026 education benefit voucher has a fixed usage deadline of March 31, 2…

Lim Su-bin·2026-09-01