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In Seoul, the Second Child of a Three-Child Family Can Ask for the Sibling's High School: The Sibling Must Be in Year 1 or 2 on the Application Date, and Only Superintendent-Selected Late-Round Schools Count

From the 2027 school year, the second or later child of a Seoul family with thre…

Lee Do-hyun·2026-10-20

학교생활

77.2% of Middle School Entrants Finished Mandatory Vaccines: Check Tdap at 11 to 12, the Age-12 Japanese Encephalitis Booster and HPV Before Year 7

In the KDCA's 2026 check, 77.2% of middle school entrants had completed mandator…

Lee Do-hyun·2026-10-18

학교생활

Starting With the 2027 School Year, Five Casual-Wear Items Get a Price Cap: How to Check a School's Uniform Prices Before Enrollment

교육부 전수조사에서 중·고교 5,687곳의 교복 가격이 드러났습니다. 정장형 평균 낙찰가 265,753원, 생활형 152,877원, 2027학년…

Lee Do-hyun·2026-10-14

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Olympiads, Certificates and Gifted-Center Completion Are Not Selection Factors for Science High Schools: Grades Count Only Math and Science Achievement Levels and Enrollment

Gyeonggi's 2027 high school plan drops Olympiads, certificates and gifted-center…

Lee Do-hyun·2026-10-09

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Middle School Students Take No More Than 8 Subjects a Semester -- PE, Arts and Electives Are Left Out, and School Sports Clubs Run 34 Hours a Year

A middle school class hour is 45 minutes, the three-year standard is 3,366 hours…

Lee Do-hyun·2026-10-06

학교생활

If Your Child Misses School for Confirmed Flu or a Flu Test, It Counts as Attendance -- Return Timing and Documents During the Flu Advisory

During the influenza advisory, how a flu absence is recognized as attendance, wh…

Lee Do-hyun·2026-10-01

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Foreign Language and International High School Admission Comes in Two Stages -- A 160-Point English Grade Screen, Then a 40-Point Interview on 'Dreams and Talents'

How Korea's foreign language and international high schools screen applicants: a…

Lee Do-hyun·2026-09-28

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High School Assignment Results Change Only Through ‘Reassignment,’ Not Appeal — When It's Approved, and Transfer as the Alternative

You can't get a high school assignment changed just because you dislike it. Here…

Lee Do-hyun·2026-09-23

학교생활

The 'Withdrawal Reconsideration Period': The Step Schools Must Take Before a Student Can Actually Drop Out

Korean schools can't process a withdrawal request right away -- they must first …

Lee Do-hyun·2026-09-22

학교생활

School Record Corrections: Why the End of the School Year Is Your Only Real Window

Korean school records are closed to correction once the school year ends. Here i…

Lee Do-hyun·2026-09-21

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9th Grade, Fall Semester: Check School Info Before High School Assignment -- Course Offerings Differ by School

Under the credit-based high school system, even general high schools differ in w…

Lee Do-hyun·2026-09-17

학교생활

Starting 2026, Year 8 Gets 'School Autonomous Time' — A New Block Schools Design Themselves

The 2022 Revised Curriculum reaches Year 8 and Year 11 for the first time in 202…

Lee Do-hyun·2026-09-15

Exams

If a Middle School Student Misses a Performance Assessment, Here's What Actually Happens -- No Retake, an 'Approved Score' Instead

Missing a performance assessment in middle school is either an approved absence …

Lee Do-hyun·2026-09-11

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From Vocational High School to a Free College Degree: How an Employment-Conditional Contract Department Works

If a vocational high school graduate is hired within three years through a work-…

Lee Do-hyun·2026-09-06

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What Ninth Graders Should Check Before Applying to a Specialized High School — Grade Weighting and Job Placement

Application timing, how grades and non-subject factors are weighted, and the emp…

Lee Do-hyun·2026-08-30