Autonomous private high school fees 19 times higher than regular high schools... Some schools cost more than 30 million won = South Korea

Last year, the cost per student at South Korean autonomous private high schools (private high schools that operate with independent finances and an independent curriculum without government support) was 8,624,000 won (approx.
995,000 yen). This is more than 18 times the amount paid at regular high schools. Justice Party member Lee Eun-ju's office received information from the Ministry of Education (equivalent to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology), Korea Educational Development Institute (KEDI), etc.
According to the ``2022 Parental Fees per Student'' document submitted, the parents' financial burden per independent private high school student last year was 8.624 million won.
Parents' fees include various fees such as tuition fees, admission fees, school management support fees (registration fees), school lunch fees, dormitory fees, after-school school activity fees, and on-site experience learning fees.
For national autonomous private high schools, the fee was 12,237,000 won (approximately 1,410,000 yen), and for regional autonomous private high schools it was 7,469,000 won (approximately 860,000 yen). On the other hand, general high schools have 46
It was revealed that the amount paid by parents per student at an autonomous private high school is 18.5 times that of a regular high school, with only 6,000 won (approximately 53,800 yen). Only autonomous private high schools
However, foreign language high schools cost 7,598,000 won (approximately 876,500 yen), and international high schools cost 4,899,000 won (approximately 565,000 yen).
In the case of autonomous private high schools, which pay the most, parents are found to have to pay more than 30 million won (approximately 3.3 million yen) a year.
The parent fee for autonomous private high school A was 30,638,000 won (approximately 3,530,000 yen). This is the first time that a high school has had parents pay more than 30 million won.
There are concerns that parents' fees for autonomous private high schools will increase in this way, and that inequality in high school education based on financial strength may widen.
According to the Statistics Korea, as of August last year, the average monthly wage for non-regular workers was 1,881,000 won (approximately 210,000 won).
70 million yen), which is 22,572,000 won (approximately 2.6 million yen) in annual terms. Therefore, even if they do not spend a penny and raise money, they cannot enroll their children in A private high schools.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Education is currently teasing a bill to revise the Enforcement Ordinance for the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, which would include the preservation of autonomous private high schools, foreign language high schools, and international high schools.
Once the opinions are settled on the 22nd, the revision of the enforcement order will be completed around the end of the year, and autonomous private high schools,
It appears that the foreign language high school and international high school will remain in place. Song Kyung-won, a policy committee member of the Justice Party, said, ``If the government changes, which respects autonomous private high schools and foreign language high schools, it will overturn education policy.''
It will happen,” he said.