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National Education Commission to discuss education plan draft and university admissions reform

From Hankyoreh · () Korean

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  • South Korea's National Education Commission will hold workshops and a plenary meeting on September 9 and 17 to discuss a long-term education plan and university admissions reform.
  • A leaked draft reportedly included abolishing high school rank-based grades from 2030 and introducing absolute achievement-based assessment, but the commission said no individual proposals have been finalized.
  • The draft also proposed gradually extending regular school hours for first- and second-graders to 3 p.m. nationwide from 2031, with a final plan due by the end of March 2027.

South Korea's National Education Commission will use workshops on September 9 and 17 to debate a draft national education development plan and reforms to university admissions.

The draft reportedly includes a plan to abolish high school rank-based grading from the 2030 academic year and shift all student assessment to achievement-based absolute evaluation. It also proposes gradually introducing a nationwide 3 p.m. school dismissal program for first- and second-graders from 2031.

Members of the National Education Commission need detailed discussion on the draft long-term plan and university admissions reform.

· National Education Commission officialThe official explained why the commission scheduled two workshops.

The commission said the inclusion of full absolute grading and other individual proposals in the final national plan has not been decided. It said an early draft appears to have been leaked and that the leaked version will be reconsidered from the beginning.

A commission official told the Hankyoreh that members needed detailed discussion on both the long-term plan and university admissions reform. The commission said it would finalize the plan by the end of March 2027 after gathering public views and pursuing deliberation and broader public discussion.

Whether individual agendas, including a full transition to absolute evaluation of high school records, will be included in the national education development plan has not been decided.

· National Education CommissionThe commission clarified that the reported grading reform remains undecided.
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