Additional teachers assigned to schools with high concentration of immigrant students... Expanding customized support

The Korean government has decided to strengthen educational support for students with immigrant backgrounds so that they can grow together as members of Korean society. To this end, it has decided to assign additional teachers to schools with a high concentration of immigrant students and expand multicultural education support, which was previously centered on elementary schools, to middle and high schools.

On February 11, the Ministry of Education held a meeting of social relations ministers at the Seoul office building and discussed ‘customized education support plans for students with immigrant backgrounds.’ Let’s take a closer look.

*Strengthening educational support for students with a large immigrant background: The Ministry of Education decided to first enhance the educational capacity of schools in areas with a high concentration of immigrant students. In order to guarantee the right to education for all students, if a specific school is overly densely populated with immigrant students, it decided to support provincial offices of education to ease the density according to local conditions. In addition, additional teachers will be assigned to densely populated schools, support personnel will be expanded, and support will be strengthened by linking local finances and infrastructure.

* Strengthening customized education support for students with immigrant backgrounds: The Ministry of Education is also expanding customized education support for students with immigrant backgrounds. Children of international marriages born in Korea will receive generous support through a customized integrated support system for students, and for students who entered the country midway or are from foreign families, customized support such as initial Korean language education and psychological and emotional counseling will be strengthened based on nationality, Korean language skills, and residence status.

* Expanding education support to middle and high schools: We will expand education support that has been focused on elementary schools to middle and high schools. We will expand the establishment of Korean language classes in middle and high schools, and develop new guidance materials on residence qualifications, career paths, and advancement. We will also work with the Ministry of Justice to improve the visa system so that students can settle down and find employment after graduating from high school.

Vocational high schools, where the number of students with immigrant backgrounds enrolling has recently increased, have decided to expand career and employment support by discovering specialized education models.

*Establishing a support system for students with immigrant backgrounds: The Ministry of Education has decided to establish a sustainable support system for students with immigrant backgrounds. It plans to enact laws to support education for students with immigrant backgrounds and conduct a survey for the first time this year to establish educational policies with high field suitability.

In addition, we decided to expand the model of cooperation between local governments, education offices, and related organizations in connection with the educational development special zone, and to strengthen publicity by discovering and promoting role model cases of students from immigrant backgrounds who have grown into talented individuals to improve social awareness.

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