Osan City's Cyber Education Program Gains Major Popularity

Osan City is providing cyber education programs to elementary, middle, and high school students through the city's website, and is receiving positive feedback from students, parents, and residents alike.

According to the city on the 20th, the city is offering free elementary cyber school, middle school cyber school, and internet college entrance exam broadcasts to elementary, middle, and high school students through its website (http://www.osan.go.kr) to reduce residents' private education expenses, ensure equal access to learning opportunities, and cultivate pride as an advancing educational city.

Osan City's cyber education has seen approximately 12,700 students using 'elementary cyber school' since 2006, 1,214 students using 'middle school cyber school' since 2009, and 762 high school students using 'internet college entrance exam broadcasts' since 2007.

Kim Jung-mi, a housewife from Osan-dong with a child using elementary cyber school, expressed satisfaction, saying, "I thought it would just be a rough imitation since it's a free service, but a site operated by a famous study materials company teaches new subjects and fresh content sincerely every day."

A city official stated, "We hope elementary, middle, and high school students will strengthen their abilities through the city's website and be admitted to their desired universities," and added, "We will make efforts to create an educational environment that reduces parents' private education expenses and contributes to household finances."

Meanwhile, Osan City has designated education issues as the most urgent priority under the fifth popular election period and is working to establish a new public education innovation model that responds to educational needs. The city signed a 'innovative education city' memorandum of understanding with the Gyeonggi Province Office of Education on the 11th of last month, and is currently implementing 11 education projects with a total investment of 4.753 billion won this year.

For more information, contact the Information and Communications Division at (031-370-3084).