Eight regions lack Korean-language classes for migrant-background high school students

What happened: Eight of South Korea's 17 provincial-level regions have no dedicated Korean-language classes for high school students from migrant backgrounds, even as the number of such students more than doubled over four years. Key numbers: 15,877 of 37,660 migrant-background high school students (42.2 percent) Why it matters: Education officials cite a funding guideline of at least five students needing instruction per school and concerns that separate classes could disrupt credit earning under the high school credit system introduced nationwide in 2025, affecting college admissions.

Eight of South Korea's 17 provincial-level regions have no dedicated Korean-language classes for high school students from migrant backgrounds, even as the number of such students more than doubled over four years.

Education officials cite a funding guideline of at least five students needing instruction per school and concerns that separate classes could disrupt credit earning under the high school credit system introduced nationwide in 2025, affecting college admissions.