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Korea’s Suneung English Test

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Record Low Scores Spark Private Education Debate The Shocking Results Only 3.11% of students scored Level 1 on this year’s English test — the lowest since absolute grading started in 2018. The government expected around 7% to hit the top grade, but reality fell way short. 올해 수능 영어 시험에서 1등급을 받은 학생이 3.11%에 불과해 … Read more

Why Are Students Dropping Out in Seoul’s Prestigious Gangnam Districts?

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Gangnam 3 Districts: A New Wave of School Dropouts In Seoul’s prestigious Gangnam, Seocho, and Songpa districts, known collectively as the “Gangnam 3 districts,” a growing trend of students halting their high school studies has captured national attention. The dropout rates in these education hotspots reached 2.7% in Gangnam-gu and Seocho-gu, and 2.1% in Songpa-gu … Read more