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

The Korea Herald · Lee Seung-ku · 2026-10-22 06:18 UTC

Eight of South Korea’s 16 provincial-level regions have no dedicated Korean-language classes for high school students from migrant backgrounds, despite the num

Education officials cite funding thresholds, concerns that separate Korean-language classes could disrupt students’ progress in other subjects

Eight of South Korea’s 16 provincial-level regions have no dedicated Korean-language classes for high school students from migrant backgrounds, despite the number of students more than doubling over the past four years.

Some 15,877 of the country’s 37,660 migrant-background high school students, or 42.2 percent, attend schools in those regions, according to Education Ministry data obtained by Democratic Party of Korea Rep. Han Byung-do.

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