Gov't bans private academies' placement tests for young children
Private academies will be prohibited from conducting placement tests for preschoolers starting next month, the education ministry said Tuesday, as part of efforts to curb severe forms of early childhood private education. The ban will take effect Oct. 1 under the revised Enforcement Decree of the Act on the Establishment and Operation of Private Teaching Institutes and Extracurricular Lessons,…
The Korean government has announced a ban on private academies conducting placement tests for preschoolers, effective October 1st, as part of efforts to curb excessive early childhood private education. This ban, implemented under the revised Enforcement Decree of the Act on the Establishment and Operation of Private Teaching Institutes and Extracurricular Lessons, prohibits all written, oral, practical, and interview evaluations, as well as evaluations that use test scores to grade specific abilities.
However, diagnostic assessments through observation or interviews after a child has already enrolled are permitted with parental consent. Violators will face fines ranging from 1 million won for a first offense to 3 million won for subsequent offenses.
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