Vocational education
Meanwhile, in vocational schools, the students study the standard academic curriculum for the first
year, before moving on to studies specializing in their choice of vocational field. These include
agriculture, business, fishery, engineering, technology, and marine transportation.
Most vocational schools use modules developed by the Korea Research Institute for Vocational
Education and Training the Ministry of Education.
By graduating from vocational schools, students do still have access to universities but fewer
choose to pursue such a path. Instead, they are more inclined to choose a shorter program at junior
colleges.
Meister schools (Vocational Education Programs)
4% of high school-aged students in South Korea also currently attend school programs known as
Meister schools. It’s a type of vocational school where students learn about industries such as
banking, social services, dentistry, and semiconductor development.
The curriculum at these vocational secondary schools is conducted in cooperation with local
companies, lectures offered by experts in the industries, and internships included in the study
programs.
These vocational schools exist as an effort by the Korean government to push more students into
the labor market directly from high school. Therefore the graduates from Meister schools are not
allowed to enter university until after having worked for at least three years.
However, upon completing the three years of full-
time work, it’s easier for them to have a
university degree in comparison to their peers.
International Schools in South Korea
There are also international schools in South Korea. There are more than 40
international schools to accommodate qualified international students, as well as
Korean students. However, enrolling in an international school is not open to
everyone.
To be qualified as a student in international schools, one must either be a
Korean national who has lived abroad for at least three years, or the student
must be a child of a foreign national.
School uniforms
Almost all
South Korean
secondary students wear a prescribed
school
uniform
,
gyobok
(
Korean
:
교복
;
Hanja
:
校服
). The majority of
elementary
schools
except some
private elementary schools
do not have uniforms;
however, the uniform is strictly enforced from the start of
middle school
and
up. A typical South Korean uniform usually consists of a
shirt
,
blazer
and
tie
,
with
skirts
for girls and
trousers
for boys.
[1]
More recently, the uniform is often
worn by
celebrities
who target the younger, teen audience to sell
entertainment products.
[2]
The school uniform and school setting is frequently
used as a
venue
for
romance
. As a result, the uniform has become something
akin to an
expression of fashion
among students.
[3]
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