Jeju education office visits 45 middle schools directly, pre-plans course selection for the high school credit system

[Financial News Jeju = Reporter Jeong Yong-bok] To help students avoid difficulties with course selection after entering high school, the Jeju education authorities visited every middle school in the province and supported third-year students with career and academic planning.
According to the Jeju Special Self-Governing Provincial Office of Education on the 31st, the "high school credit system briefing session for middle schools," which began at Gimnyeong Middle School on July 8, concluded that day at Namju Middle School.
The program covered 45 middle schools across the province. Each school selected a preferred date, and the education office visited in person, taking into account school schedules at the end of the first semester and the beginning of the second semester.
The briefings focused on third-year middle school students. They covered the basic structure of the high school credit system, high school curricula, how to choose courses, and how to build an academic plan that matches each student's career goals.
Current high school teachers also took part and answered students' questions directly about course selection and school life as they prepared to enter high school.
One reason the Jeju education office visited every middle school was to reduce information gaps caused by location. The briefings were held not only in Jeju City and Seogwipo City, but also in township and island areas, including Udo and Chuja. The goal was to ensure that students, regardless of school size or region, could access information on high school curricula and course selection.
Under the high school credit system, course selection based on students' career goals and aptitudes has become more important. As a result, there is a growing need to understand the curriculum and set academic plans starting in middle school, rather than after entering high school.
This is especially important in Jeju, where township and island schools are spread out and each school has different curriculum and course offerings. In such a setting, how early and how specifically students receive the information they need becomes the starting point for career and academic planning.
Support will continue even after the briefings end. The Jeju education office plans to offer one-on-one in-person counseling on career and academic planning for third-year middle school students in township and island areas who apply.
During the counseling sessions, students will receive individualized guidance on high school curricula, course selection, and academic planning based on their career interests and aptitudes. At Chuja Middle School, one-on-one in-person counseling for students has already been conducted following the briefing.
The Jeju education office said it will continue linking middle school guidance on the high school credit system with career and academic planning counseling so that students can prepare for their future paths and course choices before entering high school.


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