Mayor Jo Yongho Accelerates School Environment Improvements, Secures KRW 4.4 Billion in Special Grants
Osan City to Provide Additional KRW 1.1 Billion in Municipal Funding
KRW 3.58 Billion Secured for Unam Middle School Gymnasium Expansion
Education Facility Improvements, Including Classroom Floor Replacement at Sucheong Elementary, to Get Underway
Osan Mayor Jo Yongho: "We Will Do Our Best to Improve Students' Educational Environment"
Osan, Gyeonggi Province, has secured approximately KRW 4.4 billion in special grants from the Ministry of Education to improve the educational environment at local schools, including funding for an expansion of the gymnasium at Unam Middle School.
Osan City said on October 15 that it had secured KRW 3.58 billion in special grants from the Ministry of Education for the gymnasium expansion project at Unam Middle School. The amount represents about 65% of the total project cost of KRW 5.5 billion.
Unam Middle School has been using its cramped multipurpose hall as an indoor sports space. Students have faced difficulties participating in physical education activities, particularly when weather conditions have been unfavorable due to fine dust, extreme heat or rain.
The need to expand the gymnasium has been raised repeatedly, but the school has faced limits in securing the project funding solely through the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education's own budget.
Unam Middle School therefore applied for the Ministry of Education's "First 2027 Special Grant Program for Regional Education Issues." Having been selected for support, the school has secured the funding needed to proceed with the project.
Osan City also plans to provide support by separately securing KRW 1.1 billion from its municipal budget to ensure the gymnasium expansion proceeds without disruption.
Once completed, the gymnasium will allow students to take physical education classes in a safe, comfortable indoor space regardless of the weather. It is also expected to substantially ease overcrowding in the existing multipurpose hall.
In addition to the funding for Unam Middle School, the special grant includes KRW 250 million for replacing classroom flooring at Sucheong Elementary School and KRW 570 million for installing artificial turf on the athletic field at Daeho Middle School.
In total, KRW 4.4 billion in special grants has been secured to improve educational facilities at three schools in Osan.
The city plans to continue providing administrative support in cooperation with relevant organizations, including the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education and the Hwaseong Osan Office of Education, to ensure that facility improvement projects at each school proceed smoothly.
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Osan Mayor Jo Yongho said, "I thank the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education and the Hwaseong Osan Office of Education for their efforts to secure the special grants. We will support construction of the gymnasium so that students at Unam Middle School can take part in physical activities in a safe, comfortable space, and will also work to improve the educational facilities each school needs."
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