Politics · South Korea · 3 hrs ago
Yeomyung School receives half the annual funding claimed by opponents
Yeomyung School is planning a new building in Seoul’s Gangseo district.
The school serves about 100 young people who fled North Korea.
Some local residents who oppose the construction have said the school receives 4 billion won in public support each year.
The school’s actual support is about half the amount claimed.
The funding claim has been used to argue that the school should not be allowed to press ahead with construction in the name of helping disadvantaged people.
The dispute concerns how much public money the school receives as it seeks to build new premises.
Yeomyung School receives half the annual funding that opponents claim, according to the Chosun Ilbo report.
The school, which serves young people who fled North Korea, is pursuing construction of a new school building in Seoul’s Gangseo-gu district.
Some local residents opposed to the project have claimed that the school receives 4 billion won in public funds each year.
The school has around 100 students.
- Who
- Yeomyung School, which serves young people who fled North Korea, and some residents opposed to its construction plans.
- What
- The school is pursuing a new building in Gangseo-gu, Seoul. The report says its actual annual funding is half the amount opponents claim.
- When
- The report was published on October 16, 2026.
- Where
- Gangseo-gu, Seoul, South Korea.
- Why
- The school is pursuing a new building. Some residents cite the claimed funding as a reason to oppose construction.
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- Claimed annual public funding
- 4 billion won
- Actual annual funding
- Half the amount claimed by opponents
- Student population
- Around 100
- Planned building location
- Gangseo-gu, Seoul
What people are saying
40 billion won in taxes is provided to Yeomyung School every year
Do not force the construction of a school building from the perspective of socially disadvantaged people