The number of school violence cases reviewed at high schools nationwide last year increased by 27.6% from the previous year to 7,446. Major universities have decided to incorporate results of high school school violence punishments into admissions for early and regular admissions next year, prompting concerns for applicants.
Jongno Academy analyzed the public data from high schools' School Information Disclosure and stated this on the 6th.
By region, the number of school violence cases increased in 14 out of 17 provinces nationwide. Gangwon, Daejeon, and Jeju saw a decrease.
By type of high school, general high schools saw an increase of 40.1% from the previous year, totaling 4,894 cases. Among specialized and autonomous high schools, science high schools increased to 31 cases, with a rise of 106.7%, while gifted schools had 6 cases, reflecting a 50% increase. Meister high schools reported 153 cases, a 44.3% rise from the previous year.
The ratio of review types indicated that verbal abuse accounted for the highest percentage at 31.1%. This was followed by physical violence (27.3%), cyber violence (14.1%), and sexual violence (11.7%).
The increase in various types of violence was led by cyber violence, which rose by 52.9%. This was followed by sexual violence (46.3%) and bullying (34.6%).
Looking at the actual punishment results, 19.6% received a written apology (Type 1), 27.3% were prohibited from contact, threats, and retaliatory acts (Type 2), 18.8% were assigned school service (Type 3), 6.6% were given social service (Type 4), 18.1% underwent special education or psychological therapy (Type 5), 5.7% faced suspension (Type 6), 1.3% were transferred to another class (Type 7), 2.3% were transferred to another school (Type 8), and 0.3% were expelled (Type 9).
Jongno Academy noted that since major universities have stated they will reflect these high school school violence punishments starting next year, it is important for applicants to be aware.
Seoul National University has decided to incorporate all punishment results (Type 1 to 9) as qualitative evaluations in the final score for regular admissions next year. Additionally, all punishment results will lead to disadvantages in early admissions through qualitative evaluations.
Additionally, Yonsei University and Korea University plan to apply point deductions based on Types 1 to 9 during regular admissions. For Yonsei University, applicants who have received punishment Type 1 in the student record recommendation-based track during early admissions cannot apply. Korea University will apply point deductions in the academic record recommendation track and essay track.
Furthermore, major universities such as Sungkyunkwan University, Sogang University, and Hanyang University will impose disadvantages on applicants who have received school violence punishments.