Hagwon
Sign in to saveHagwon (; ) is a Korean term for a for-profit private educational institution. They are commonly likened to cram schools. Some consider hagwons as private language centers or academies operated like businesses apart from the South Korean public school system. , 78.3% of grade school students in South Korea attend at least one and spend an average of 7.2 hours weekly in them.
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- A building containing numerous hagwons in Dunsan-dong, Daejeon
- Korean name/auto.hangul
- 학원
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- 學院
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- Revised Romanization
- hagwon
- McCune–Reischauer romanization
- hagwŏn
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18 sectionsContents
- Description
- Motivation
- Demographics
- Subjects
- History and regulations
- Controversy
- Cost and economics
- Academic elitism
- Health impact
- Impact on real estate
- Competitiveness
- English-language instructors
- ''Hagwon''s abroad
- In popular culture
- See also
- References
- Notes
- External links
Hagwon (; ) is a Korean term for a for-profit private educational institution. They are commonly likened to cram schools. Some consider hagwons as private language centers or academies operated like businesses apart from the South Korean public school system. , 78.3% of grade school students in South Korea attend at least one and spend an average of 7.2 hours weekly in them.
Most children begin attending them by age five, with some even beginning by age two. The schools tend to focus on individual topics, including the English language, mathematics, and the college entrance exam, the College Scholastic Ability Test. Hagwons also exist for adults.