If the child is an elementary school student
Documents to be submitted when transferring
- If a student in an elementary school intends to transfer because of a move, the guardian of the student shall notify the school he/she is attending and the school he/she intends to transfer to (Article 21 (1) of the Enforcement Decree of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act).
- In such cases, the principal of the school to which he/she intends to transfer shall confirm the change of his/her address through information sharing, and where the guardian of the relevant student does not consent to such confirmation, he/she shall submit a document confirming the change of address (Article 21 (3) of the Enforcement Decree of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act).
· In the case of elementary school students, if you receive a “transfer notice of schoolchildren” when you report your transfer to the community service center in your new residence and submit this document to the new school, it will be transferred immediately.
If the child is a middle school student
Documents to be submitted when transferring
- If a middle school student transfers because of a move, he/she may transfer to middle schools in any school group of which the elementary school belongs to, or a middle school within the middle school district (the main body of Article 73 (1) of the Enforcement Decree of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act).
- In the case of middle school students, if they get a copy of one’s proof of enrollment for transfer and submit it to the relevant education office when reporting their move-in, the office of education in their residence will assign a middle school.
- In a school group where there is no vacancy in a middle school in the school group of which the elementary school where his/her place of residence belongs, he/she can transfer to a middle school in another school group under the jurisdiction of the relevant district office of education (Proviso to Article 73 (1) of the Enforcement Decree of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act).
If the child is a high school student
Documents to be submitted when transferring
- If a general high school student transfers because of a move, he/she can be transferred only if his/her place of residence is moved from another school district or Si/Do, and the superintendent of education shall assign a school to transfer to (Former part of Article 89 (2) of the Enforcement Decree of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act).
- If there is no vacancy in the new school district and there is a vacancy in a nearby school district, the student can transfer to a school in a nearby school district if he/she wants (Latter part of Article 89 (2) of the Enforcement Decree of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act).
· In the case of high school students, you can take a copy of your resident registration at your moving address and submit it to the relevant education office to transfer to another school.
※ For more details on the transfer procedures and methods of general high school students and matters concerning the procedures and methods for transferring high school students other than general high schools, such as specialized high schools, special-purpose high schools, and autonomous private high schools, contact the metropolitan and provincial offices of education or visit their website.