한국 화교학교의 현황과 전망 : 한성 및 인천 화교중학교(중·고교)를 중심으로

Abstract

This article mainly analyzed the changes in the curriculum, number of students, student composition, college entrance, the legal status and outlook of Hanseong and Incheon Chinese middle schools. The biggest change in the curriculum is the transition from a five and a half-class day to a five-class days system. However, despite the decrease in the number of class days, there is no significant change in the number of class hours. The number of students dropped by about 45% at Hanseong school and nearly 30% at Incheon school, with the biggest change in student composition. Overseas Chinese students accounted for only one-third of whole students, and students from mainland China and Korean students accounted for each(the share of mainland students is increasing). Additionally, the college entrance became more complex and diverse than before. Korean students who remain in the high school go on to universities in Taiwan or China. Students from mainland China are accepted into Korean universities. Over the past 20 years, more overseas Chinese students have attended universities in Korea than in Taiwan. However, from 2021, more students began attending universities in Taiwan. And a very few overseas Chinese and mainland China students choose attend universities in China. Hanseong and Incheon Chinese middle schools are still not legally recognized for their educational standards because they are miscellaneous school(각종학교). As a result, there are restrictions on recruiting Korean students, and Korean students are having difficulty entering Korean universities. Lastly, as the number of students at Hanseong and Incheon Schools keeps decreasing and the ratio of overseas Chinese students decreases to less than one third of the total number of students, schools feel insecure about maintaining their identity along with operational difficulties.