SCHOOL SYSTEM IN P'YONGYANG

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A006300160009-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 9, 2008
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: March 24, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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School System in Pyongyang
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24 March 1955
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1. Educational institutions in PPvngyang as of July.-1954 were organized as
follows:
Type of School
a. Primary School
(People's School)
b. Junior Middle
School
c. Senior Middle
School
d. Professional School
(on the same level as
the Senior Middle
School)
e. College or
University
Cost per month or Age of Number of
y received2 Students Years
10 won per month
10 w?n per month 12.16 3
10 won per month 16-22 3
450 won per month and
food allowance of 700
grams per day.3
800 won per month and
food allowance of 700
grams per day.4 20-28
2. The number and duration of semesters were:
a. First semester (1 September to 20 October)
b. Second semester (early November to end of December)
c. Third semester (i February to end of April)
d.. Fourth semester (early May to 15 July)
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3. There were 3 senior middle schools for boys, 2 penior middle's chools--for girls, i1.
Junior middle schools, and 39 primary schools"in P'yongyang.5
4. Examinations for promotion to the next higher school were usually given about
15 August for admission to the first semester in September. The higher school
sent examinations and applications to the lower school, which returned the
completed papers,
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Usually about 90 percent of the students attended classes. If a student were
absent from classes for more than three days consecutively without an excuse
for his absence, theoretically he sight be expelled from the school. In practice,
however, students absented themselves from classes for longer periods, without
being dropped.
6. All students were issued school certificates by the school they attended. It was
not necessary for the students to fill out applications before receiving these
certificates. At the time the certificate was issued, the student signed his
name in a register to indicate receipt.
7.
During the period from 1950 to July 195k, students were not drafted into the
army.
2. C nt. Reference is probably to government allowance received
y le s nts .
3. These students do group work at vacation time.
k. These students have 500 won left after payment of school fees.
5. Co esnt. According to the 22 October 1954 FBIS, P'y~angyang
o reported peoples schools, 36 high schools, and 9 others (sic)
newly constructed, rehabilitated, or expanded.
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