Rewards for Reporting Unregistered or Illegal Private Academies Increased to Up to 2 Million Won

▲ A private academy district in Seoul

Starting today, individuals who report private academies operating without proper registration or notification can receive a reward of up to 2 million won.

In addition, the reward for reporting academies that charge fees exceeding the regulated amount or violate designated teaching hours has been increased to a maximum of 1 million won.

The Ministry of Education announced that it has promulgated the revised enforcement rules of the Act on the Establishment and Operation of Private Teaching Institutes and Extracurricular Lessons.

According to the amendment, the reward for reporting academies that conduct teaching activities without registering or notifying the superintendent of education has been raised from the previous 200,000 won to a maximum of 2 million won.

Furthermore, the reward for reporting cases where an academy collects fees in excess of the amount registered or notified to the superintendent, or violates the teaching hours set by the superintendent, has been increased from 100,000 won to a maximum of 1 million won.

The increased rewards apply only to cases reported starting today.

The Ministry of Education also announced the results of a special inspection on academy tuition fees, which has been conducted in collaboration with municipal and provincial offices of education since January.

As of the end of June, a total of 5,021 violations were uncovered during inspections of 55,280 private academies and tutoring centers nationwide, including 1,286 cases related to tuition fees.

(Photo: Yonhap News)

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