"Seoul National University Success": The Secret of a Public High School with 44 Admitted Students

How do you think smartphone usage affects academic performance?

Discussions on this topic are gaining momentum again as reports emerge of improved academic achievement following the restriction of smartphone use in schools.

As An Min-suk, the superintendent-elect of the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education, announced plans to pursue a "Phone-Free School" policy—restricting smartphone use not only during class but also during breaks and lunch hours—cases where schools have already achieved academic success by limiting smartphone use are drawing attention.

A prime example is Hwaseong High School in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, which produced the highest number of Seoul National University (SNU) admissions among all public high schools in the country this year.

The school's academic performance was so high that 37 out of the 44 students admitted to SNU this year were current third-year high school students.

Hwaseong High School, where all students live in dormitories, restricts smartphone use not only during daily school hours but even during bedtime.

It has also been reported that Samgoe High School, another school in the Hwaseong area, achieved the result of six students being admitted to SNU after implementing restrictions on smartphone use.
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