Yongin Semiconductor High School Selects 134 Freshmen for 2025 Opening...Competitive Ratio 4.84-to-1

Yongin Semiconductor High School, Gyeonggi Province's only semiconductor-specialized high school drawing nationwide attention ahead of its opening, has selected 134 freshmen for its inaugural class.

During the application submission period from the 3rd to the 5th, 620 students nationwide applied, recording a competitive ratio of 4.84-to-1 among regular applicants, demonstrating high interest.

The final 134 successful applicants were distributed as follows: 44 from Yongin City, 38 from Hwaseong City, 14 from Icheon City, 9 from Suwon City, 5 from Osan City, and others from a total of 18 cities and counties.

Among the 134 final successful applicants, 2 are national merit admission students, 2 are special admission students, and 2 are exceptional admission students.

Yongin Semiconductor High School is currently under construction at the former Namgok branch school site in Namsaeup, Cheoin-gu, Yongin City.

The school is scheduled to open in March 2027 as a specialized high school with 2 departments—Semiconductor Manufacturing and Semiconductor Equipment—across 8 classes. It will then transition to a Meister high school in March 2028.

As of this admission, Yongin City has signed agreements with companies to ensure that graduates in 2030 can work in semiconductor industry-related positions within the region.

Jo Young-min, Superintendent of Yongin Office of Education, stated, "We appreciate the high level of interest shown in the selection of our inaugural freshmen class. Together with Gyeonggi Province Office of Education, we will do our utmost to prepare for the school's opening so that our students can grow into specialized technical experts who will lead the future semiconductor industry."