| Title |
A Survey Study on the School Establishment Quotient(SEq) according to Decrease in School Age Population |
| Keywords |
School Establishment Quotient(SEq) ; Decrease in School Age Population ; Class Condition Quotient ; Fluctuation Quotient in the Number of Students ; School Location Quotient |
| Abstract |
Reports on population movement(2000-2030) by the National Statistical Office show that the number of elementary school age population will be decreased by 1.4million from 2005 to 2020. It will effect both school size and the policies for school facilities, which have focused on downsizing class as the high standard of OECD nations. As the unfolding evidence is emerging that a number of schools and classes will be emptied out by 2030.
This study aims at developing a mathematical device for evaluating the validity of school establishment, which would help more reasonable decision-making for new school construction and the class extension in the existing schools. In doing so, it estimates the number of students by a year from 2005 to 2020. Furthermore it proposes the School Establishment Quotient(SEq) which represents the needs of new schools and classes in a district. The SEq consists of class condition quotient, fluctuation quotient in the number of students and school location quotient. Finally, it shows the relative requirement of new schools in 234 districts, which the educational offices can use in the course of planning the student accomodations to schools and making decisions for new school construction and the class extension in the existing schools. This study would be expected to help the reasonable expenditure for school facilities and to restrict overbuilding of surplus classes. |