
2027학년도 전국 22개 과학고 신입생 원서접수 결과 총지원자는 6천282명으로 전년 대비 12.1% 증가했으며, 신설된 부천과학고와 분당중앙과학고에 각각 406명, 405명이 지원해 총 811명이 몰렸다. 종로학원은 경기권 신설과 중학생들의 이공계 선호도 증가를 주요 원인으로 분석했으며, 의대 정원 확대 상황에서도 과학고 지원 증가가 주목된다고 밝혔다.
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전국 22개 과학고의 2027학년도 신입생 원서접수가 마감되었으며, 종로학원이 지원 현황을 분석하여 발표함.
신설 부천·분당중앙과학고에 811명…의대정원 확대에도 지원 열기
(서울=연합뉴스) 노재현 기자 = 전국적으로 과학고에 지원한 수험생이 대폭 늘어난 것으로 나타났다.
9일 종로학원에 따르면 지난 3일 마감한 2027학년도 전국 22개 과학고의 신입생 원서접수 결과를 분석한 결과 총지원자는 6천282명으로 2026학년도(5천602명)보다 680명(12.1%) 늘었다.
2027학년도 지원자 수는 2017학년도 이후 11년 사이 가장 많다.
종로학원은 경기권의 부천과학고와 분당중앙과학고 신설을 지원자 증가의 가장 큰 원인으로 꼽았다.
부천과학고는 100명 모집에 406명이, 분당중앙과학고는 100명 모집에 405명이 각각 지원했다.
다른 과학고들의 경쟁률을 살펴보면 경기북과학고가 5.30대 1로 가장 높았고 한성과학고(4.47대 1)와 세종과학고(4.44대 1)가 4대 1을 넘었다.
대전동신과학고(3.96대 1), 인천진산과학고(3.39대 1), 인천과학고(3.31대 1), 부산일과학고(3.23대 1), 제주과학고(3.13대 1)도 높은 경쟁률을 기록했다.
서울, 경기, 인천 등 수도권 소재 과학고 지원자는 3천214명으로 전년 대비 671명(26.4%) 늘었다.
여기에는 부천과학고와 분당중앙과학고 신설뿐 아니라 중학교 3학년 상위권 학생들의 이공계 선호도가 높아진 점도 작용한 것으로 종로학원은 분석했다.
지역의사제 도입으로 의대 모집 정원이 늘어난 상황에서도 과학고 지원자가 증가한 점에 종로학원은 주목했다.
중학생들의 진로 선택에 삼성전자, SK하이닉스 등 반도체 업계의 호황이 영향을 줬을 것이라는 얘기다.
종로학원은 "과학고에 진학한 후 의대에 지원하면 불이익이 발생한다"며 "과학고 지원자 수 증가는 상위권에서 이공계 선호도가 상당히 나타나는 상황으로 볼 수 있다"고 강조했다.

The Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education, 25 education support offices, and 29 cities and counties signed a business agreement on the 9th to build 100 school complex facilities at Wondong Elementary School in Osan. According to the agreement, the Office of Education will provide school land, and the local government will provide budget support to build a facility equipped with a swimming pool, library, and care center. Superintendent Ahn Min-seok proposed the ‘Gyeonggi Golden Plan’ with the goal of completing one plan per 100,000 people within 10 years. In addition, it was decided to promote five common tasks and five regional pending issues, including spreading the phone-free culture, revitalizing RAS character education, and doubling the education budget. Yongin City and Seongnam City did not participate in the agreement, but plan to discuss future cooperation projects.

Jeju Island announced on the 9th that it had appointed Professor Emeritus Kim Elim of Korea Open University, an expert in gender equality legislation and women's policy, as the 5th director of the Jeju Women and Family Research Institute. The term of office is three years until September 8, 2029, and Director Kim proposed the goals of improving the utilization of research results and policies and restoring the trust of residents.

The Gangwon Special Self-Governing Provincial Office of Education announced plans to conduct a competitive test to select candidates for public kindergarten, elementary, and special school teacher appointments next year and announced plans to select 160 public elementary school teachers next year. This is an increase of 31 from the 129 people scheduled to be selected this year, and the number of public kindergarten teachers decreased by 3 to 29, and the number of kindergarten and elementary special education teachers increased by 5 to 15. Applications will be accepted from the 28th of this month to the 2nd of next month, the first exam is scheduled for November 7, and the second exam is scheduled for January 6-8 next year.

Minister of Education Choi Kyo-jin will attend the groundbreaking ceremony for the Kangwon National University Semiconductor Joint Research Institute held at Kangwon National University on the afternoon of the 9th. The Ministry of Education is promoting the establishment of a joint semiconductor research center in each region to expand the foundation for nurturing semiconductor talent in non-metropolitan areas, and the groundbreaking ceremony for Kangwon National University is the first of the six national university regions. It will be built with a total floor area of 4,124 m2 and 4 floors above ground, with a total project cost of 19.4 billion won, and is scheduled for completion in January 2028.

Professor Cho Sook-kyung's book 'Science and Culture in the AI Era' of Korea Institute of Energy Technology's Department of Energy Engineering was selected as the 2026 Sejong Academic Book. This book combines cutting-edge technology and education, presents directions for science education to prepare for the future, and emphasizes the importance of communication and building trust between science and society.

The Gangwon Special Self-Governing Provincial Office of Education announced that the number of applicants for the College Scholastic Ability Test for the 2027 school year was 12,583, a decrease of 497 from last year. The number of enrolled students and other applicants decreased, the number of graduates increased, and by gender, both men and women decreased. The exam will be held on November 19th.