Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education
# Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education

The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education (SMOE) is a school board in Seoul, South Korea. It was established on October 2, 1956.

## History

The SMOE and the Gyeonggi-do Office of Education have suffered from a huge surge of teachers who voluntarily resigned in 2011 and beyond due to increased frequency of teachers' evaluation tests and difficulties of managing students.

## Timeline

* October 2, 1956 - Seoul Board of Education inaugurated (2 bureaus, 7 divisions)
* May 16, 1961 - The Board of Education dissolved
* January 13, 1962 - Education Autonomy Policy abolished. Absorbed into Seoul Metropolitan Government as Bureau of Education
* January 1, 1964 - Education Autonomy Policy and Seoul Board of Education re-established with 2 bureaus and 7 divisions
* December 30, 1972 - District offices of education established (Dongbu, Seobu, Nambu, Bukbu). The position of Vice-Superintendent and two divisions(physical Education and Administrative Finance) created (2 bureaus, 9 divisions)
* February 27, 1980 - Two district offices of education (Jungbu, Gangnam) established
* February 23, 1983 - Dongjak district office of education established
* September 3, 1987 - Two district offices of education (Gangdong, Gangseo) established
* May 26, 1991 - The Seoul Board of Education, consultative executive body, divided into two separate bodies
* September 2, 1991 - The 1st Seoul Metropolitan Board of Education commenced
* February 22, 1996 - Two district offices of education (Sungdong, Sungbuk) established
* July 1, 2009 - Office of Innovation and Welfare Support renamed to Office of Education Welfare
* January 1, 2015 - Organizational restructuring(1 Office, 3 Bureaus, 7 Divisions, 13 Divisions)

## Location

The mailing address for SMOE is 2-77 Sinmunno 2-ga, Songwol-Gil 48, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

## Student activism

16 years old female South Korean student, Kang Min-ji (강민진), was noticeable for publicizing a series of protests in front of the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education for neglecting the sexual rights of South Korean teenagers.

