Administrative Fine Items in Hagwon (Private Teaching Institute) Inspections — Checklist for Insurance, Posting Duties and Registration of Changes

Procedure

1. 1. Check insurance or mutual aid coverage

   Check that you have taken out insurance or mutual aid that compensates for damage to the life or body of students, and that the coverage meets the standards of the metropolitan city or provincial (si/do) ordinance. Not having coverage is in itself subject to an administrative fine.

2. 2. Check the postings

   Post the registration certificate, the instructors' age, academic background, major and career, and the tuition fees and refund standards where learners can easily see them. Advertisements must also show the prescribed items from among the tuition fees and the contents of the registration certificate.

3. 3. Compare tuition fees with receipts

   Check that the amount actually collected does not exceed the registered tuition fees and the amount posted or displayed. Issue a receipt each time tuition fees are received, and refund students who quit according to the refund standards.

4. 4. Put change registrations and instructor documents in order

   If the teaching courses, the list of instructors or the tuition fees have changed and you have not registered the change, deal with that first. For a foreign instructor, obtain before hiring a criminal record certificate, a health certificate issued within 1 month (including cannabis and drug tests) and a certificate of academic background, and keep a record of the verification.

5. 5. Keep books and respond to inspections

   Keep books and documents such as the student register and tuition fee collection records. Refusing entry or inspection by the inspecting public official, or failing to report, is in itself subject to an administrative fine.

Required documents

• No prescribed submission form (list of documents the academy keeps on hand in preparation for guidance and inspection)
• Hagwon registration certificate
• Insurance or mutual aid certificate
• List of instructors and the posted notice of their personal details
• Posted table of tuition fees, etc. and refund standards
• Records of tuition fee receipts issued and the fee collection ledger
• Criminal record certificate, health certificate and certificate of academic background of foreign instructors
• Proof of change registration (when teaching courses, instructors or tuition fees have changed)

Fees

Agency fees for putting documents in order ahead of an inspection and for change registration are generally priced in the industry at several hundred thousand won and vary with the number of change registrations and whether a statement of opinion on an administrative fine is included. We will tell you the fee after a consultation, based on the status of your institute.

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Legal basis and review date

• Act on the Establishment and Operation of Private Teaching Institutes and Extracurricular Lessons, Article 4, paragraph (3)
• Act on the Establishment and Operation of Private Teaching Institutes and Extracurricular Lessons, Article 6
• Act on the Establishment and Operation of Private Teaching Institutes and Extracurricular Lessons, Article 13
• Act on the Establishment and Operation of Private Teaching Institutes and Extracurricular Lessons, Article 13-2
• Act on the Establishment and Operation of Private Teaching Institutes and Extracurricular Lessons, Article 15
• Act on the Establishment and Operation of Private Teaching Institutes and Extracurricular Lessons, Article 16
• Act on the Establishment and Operation of Private Teaching Institutes and Extracurricular Lessons, Article 17
• Act on the Establishment and Operation of Private Teaching Institutes and Extracurricular Lessons, Article 23

Checked against the statutes on 2026-10-01

Statutes and public notices change, so each case needs to be checked individually. Statute titles are given in English for reference. The Korean statutes are the authoritative text.

Check these first

• An omitted change registration can be a ground for suspension of teaching rather than an administrative fine, so deal with it first before the inspection.
• If you receive a prior notice of disposition, submit explanatory materials within the deadline for submitting a written opinion.

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