Acting Superintendent (Vice Superintendent Mr. Kim Kyung-hwoi)

Renaming of the Branch for Branch

• Director for Innovation and Welfare ⇒ Director for Education and Welfare

Mr. Kong Jeong-taek took office as the 17th Superintendent (1st Direct Election).

Seoul Early Childhood Education Promotion Agency was newly established.

Seoul English Experience Education Institute was established at the Student Education Evaluation Institute.

Branch Restructuring (1 Office, 3 Bureaus, 6 Directors, 12 Divisions)

• Science Education Revitalization Promotion Committee ⇒ Science and Gifted Education Division
• School Health Development Agency (3 Departments, 1 Division) ⇒ (3 Divisions)

The posting of Director for Innovation and Welfare was changed from Temporary Branch to Stable Branch.

• Main Office of the Student Training Institute relocated to Chukryeongsan Camping Training Center (133, Haenghyeun-ri, Sang-myeon, Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi-do)
• Camping Training Center was discontinued (Chukryeongsan Camping Training Center, Mohyeon Camping Training Center)
• Lower Branches of Student Training Institute were merged (3 Bureaus, 3 Divisions ⇒ 2 Bureaus, 3 Divisions, Education Planning Division and Education Coordination Division ⇒ Education Planning and Coordination Division
• Renaming of the Branch for Finance Division at the District Office of Education (Finance Division ⇒ Financial Affairs Division)

5th Seoul Metropolitan Board of Education Elected (15 members)

Branch Restructuring (1 Office, 3 Bureaus, 6 Directors, 11 Divisions, 1 Committee) : 1 Bureau and 2 Divisions added

• Lifelong Education Bureau, Education Curriculum Policy Division (Education Policy Bureau), Lifelong Learning Promotion Agency (Lifelong Education Bureau) were newly established
• Office of Planning and Management :

  General Director for Education Policy ⇒ Director for Policy and Planning

  Director for Budget Planning ⇒ Director for Budget Laws

• Education Policy Bureau :

  Elementary Education Division ⇒ Elementary Education Policy Division,

  Secondary Education Division ⇒ Secondary Education Policy Division

• Education Policy Bureau, Industrial Information Education Division ⇒ Lifelong Education Bureau, Occupation and Career Education Division
• Education Policy Bureau, Science Education Revitalization Promotion Committee ⇒ Lifelong Education Bureau, Science Revitalization Promotion Committee
• Education Services Bureau : Administration Division ⇒ School Operations Services Division
• Education and Research Institute ⇒ Education, Research, and Information Institute
• School Health Center ⇒ School Health Promotion Center (3 Departments, 6 Divisions) ⇒ (3 Departments, 1 Division)

Seoul Metropolitan Education Facilities Management Office was installed.

Restructuring of Jungbu District Office of Education (Reduced from 2 Bureaus and 6 Divisions to 4 Divisions)

Mr. Kim Gwi-sik took office as the 4th Chairman (2nd half of the year) of the Seoul Metropolitan Board of Education.

Mr. Kong Jeong-taek took office as the 16th Superintendent

Institution of Temporary Branch (1 Office, 2 Bureaus, 6 Directors, 1 Committee)

• The position of Director for Innovation and Welfare (Until July 30, 2007) was newly established at the Office of Planning and Management.

Education Science and Research Institute reopened as the Education and Research Institute.

• Science Exhibition Hall was newly established (238, Bongcheon-dong, Gwanak-gu).

Science Education Revitalization Promotion Committee (Operation period : Until December 31, 2005) was newly established for Promoting Efficient Revitalization of Science Education.

Education and Information Technology Promotion Committee of the Science Industrial Education Division was unified

Director for School Operation Services ⇒ Name Changed to General Director for Education Policy

Mr. Na Yeong-su took office as the 4th Chairman (1st half of year) of the Seoul Metropolitan Board of Education.

Opening of the 4th Seoul Metropolitan Board of Education, Mr. Lee Soon-se took office as Chairman

Renaming of the Branch

• Director for Administrative Improvement ⇒ Director for Administrative Management
• Education Environment Improvement Division ⇒ Education Facilities Division

Institution of the Temporary Branch

• District Office of Education was instituted (Period of operation: Until December 31, 2002)
• Municipal Libraries (Jeongdok, Namsan, Yangcheon, Dongdaemun, Gangseo)
• School Library Support Team (Period of operation : Until December 31, 2002)

The 3rd Seoul Metropolitan Board of Education was opened, Mr. Seo Seong-ok took office as Term 2 Chairman.

Mr. Yu In-jong took office as the 15th Superintendent.

Institution of Temporary Branch for Promoting Education Information Technology (1 Office, 2 Bureaus, 5 Directors, 9 Divisions, 1 Committee)

• Education and Information Technology Division ⇒ Restructured into Education and Information Promotion Committee (Period of Operation : February 28, 2002) and Science Industrial Education Division
• District Office of Education : Social Education and Physical Education Division was restructured into Lifelong Education and Physical Education Division