Reviewed school bullying cases increase for 3rd consecutive year, led by surge at international, elite private schools

Participants stage a performance ahead of a press briefing on the 2026 School Violence Survey at the Blue Tree Foundation in Seoul on May 19. [YONHAP]

The number of school bullying cases reviewed at Korean high schools has risen for the third consecutive year — with international high schools and elite private institutions recording some of the most dramatic spikes — as universities increasingly factor students' bullying records into their admissions decisions and students and parents grow more aggressive in responding to any incidents that could affect college prospects.

A total of 7,646 school bullying cases were reviewed last year, up 200 cases, or 2.7 percent, from the year before, according to an analysis released Sunday by Jongro Academy, which examined school bullying review data from 2,397 high schools published on the Ministry of Education's portal dubbed

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