Overview
According to the latest announcement from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the results of the FY2024 Survey on Medical Care in Schools published in July 2025 have been revealed. This survey was conducted to understand the actual state of medical care in schools as of May 1, 2024, and promote related policies. The survey covered approximately 43,500 schools from national, public, and private kindergartens (including kindergarten-type certified children centers) to special needs schools.
According to the survey results, the number of children and students requiring medical care enrolled in special needs schools was 8,700 (an increase of 135 from the previous year). The breakdown includes 6,941 commuting students and 1,759 students receiving home visit education. By school level, elementary school had the highest number with 4,403 students (3,502 commuting, 901 home visits), followed by high school with 2,069 students, junior high school with 2,182 students, and kindergarten with 46 students. There are 724 special needs schools nationwide with children requiring medical care enrolled.
On the other hand, the number of children requiring medical care enrolled in regular schools such as kindergartens, elementary, junior high, and high schools was 2,559 (an increase of 360 from the previous year), showing a significant increase. This indicates that opportunities for children requiring medical care to learn in local schools are expanding due to the promotion of inclusive education. The survey captured various actual conditions including medical care items implemented in schools, deployment status of nursing staff, parental attendance situations, commuting methods, and disaster preparedness.
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology emphasized that following the enforcement of the Act on Support for Children with Medical Care Needs, it is working to enhance the medical care implementation system in schools, and the results of this survey will serve as important basic data for future policy formulation.
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According to the latest announcement from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the results of the FY2024 Survey on Medical Care in Schools published in July 2025 have been revealed. This survey was conducted to understand the actual state of medical care in schools as of May 1, 2024, and promote related policies. The survey covered approximately 43,500 schools from national, public, and private kindergartens (including kindergarten-type certified children centers) to special needs schools.
According to the survey results, the number of children and students requiring medical care enrolled in special needs schools was 8,700 (an increase of 135 from the previous year). The breakdown includes 6,941 commuting students and 1,759 students receiving home visit education. By school level, elementary school had the highest number with 4,403 students (3,502 commuting, 901 home visits), followed by high school with 2,069 students, junior high school with 2,182 students, and kindergarten with 46 students. There are 724 special needs schools nationwide with children requiring medical care enrolled.
On the other hand, the number of children requiring medical care enrolled in regular schools such as kindergartens, elementary, junior high, and high schools was 2,559 (an increase of 360 from the previous year), showing a significant increase. This indicates that opportunities for children requiring medical care to learn in local schools are expanding due to the promotion of inclusive education. The survey captured various actual conditions including medical care items implemented in schools, deployment status of nursing staff, parental attendance situations, commuting methods, and disaster preparedness.
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology emphasized that following the enforcement of the Act on Support for Children with Medical Care Needs, it is working to enhance the medical care implementation system in schools, and the results of this survey will serve as important basic data for future policy formulation.