The first item on the agenda

In September 2012 Korea held the 6th Session of the 12th Supreme People's Assembly. After a report and debate on the first item on the agenda “On Enforcing the Universal 12-year Compulsory Education," the ordinance of the Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on introducing the new education programme was adopted with the unanimous approval. This was greeted by jubilation across the country.

The new system of education is permeated with the noble intention of the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un to develop his country, the land of learning, into an educational power and a civilized socialist nation as soon as possible.

Regarding the younger generation as the treasure of the country, he makes sure that schoolchildren's palaces, halls and camps are facelifted on the highest possible level, and he stresses the need to develop education whenever an opportunity presents itself. When a new school year began he saw that modern educational facilities and sporting goods were sent to educational institutions in Pyongyang.

Under his trust and benevolent care, a bright prospect was opened up to develop general secondary education onto a higher level. The education system has been rearranged, and old-fashioned styles have been broken in the educational sectors to be replaced by the heuristic teaching method; this has brought about a new turn in education in conformity with the requirements of the developing revolution and the trend of education worldwide.