The aim of this research is to raise the drawbacks of curricular and admission system of Foreign
Language High Schools, classified as special purpose high school, and to suggest a better education
policy for Foreign Language High Schools.
For this study we carried out questionnaires of Foreign Language High School students, analyzed
the admission system and curricular of Foreign Language High Schools, and interviewed Foreign
Language High School teachers, students, and parents.
The results of this research are as follows. Firstly, in terms of admission procedures, there still
remains the driving force behind private education in spite of education policy to reduce the soaring
costs for private education and to restore the dilapidated educational system. Foreign Language High
Schools retain their problematic admission system in order to prepare their students for entering the
prestigious universities. So these elite schools focus on choosing academically gifted students rather
than picking out students having the facility for languages. Secondly, the analysis of curricular of
Foreign Language Hjgh Schools shows that they are not similar to general public high schools in
that students' taking 82 credits of specified subjects are mandatory. However, as Foreign Language
High Schools are practically focusing on a college entrance examination, they can not differentiate
themselves from general public high schools. Based on above study, we have prposed a way to
improve the system.