Using data from the Seoul Education Longitudinal Study of 2010. This study investigated the
effectiveness of compensatory education programs that had been implemented with school-based
accountability, and examined their limitations from Bourdieu's habitus respective. A mediated
moderation model was conducted. Compensatory education programs were found to be decrease
negative effects of family environment deficit on classroom attitude and academic achievement. This
implies that to some extent complementary education programs compensate for the effect of family
environment deficit on academic achievement and therefore should continue to be implemented. In
addition, findings revealed positive direct effects of parental habitus on academic achievement and
indirect effects of parental habitus on academic achievement mediated by its practicing element, i.e.,
classroom attitude.