Newcomers were warmly welcomed by leading officials of local party and power organs and their parents.

Among the branch schools are more than 500 schools, each with less than 20 pupils.

There is a dense network of well-regulated educational institutions in the DPRK ranging from towns to remote mountainous villages and islets. All the school-age children are given an ample opportunity of learning thanks to the universal eleven-year free compulsory education.