The Sejong City Office of Education was to be established in July 2012.
[1] Sejong City introduced a "smart education" program, and various families from the Chungcheong area moved to Sejong City.
By 2012 there were so many families with children in the Cheotmaeul neighborhood that the schools there were overcrowded.
[3] In February 2013 the city government asked to have five new schools built in Residential Zone 1.
As of November 14, 2023, there are 50 public elementary schools in Sejong City.