2012 is a presidential election year in South Korea,and also destined an extraordinary year in the education of South Korea.In this year, although the problems of violence in schools and teachers' authority slipped still exists,a variety of solutions are began to put on the agenda.The dispute over the Seoul City Education Authority is also fade out of the spotlight with midway general.The New President and the Seoul City Education Authority are elected at the same time,which indicates that South Korea will have some new changes in education.This paper reviews the important events happened in the field of education of South Korea in 2012,and makes a brief evaluation to the education policy of the Lee Myung-bak Government.At the same time it gives the outlook about the trend of the government of Geun-hye Park to the South Korea's education in the future. <<