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Joongdong High School

Private school in Seoul, South Korea

Summary

Private school in Seoul, South Korea

Field	Value
name	Joongdong High School
image	File:Joongdong High School.JPG
established	1906
type	Private (autonomous private high school)
faculty	approx. 106
students	approx. 1,360
gender	Boys
city	Gangnam District
state	Seoul
country	South Korea
website

Joongdong High School () is a private school founded in 1906, located in Irwon-dong, Gangnam District, Seoul, South Korea. The school and its foundation were undertaken in 1994 by Samsung Group by the will of group's founder, Lee Byung-chul, the school's 26th graduate. This school is currently operated by Joongdong Educational Foundation.

Reputation

Many of Joongdong High School students get an offer from top-tier Korean universities. In 2011, Joongdong High School ranked #1 in the number of graduates to be offered a place at Seoul National University (considered the best university in South Korea). In 2012, the entrance rate for SKY universities was 21.6%, the highest in the country.

Notable alumni

Cha Kyung-bok, football manager
Cho Jae-min, footballer
Kim Chi-ha, poet & playwright
Kim Moo-sung, politician & former member of the National Assembly
Kim Soo-hyun, actor
Ko Jae-wook, footballer & football manager
Lee Byung-chul, founder of Samsung Group
Lee Byung-hun, actor
Lee Ho, footballer
Lee Kyu-hyung, actor
Moon Kook-hyun, politician
Song Wol-joo, Buddhist leader
Yang Joo-dong, poet & Korean language scholar
Yang Seung-jo, lawyer & governor of South Chungcheong Province

References

고등학교 ‘100살 시대’ 활짝 http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=102&oid=028&aid=0000129982
(11 May 2012). "서울 일반고 Sky진학률 1위는 중동고".
알고보니 삼성 이병철 전 회장이… http://mbn.mk.co.kr/pages/news/newsView.php?category=mbn00009&news_seq_no=1559541

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