Joongdong High School

Joongdong High School
Location
Gangnam District , Seoul South Korea
Information
Type	Private (autonomous private high school)
Established	1906
Faculty	approx. 106
Gender	Boys
Number of students	approx. 1,360
Website	http://www.joongdong.hs.kr

Korean name
Hangul	중동고등학교
Hanja	中東高等學校
Revised Romanization	Joongdong Godeung Hakgyo
McCune–Reischauer	Chungdong Kodŭng Hakkyo

Joongdong High School (Hangul: 중동고등학교, Hanja: 中東高等學校) 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

See also

• Education in South Korea

External links

• School website (in Korean)