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	www.joongdong.hs.kr

Korean name
Hangul	중동고등학교
Hanja	中東高等學校
Revised Romanization	Jungdong Godeunghakgyo
McCune–Reischauer	Chungdong Kodŭnghakkyo

Joongdong High School (Korean: 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

• Official website (in Korean)