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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
References
External links
Official website (in Korean)
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Joongdong High School
- Lee Byung-chul
- Lee Kyu-hyung
- Gangnam
- Joongdong Educational Foundation
- Irwon-dong
- List of student newspapers
- Jung Dong-hwan
- Hwang Jae-man
- Kim Moo-sung
