Joongdong High School (Korean: 중동고등학교; Hanja: 中東高等學校) is a private school founded in 1906,[1] 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.[2]
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[3]
- 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
References
- ^ 고등학교 ‘100살 시대’ 활짝 http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=102&oid=028&aid=0000129982
- ^ "서울 일반고 Sky진학률 1위는 중동고". 11 May 2012.
- ^ 알고보니 삼성 이병철 전 회장이… http://mbn.mk.co.kr/pages/news/newsView.php?category=mbn00009&news_seq_no=1559541
External links
- Official website (in Korean)