Seoul High School

Seoul High School is a public high school located in Seocho-dong, the greater Gangnam area Seocho-gu, Seoul, South Korea. Seoul High School is a member school of Gangnam School District Eight.

History

The school was established at the site of Gyeonghuigung in 1946, moving to the current site due to restoration of Gyeonghuigung. Named Kyung Sung Middle School during Japanese occupation.

Feb 1 1946 Inauguration of the first principal Kim, Won Kyu
Mar 5 1946 School opening ceremony and entrance ceremony
June 1947 Named 'Seoul Public Middle School'
June 5, 1949 First graduation ceremony
Sep 1 1951 In accordance with the reform of educational system separated as Seoul High School
Feb 28 1971 In accordance with the equalization of middle Schools, Seoul Middle School was closed after the twentieth graduation ceremony
July 3, 1971 Establishment of Inwang Scholarship Foundation
June 9, 1980 Moved to the present campus
Mar 1 1985 Expanded to 60 classes
Sep 1 2004 Inauguration of the twenty-third Principal Sung, Kee Won
Feb 3 2005 Held the fifty-seventh graduation ceremony
Mar 1 2006 Decreased to 51 classes
Mar 1 2007 Inauguration of the 24th Principal Lee, Kyu Seok
Mar 1 2007 48 classes in total and a special class for the handicapped
Feb 1 2008 The 60th graduation ceremony
Mar 1 2008 45 classes in total and a special class for the handicapped
Mar 1 2008 Inauguration of the 25th Principal Park, Hee-Song

Samil Pagoda: Built in celebration of the 41st anniversary of March 1st Movement
Pochung Monument: Set up on June 15, 1956, in remembrance of Seoul High School students who sacrificed their lives for the Korean War or the April Revolution
The Statue of Major Kang, Jae-gu: Set up on April 12, 1986, in honor of Major Kang, who sacrificed his life to save more than 100 subordinates on Oct 4, 1965, when one of his subordinates threw a hand grenade in the wrong direction by mistake during the military training for the Vietnamese War