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Kyunggi High School is the oldest modern secondary school in Korea, and has educated many leaders of South Korean society. Before the abolition of high-school entrance exams, it was the highest-ranked school in the country. It is located in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, today one of South Korea's most prosperous areas. The current principal is Choi Dong Hwan (최동환). The school was established by edict of King Gojong on April 4, 1899, and opened its doors on November 10, 1900. The school's original name was Gwallim Middle School (관립중학교). Its establishment was part of a general program of educational modernization. This effort at modernization was swallowed up by the Japanese annexation in 1910, but the school itself survived. Originally chartered as a middle school, it became a high school in 1906. However, it continued to offer middle-school classes until 1971. In 2000, the South Korean government issued a commemorative 170-won stamp, marking the school's 100th anniversary.〔()〕 Alumni associations for the school are widespread throughout Korea and abroad. Famous alumni include former ambassador Hong Seok-hyun and the former Hannara Party leader Lee Hoi-chang, as well as early Korean Communist Party leader Pak Hon-yong (class of 1919). Multiple Olympic medalist South Korean swimmer Park Tae-Hwan graduated in February 2008 (Korean academic year starts in March and ends in February). == History == *1906 Sep 1st, Renamed to National Hansung High School *1910 Nov 1st, Annexed Hansung Foreign Language School and renamed to Kyungsung High School. *1911 Apr 1st, Opened a one-year course for producing teachers. *1921 Apr 1st, Renamed to Kyung-sung First Middle School. *1938 Apr 1st, Renamed to National Kyunggi Middle School. *1938 Jun 4th, Set the school's flag *1945 Oct 1st, Hun-gu Lee (이헌구) was the 15th principal of the school and also was the first Korean principal since World War II. *1951 Aug 31st, Divided into two schools (Kyunggi Middle School and Kyunggi High School) according to the new law. *1954 Jun 25th, Set the school's new flag *1955 Aug 15th, Constructed a new building for Hwa-dong (화동) middle school. *1956 Jan 27th, Set the school's motto to liberal, culturally advanced, and peaceful people. *1971 Feb 28th, Kyunggi Middle School is closed. *1971 Nov 11th, Opened a hall of residence for freshman. Every freshman spends two weeks a year in this dormitory. *1974 Mar 1st, The government abolished the high-school entrance exams. This highest-ranked high school was populated by the students who live near the school. *1976 Feb 20th, Relocated to 74-4 Samsung-1-dong Kang-nam-gu, Seoul, Korea. *1981 Aug 3rd, Founded a juridical foundation named Hwa-Dong-Yuk-Young-Hoe. (화동육영회) *1983 Oct 3rd, Constructed a new building for the alumni association. *1990 Oct 3rd, Built a school motto stone. *1997 Dec 6th, Constructed a new building named Hwa-dong-kwan (화동관) for accommodating more students. *2010 Feb, Hosted 106th annual graduation commencement. *2010 Jul, Selected as a high school specialized on science. *2010 Summer, The former principal Jung-gon Lee (이정곤) resigned over power abuse scandals. *2011 Feb, Hosted 107th annual graduation commencement. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kyunggi High School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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