Sookmyung Girls' High School

Sookmyung Girls' High School
숙명여자고등학교
Location
Map
2807 Nambusunhwan-ro, Gangnam-gu

Seoul

South Korea
Coordinates37°29′27″N 127°03′12″E / 37.4907289°N 127.0533366°E / 37.4907289; 127.0533366
Information
TypePrivate
Established1906
PrincipalHeo Yeong-suk (허영숙)[1]
Deputy PrincipalCha Se-il (차세일)[2]
GenderGirls
Websitewww.sookmyung.hs.kr
Korean name
Hangul
숙명여자고등학교
Hanja
淑明女子高等學校
Revised RomanizationSungmyeong Yeoja Godeunghakgyo
McCune–ReischauerSungmyŏng Yŏja Kodŭnghakkyo

Sookmyung Girls' High School (Korean: 숙명여자고등학교; Hanja: 淑明女子高等學校) is a private girls high school located in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea.

History

Sookmyung Girls' High School was founded on May 22, 1906 under the name Myeongsin Girls' School (Korean: 명신여학교; Hanja: 明新女學校), and was originally located in Yongdonggung palace. It was then renamed to Sookmyung Girls' High School in May 1909. The official symbols of the school are magnolia and the lily of the valley. Also, the official color is purple.

The current principal, Heo Young Sook, was appointed in March 2015 as the 13th principal.

See also

References

  1. ^ "교장인사말". Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  2. ^ "교직원소개". Retrieved 4 November 2015.


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