Dukwon High School (also known as Dukwon, or Dukwon HS;

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: 덕원고등학교, 덕원고;

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: 德元高等學校) is a private preparatory school in

Suseong-gu Suseong District (Suseong-gu) is a ''gu'' (district) in southeastern Daegu, South Korea. It is one of the most prosperous and high-density areas of Daegu, and is the site of the city's most extensive hagwon district. The population of this dist ...

Daegu Daegu (, , literally 'large hill', 대구광역시), formerly spelled Taegu and officially known as the Daegu Metropolitan City, is a city in South Korea. It is the third-largest urban agglomeration in South Korea after Seoul and Busan; it is ...

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. The school's motto is "Aim high and nourish force" and, its symbol is the

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tree. Like most schools in Korea, Dukwon High School starts its school year in March, starts its second semester in August, and ends the school year in February. There is a weeklong spring break in mid-February.

History

Origins

On August 24, 1978, Dr. Jin-won Kim was approved to establish an education foundation, Dukwon Education Foundation, and on February 28, 1980, the new school building was completed in Hwanggeum-dong, Suseong-gu, Daegu. On March 1 of 1980, the first Principal Byeong-sip Seo was inaugurated, and on March 5 the first freshman entered. At this time, 10 classes per grade were accredited and the number of classes continued to increase. 21 years after the school was established, the plan to change the location was approved. The groundbreaking ceremony was held on April 27, 2001. On February 28, 2002, it was moved to 37, Uksu-gil, Suseong-gu, Daegu. In the same year, Cheongramsa (

: 청람사;

: 靑藍舍), dormitory was opened.

Admissions

By the law of private school education, Dukwon High School was selected to be a privately operated high school above numerous other schools. The students who have a higher GPA than other students in their middle school can apply to Dukwon High School.

Notable alumni

* Taeghwan Hyeon '80, chemist, director of IBS, AE of JACS * Jeong-su Kim '80, Lieutenant General, Superintendent of

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* Kyung-cheol Park '80, doctor, writer of 'A Beautiful Walk with Rustic Doctor(시골의사의 아름다운 동행)' * Seong-yong Youn '82, Director of

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* An-su Park '83, Major General, Commander of The 39th Infantry Division(Republic of Korea) * Ji-man Hong '84, Secretary for Political Affairs of

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, former journalist, former member of the

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* Sung-soo Kwon '87, Presiding Judge of Seoul Central District Court * Jin-su Bae '97, comics artist, creator of 'Money Game(머니게임)' *

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External links

* Educational institutions established in 1980 High schools in Daegu {{SouthKorea-school-stub