Salesian High School is a
Catholic high school
Catholic schools are pre-primary, primary and secondary educational institutions administered under the aegis or in association with the Catholic Church. , the Catholic Church operates the world's largest religious, non-governmental school syste ...
in
Gwangju
Gwangju () is South Korea's sixth-largest metropolis. It is a designated metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home Minister. The city was also the capital of South Jeolla Province until the provincial office ...
,
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
. It was founded in March 1959. It was rated as one of the best private schools in Gwangju four times (in 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002), and nationally acclaimed as one of the best 100 schools in South Korea in 2004.
Notable alumni
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U Yun-geun, politician
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Kim Wan-seop, journalist
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O Yeong-jeong, professional Starcraft player (AnyTime)
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Byun Hee-bong
Byun Hee-bong (born Byun In-chul; June 8, 1942) is a South Korean actor.
Career
Byun In-chul was born in Jangseong County, South Jeolla Province, and attended Salesian High School in Gwangju. He took up law at Chosun University before dropping ...
, actor
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Im Hyun-sik
Im Hyun-sik (born December 31, 1945) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading role in the family drama ''Three Families Under One Roof'' (1986-1993), and supporting roles in the period epics '' Hur Jun'' (1999) and ''Dae Jang G ...
, actor
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Jeong Dong-chae, politician, 41st
Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism from July 2004 to March 2006
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Yi Sang-guk, former chairman of the
Korea Baseball Organization
The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO; ko, 한국야구위원회) is the governing body for the professional leagues of baseball in South Korea. The KBO was founded in 1981 and has governed two leagues: the KBO League ( ko, KBO 리그) and KBO ...
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Yoon Tae-ho Yoon may refer to:
* Yoon (Korean name), the ninth most common Korean family name
*Yoon, stage name of Shim Ja-yoon, member of K-Pop group STAYC
* Yōon, a feature of the Japanese language
* Prabda Yoon (born 1973), a Thai novelist
See also
*Yun ( ...
, web-toon writer known for ''
Misaeng'' and ''
Moss
Mosses are small, non-vascular flowerless plants in the taxonomic division Bryophyta (, ) '' sensu stricto''. Bryophyta (''sensu lato'', Schimp. 1879) may also refer to the parent group bryophytes, which comprise liverworts, mosses, and hor ...
''
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Yoon Jang-hyeon Yoon may refer to:
*Yoon (Korean name), the ninth most common Korean family name
*Yoon, stage name of Shim Ja-yoon, member of K-Pop group STAYC
*Yōon, a feature of the Japanese language
*Prabda Yoon
Prabda Yoon ( th, ปราบดา หยุ ...
, mayor of
Gwangju
Gwangju () is South Korea's sixth-largest metropolis. It is a designated metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home Minister. The city was also the capital of South Jeolla Province until the provincial office ...
since July 2014
See also
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Salesians of Don Bosco
The Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB), formally known as the Society of Saint Francis de Sales (), is a religious congregation of men in the Catholic Church, founded in the late 19th century by Italian priest Saint John Bosco to help poor children du ...
References
External links
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School website*
Alumni websiteSalesian Society - Korea
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Salesian schools
Buildings and structures in Gwangju
Educational institutions established in 1959
High schools in South Korea
Catholic schools in South Korea
Boys' schools in South Korea
1959 establishments in South Korea