School of Performing Arts Seoul ( ko, 서울공연예술고등학교), colloquially known as (SOPA) in South Korea, is an arts high school in

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History

SOPA was founded on March 6, 1966 as Jeonghui High School (). On February 28, 2002, Park Jae-ryeon was appointed as principal. SOPA was relocated on September 1, 2008 to its current location at 147-1

Guro-gu Guro District (Guro-gu) is a district of Seoul, South Korea, which was separated from Yeongdeungpo District on April 1, 1980. Located in the southwestern part of the city, where besides Yangcheon District and Geumcheon District Guro District ...

. After changing its name to School of Performing Arts Seoul (), SOPA took in their first batch of students on March 1, 2009. There are a total of 11,935 graduates as of February 4, 2016, with March 2, 2016 marking new student admissions for the 2016 school year.

Departments

* Department of Theatre & Film * Department of Practical Dance * Department of Practical Music * Department of Stage Arts * Department of Theatre Arts (combined with Department of Broadcasting Arts to form Department of Theatre & Film) * Department of Broadcasting Arts (combined with Department of Theatre Arts to form Department of Theatre & Film)

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References

External links

* {{authority control Art schools in South Korea High schools in Seoul Guro District, Seoul Educational institutions established in 1966