Yeogang High School (
Korean
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: 여강고등학교,
Hanja
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: 驪江高等學校) and Yeogang Middle School (Korean: 여강중학교, Hanja: 驪江中學敎) are private-dependent, co-educational schools located in
Yeoju
Yeoju () is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Yeoju was a county but was raised to the status of a city in September 2013. Together with the neighboring city of Icheon, it is known as a major center of contemporary South Korean ceramics, ...
,
Gyeonggi Province
Gyeonggi-do (, ) is the most populous province in South Korea. Its name, ''Gyeonggi'', means "京 (the capital) and 畿 (the surrounding area)". Thus, ''Gyeonggi-do'' can be translated as "Seoul and the surrounding areas of Seoul". Seoul, the na ...
, approximately one hour southeast of
Seoul
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. The middle school serves grades seven to nine, while the high school serves grades ten to twelve. Offering students the choice of a comprehensive or vocational education, the former program prepares students for general university study, whereas the latter program prepares students for business and management university study or immediate employment.
Official Yeogang School links
Yeogang High School Rep. of Korea
Yeogang Middle School Rep. of Korea
Yeogang English School Rep. of Korea
Yeogang Application for Admission Rep. of Korea
See also
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Education in Korea Historically, Korea was differently ruled and named. The official records on organised education start with Three Kingdoms period.
* ???-108 BC Gojoseon
* 57 BC-668 - epoch of Three Kingdoms of Korea, Three Kingdoms: Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla; in ...
* County of
Yeoju
Yeoju () is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Yeoju was a county but was raised to the status of a city in September 2013. Together with the neighboring city of Icheon, it is known as a major center of contemporary South Korean ceramics, ...
School seals
The school moniker, in two three-stroke diamond inscribed blocks, consists of "yeo gang", or "bristle river".
The name comes from the way local waterways sinuate like horse bristles during the wet season.
The red badge symbolizes a strong will to study, the blue badge large dreams.
High schools in South Korea
Educational institutions established in 1970
Schools in Gyeonggi Province
Yeoju
Private schools in South Korea
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