Dukwon High School
덕원고등학교
德元高等學校
Private school
Established1978
Head labelPrincipal
HeadKyung-hak Seo (서경학)
Address37, Uksu-gil
CitySuseong-gu
StateDaegu
CountrySouth Korea
Coordinates35.825°N 128.7064°E
Grades10-12
GenderCo-educational (classes divided by gender)
Enrollmentapprox. 1,001
Facultyapprox. 85
Ratioapprox. 13:1
NewspaperDukwon
CampusSuburban
Free labelTree
Free textZelkova
Free label 2Song
Free text 2Untitled(Dukwon of Cradle)
Free label 3Foundation
Free text 3Dukwon Education Foundation
Websitehttps://dukwon.dge.hs.kr

Dukwon High School (also known as Dukwon, or Dukwon HS; Korean: 덕원고등학교, 덕원고; Hanja: 德元高等學校) is a private preparatory school in Suseong-gu, Daegu, South Korea. The school's motto is "Nurture great ambitions and build strength" and, its symbol is the zelkova 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 (Korean: 청람사; Hanja: 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