Bupyeong High School (BHS) | |
Motto: | Sincerity |
Coordinates: | 37.5022°N 126.7276°W |
Established: | 1971 |
Type: | Public School for boys |
District: | Incheon Metropolitan City Office of Educationhttp://www.ice.go.kr/main.do?s=english |
Grades: | 10-12 |
Principal: | Kim Heung-bok |
Enrollment: | 679 (2021) |
Faculty: | 88 (2021) |
Colors: | Green (Lion) Rose (Flower) Gold (Ginkgo) |
Mascot: | Green Lion |
Hangul: | 부평고등학교 |
Mr: | Pup'yŏng Kodŭnghakgyo |
Rr: | Bupyeong Godeunghakgyo |
Bupyeong High School (BHS,) is a public secondary school (grades 10-12 high school) for boys in South Korea, which is located in Bupyeong-dong, Bupyeong-gu, Incheon, South Korea. The BHS was opened on March 6, 1972. The School Mascot is a “Green Lion”.
Established in 1971 to educate selected boys from Gyeonggi Province including Incheon, the BHS later became one of the public schools for boys in Incheon was granted Directly Governed City status in 1981(Incheon was officially separated from Gyeonggi Province) is now home to a diverse student body from all backgrounds in Incheon. Among Bupyeong High School students, over 90% enroll in a four-year college.
(Total Alumni: 22,307 Persons)
Bupyeong High School offers Music, Fine Arts, Literature, General Science, General Math, Precalculus, Korean Language, Korean History, World History, Ethics, Home Economics, World Languages including English and Japanese, Classical Chinese (Hanmun), and a variety of Electives to students. Upperclassmen are allowed to take Advanced English Language, Calculus, and Physics as early as their 11th grade year. Among BHS students, over 90% enroll in a four-year college.
The BHS has Bugeokje is the cultural festival held in November or December annually. Most students have been took part in chorus, dance, play, photography, sports, science experiments, and among other club programs show off their talents in the festival. Also, some clubs like chorus or K-pop dance from neighboring girl's high schools used to take part in the festival.
The BHS is famous for its excellent sports teams, especially football club and ssireum club. In 2018, the Bupyeong High School Football Club (BHSFC) became the champion of the National High School Football League sponsored by the president of the Republic of Korea. It was the 6th champion title.[1]
In 2019, the Bupyeong High School Ssireum Club (BHSSC) became the high school champion team of the Haksan National Ssireum League.[2]