Sookmyung Girls' High School 숙명여자고등학교 | |||||||
Established: | 1906 | ||||||
Type: | Private | ||||||
Gender: | Girls | ||||||
Principal: | Heo Yeong-suk (허영숙)[1] | ||||||
Head Label: | Deputy Principal | ||||||
Head: | Cha Se-il (차세일)[2] | ||||||
Location: | 2807 Nambusunhwan-ro, Gangnam-gu | ||||||
City: | Seoul | ||||||
Country: | South Korea | ||||||
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Sookmyung Girls' High School is a private girls high school located in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea.
Sookmyung Girls' High School was founded on May 22, 1906 under the name Myeongsin Girls' School (hangul: 명신여학교; hanja: 明新女學校), and was originally located in Yongdonggung palace. It was then renamed to Sookmyung Girls' High School in May 1909. The official symbols of the School are Magnolia and The Lily of the Valley. Also, the official color is Purple.
The current principal, Heo Young Sook, was appointed in March 2015 as the 13th principal.