Ewha Girls' High School (Korean: 이화여자고등학교) is a private girls high school located in Jeong-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea.
Ewha Girls' High School was founded on May 31, 1886 by Mary F. Scranton. The construction of a dormitory for staff and students was completed in 1900. The current principal Kang Soon-ja was appointed in September 2009 as the school's 14th principal.
At Ewha Girls' High School, every student has to join a club as part of their co-curricular activities. Ewha Girls' High School has 34 clubs which can be classified into five categories — academics, performance, service, media/debate, arts/physical education.
List of principals of Ewha Girls' High School:
1st: Mary F. Scranton (1886—1890)
2nd: Lousia C. Rothweiler (1890—1893)
3rd: Josephine O. Paine (1893—1907)
4th: Lulu E. Frey (1907—1921)
5th: A. Jeanette Walter (1921—1922)
6th: Alice R. Appenzeller (1922—1929)
7th: Miss E. Church (1929—1938)
8th: Shin Bong-jo (1938—1961)
9th: Seo Myung-hak (1961—1971)
10th: Jeong Hui-gyeong (1971—1982)
11th: Shim Chi-seon (1982—1995)
12th: Choi Jong-ok (1995—2000)
13th: Jeong Chang-yong (2000—2009)
14th: Kang Soon-ja (2009—present)
Helen Kim - Educator and first woman in Korea to receive a PhD
Park In-deok - Independence activist and educator
Lee Gwang-ja - Former president of Seoul Women's University (2001~2013)
Ji Eun-hee - Chair-professor at Sangji University and former president of Duksung Women's University (2006.02.28—2013.02.28)
Cha Kwang Eun - Doctor and professor at Cha University
Pi Seo-young - Professor at Boston University
Lee Myung-hee - Chairman of Shinsegae Group
Kim Ye-ri
Nam Bo-ra - Actress
Kim Hyo-jin - Actress
Youn Yuh-jung - Actress
Lee Eung-kyung - Actress
Jo Mi-ryung - Actress
Sa Mi-ja - Actress
Kim Joo-ha - News anchor
Jin Yang-hye - Announcer and MC
Chae Seon-yeob - Pianist and soprano singer
Song Min-doh - Singer
Kim Iryeop - Poet, journalist, writer
In Byung-sun - Poet
Heo Geun-uk - Writer, novelist
Lee Hui-ho - Former First Lady of South Korea (1998—2003)
Kim Mo-im - 36th Minister of Health and Welfare (1998.05.01—1999.05.23)
Kim Jeong-sook - 6th Commissioner of Korea Food&Drug Administration (2004.09.04—2006.01.31)
Lee Mi-gyeong - Current member of the National Assembly
Kim Geum-rae - Former member of the National Assembly
Kim Jin-ae - Former member of the National Assembly
Seo Young-hee - Former member of the National Assembly
Choi Young-hee - Former member of the National Assembly
Ryu Gwansun
Hwang Ae-deok - Independence fighter
Ha Ran-sa - Independence fighter
Esther Park - Korea's first female doctor of Western medicine
