Hangul 광주과학고등학교 Phone +82 62-670-3203 | Hanja 光州科學高等學校 | |
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McCune–Reischauer Kwangchu kwahak kotŭng hakkyo Similar 국제고등학교, 살레시오고등학교, 광주외국인학교, 광주고등학교, 첨단고등학교 | ||
Gwangju Science Academy for the Gifted is one of the science schools in South Korea, located in Gwangju. It was open in March 1984 as Jeonnam Science High School (전남과학고등학교) which was changed to the current name in 1990. Gwangju Science High School is known as a science specialized magnet school for students who want to major in science, mathematics and engineering in university.
Korea's first astronaut, Yi So-Yeon, is an alumnus of this school.
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Gwangju Science High School Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA