Phone +82 31-671-2113 Founded 2006 | Province Gyeonggi Province | |
Address 10-1 Chiljang-ri, Juksan-myeon, Anseong-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea Similar 샘물학교, 글로벌선진학교, Shinhan Middle & High Sch, 성지고등학교, 효원고등학교 | ||
Hangyeore High School (한겨레고등학교) is a government-funded middle and high school for North Korean refugees adjusting to life in South Korea. It is located in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province, 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of Seoul. It opened on March 1, 2006.
Depending on a pupil's performance, he or she may stay in a period from six months to two years. The school intends for students to transition to regular South Korean schools. The school has no tuition fees. It serves three meals per day and has a school uniform. Only children and teenagers originating from North Korea are allowed to attend.
As of 2010 144 students attend the school. Of them, 79 said that they had watched South Korean media while in North Korea.
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