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Type
  
Private

Principal
  
Park Jae-ryeon (박재련)

Gender
  
Boys and Girls

Phone
  
+82 2-3281-9760

Faculty
  
37

Established
  
1966

Deputy Principal
  
Kwon Oh-hyun (권오현)

Enrolment
  
813

Founded
  
1966

Number of students
  
813

Address
  
16-26 Ori-ro 22na-gil, Gung-dong, Guro-gu, Seoul, South Korea

School of Performing Arts Seoul (Korean: 서울공연예술고등학교), colloquially known as 서공예 (SOPA) in South Korea, is an arts high school in Gung-dong, Guro-gu, Seoul.

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History

SOPA was founded on March 6, 1966 as Jeonghui High School (정희고등공민학교로). On February 28, 2002, Park Jae-ryeon was appointed as principal. SOPA was relocated on September 1, 2008 to its current location at 147-1 Gung-dong, Guro-gu in Seoul.

After changing its name to School of Performing Arts Seoul (서울공연예술고등학교), SOPA took in their first batch of students on March 1, 2009. There are a total of 11,935 graduates as of February 4, 2016, with March 2, 2016 marking new student admissions for the 2016 school year.

Departments

  • Department of Theatre & Film
  • Department of Practical Dance
  • Department of Practical Music
  • Department of Stage Arts
  • Department of Theatre Arts (combined with Department of Broadcasting Arts to form Department of Theatre & Film)
  • Department of Broadcasting Arts (combined with Department of Theatre Arts to form Department of Theatre & Film)

    • 1st Grader

  • Lee Jinsol (APRIL)
  • Shin Jingyu (ex-BOYS24 contestant)

    • 2nd Grader

  • Choi Yoojung (I.O.I)
  • Hina (SM Rookies)
  • Chani (SF9)
  • Cho Hyeyeon (Gugudan)
  • Jung Soo-Hwa (Pledis trainee)
  • Kim Miso (A.de, ex-Produce 101 participant)
  • Kim Sae-ron (actress)
  • Lee Donghyuck (Haechan) (NCT)
  • Lee Jeno (NCT)
  • Lim Jungmin (Yama & Hotchicks Trainee; ex-Produce 101 participant)
  • Na Jaemin (NCT)
  • Yang Yena (April)
  • Sia Lee (actress)
  • Xiyeon (Pristin, ex-Produce 101 participant)

    • 3rd Grader

  • Arin (Oh My Girl)
  • Kang Mina (Gugudan, former I.O.I)
  • Kim Doyeon (former I.O.I)
  • Kim Hong-eun (N Company Trainee, ex-Produce 101 participant)
  • Lee Naeun (April)
  • Im Dayoung (Cosmic Girls)
  • Mark Lee (NCT)
  • Noh Kangmin (Romeo)
  • Park Gaeul (Astory trainee; ex-Produce 101 participant)
  • Shin Eunji (Shin Sia) (Dublekick trainee, Finding Momoland Contestant)

    • References

    School of Performing Arts Seoul Wikipedia
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