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Seoul Foreign Language High School

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Established
  
1993

Deputy Principal
  
Lee Gyeong Seok

Tree
  
Yew

Number of students
  
1,050

Faculty
  
87

Principal
  
Kim Kang Bae (김강배)

Enrolment
  
approx. 1,050

Phone
  
+82 2-994-2435

Founded
  
1993

School type
  
Private school

Seoul Foreign Language High School

Motto
  
Honesty, Diligence, Responsibility (정직, 근면, 책임)

Address
  
22 Deongneung-ro 66-gil, Chang 4(sa)-dong, Dobong-gu, Seoul, South Korea

Similar
  
대원외국어고등학교, 大一外国語高校, Seoul Foreign School, Ewha Girls' Foreign Languag, 서울예고

Seoul foreign language high school


Seoul Foreign Language High School (Hangul: 서울외국어고등학교; Hanja: 서울外國語高等學校) is private preparatory school located in Seoul and is considered one of the most prestigious private preparatory high schools in South Korea. Classified as a Foreign Language High School under the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology's categorization of Special Purpose High Schools, Seoul FLHS's curriculum is centered on the specialized education of various European and Asian languages. Seoul Foreign Language High School is the sixth foreign language high school to be established in South Korea.

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The school's primary language of instruction is Korean.

Like most schools in South Korea, SFLHS starts its school year in March, starts its second semester in September, and ends the school year in February.

Admissions

The school receives applications from around the country. Students can gain admission to Seoul Foreign Language High School by demonstrating ability in a variety of areas, but the most common way students are accepted is through SFLHS's own admissions test, which includes written exams and an interview.

Seoul Foreign Language High School has its own admission tests. Usually only the top 3% of middle school students can get an offer from this school. SFLHS students choose one primary language as a major upon application from English, German, Chinese, French, or Japanese to study during their three years at SFLHS. Korean and English are mandatory subjects, regardless of which focus language students choose when entering the school.

References

Seoul Foreign Language High School Wikipedia