Sookmyung Girls' High School

Private school in Seoul, South Korea

37°29′27″N 127°03′12″E / 37.4907289°N 127.0533366°E / 37.4907289; 127.0533366InformationTypePrivateEstablished1906PrincipalHeo Yeong-suk (허영숙)^[1]Deputy PrincipalCha Se-il (차세일)^[2]GenderGirlsWebsitewww.sookmyung.hs.krKorean nameHangul

숙명여자고등학교

Hanja

淑明女子高等學校

Revised RomanizationSukmyeong Yeoja Godeung HakgyoMcCune–ReischauerSukmyŏng Yŏcha Kodŭng Hakkyo

Sookmyung Girls' High School (Korean: 숙명여자고등학교; Hanja: 淑明女子高等學校) is a private girls high school located in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea.

History

Sookmyung Girls' High School was founded on May 22, 1906 under the name Myeongsin Girls' School (hangul: 명신여학교; hanja: 明新女學校), and was originally located in Yongdonggung palace. It was then renamed to Sookmyung Girls' High School in May 1909. The official symbols of the School are Magnolia and The Lily of the Valley. Also, the official color is Purple.

The current principal, Heo Young Sook, was appointed in March 2015 as the 13th principal.