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, South Korea. It is a private school attached to

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. It was first founded on December 26, 1983. The school motto is to "know myself, live with virtue, and study while working". The school's symbol tree, flower, and mascot is the

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Principals

1959–1964 1st Sung Girl Jung () 1964–1964 2nd Bong Shik Jang () 1964–1965 3rd Dong Shik Ji () 1965–1968 4th Jong Hub Lee () 1968–1969 5th Bong Shik Jang () 1969–1972 6th Bok Young Lee () 1972–1977 7th Jong Duck Yey () 1977–1990 8th Bok Young Lee () 1990–2004 9th Bong Shik Jang () 2004–2006 10th Hun Sang Shin () 2006–2008 11th Hun Suek Min () 2008–2012 12th Sang Sue Kim () -2024 Yoo Soo Han ()

Awards

*12th National Astronomy Olympiad, gold medal *3rd Asian-Atlantic Astronomy Olympiad, 1st *Other Olympiad awards 54, the best in the country *4th long-basketball tournament, 1st *62nd middle school girls and boys basketball, 1st *54 other Olympiad awards

Student exchange

In spring, around 40 students from Buensan Middle School come to Dankook Middle School, while in the fall around 40 Dankook students go to Buensan middle school for two days.

School Symbol

The school symbol derives from the Obangsaek, a traditional Korean color spectrum. It has red, blue, black, and white colors around a yellow centerpiece containing letter for "middle". Red represents a phoenix; blue, a blue dragon; white, a white tiger; and black, a turtle. The yellow in the middle represents the yellow dragon: a symbol for the school's students, while the Chinese character means that Dankook students should be at the center of the world.

External links

Dankook Middle School homepage
{{Coord missing, South Korea Education in Seoul Middle schools in South Korea Educational institutions established in 1941 Gangnam District 1941 establishments in Korea Schools in Korea under Japanese rule

Principals

Awards

Student exchange

School Symbol

See also

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