Joongdong High School () is a private school founded in 1906, located in Irwon-dong,

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. The school and its foundation were undertaken in 1994 by

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by the will of group's founder,

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, the school's 26th graduate. This school is currently operated by Joongdong Educational Foundation.

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Many of Joongdong High School students get an offer from top-tier Korean universities. In 2011, Joongdong High School ranked #1 in the number of graduates to be offered a place at

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(considered the best university in South Korea). In 2012, the entrance rate for

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was 21.6%, the highest in the country.

Notable alumni

* Cha Kyung-bok, football manager * Cho Jae-min, footballer *

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, poet & playwright * Kim Moo-sung, politician & former member of the

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, actor * Ko Jae-wook, footballer & football manager *

, founder of

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, actor * Lee Ho, footballer * Lee Kyu-hyung, actor * Moon Kook-hyun, politician * Song Wol-joo, Buddhist leader * Yang Joo-dong, poet & Korean language scholar * Yang Seung-jo, lawyer & governor of

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Notable alumni

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