Kwangwoon Electronic Technical High School is a

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, all-male

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located in

Nowon-gu Nowon District () is one of the 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea, located in the most northeastern part of the metropolitan city. It is considered to be a residental district, due to its high concentration of apartments and residental building ...

, a district in the northeastern area of

Seoul Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b ...

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. It is a three-year training school with approximately 1,100 students and a teaching staff of about 100.

History

Founded in 1934, it shares a lineage and history with

Kwangwoon University Kwangwoon University (KWU; ) is a comprehensive and private research university in Nowon-gu, Seoul, South Korea, offering undergraduate and graduate programs. Chosun Radio Training Center, the predecessor of Kwangwoon University, was the first ...

and was originally its high school section. In December 1964, the current name was adopted. It received recognition as a training school specializing in the

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fields, specifically engineering.

Notable alumni

* Chang Hyuk-jin, footballer *

Ha Seok-ju Ha Seok-ju (; born 20 February 1968) is a South Korean football manager and former player. Ha was one of the few left-footed South Korean players at the time. International career He played for the South Korea national football team, and was ...

, retired footballer * Noh Haeng-seok, footballer *

Park Joo-ho Park Joo-ho (; or ; born 16 January 1987) is a South Korean former football player who usually played defender. A versatile player, he primarily played left-back but also in the midfield as a defensive or wide midfielder. Early life Park at ...

, footballer

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High schools in Seoul Technical schools Educational institutions established in 1934 Nowon District 1934 establishments in Korea Boys' schools in South Korea Schools in Korea under Japanese rule {{SouthKorea-school-stub