Gyeonggi Science High School

Gyeonggi Science High School
Hangul 경기과학고등학교
Hanja 京畿科學高等學校
Revised Romanization Gyeonggi Gwahak Godeung Hakgyo
McCune–Reischauer Kyŏnggi Kwahak Kodŭng Hakkyo
Gyeonggi Science High School
Motto Patriotism, Creativity, Cooperation
Type Science Academy for the Gifted
Established 1983
President Park Wan-gyu
Academic staff
144
Students 384
Location Suwon, South Korea
Campus 135 Suil-ro, Songjuk-dong, Jangan-gu, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Website gs.hs.kr

Gyeonggi Science High School (GSHS, Korean: 경기과학고등학교), established in 1983 originally as a Science High school, is currently a science High school for the gifted in Suwon, South Korea. It was the first science high school established in South Korea, and was transformed into a science high school for the gifted, being one of the four in South Korea. It is the third been transformed from science high school to science high school for the gifted according to Gifted Education Promotion Law (Korean: 영재교육진흥법).[1]

The symbol of Gyeonggi Science High School

Motto

History

Admission policy

Admission procedure is consist of 4 steps. At the first step, students will be evaluated with their documents include introduction, recommendation, and a document that will prove the student's potential. Every one is accepted in this stage. At the second step, they will get through tests that will judge if he or she really are gifted. 2000 students are accepted here. At the third step, they will have interview, and less than 300 students are accepted. At the fourth, the last step, they are either preferentially accepted or attend to camp. About 120 students are finally accepted.

Curriculum

It is consist of 139 credits of academic courses and 33 credits of research activities.

There are PT system, seasonal school system, and AP with various universities, such as KAIST, POSTECH, GIST, UNIST by MOU.

Graduation policy

To graduate from this school successfully, you have to fill in 4 criteria.

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