School of Performing Arts Seoul

School of Performing Arts Seoul (Korean: 서울공연예술고등학교), colloquially known as 서공예 (SOPA) in South Korea, is an arts high school in Gung-dong, Guro-gu, Seoul.[3]

Not to be confused with Seoul Arts High School.

School of Performing Arts Seoul
서울공연예술고등학교
Address
16-26 Ori-ro 22na-gil, Guro-gu

Seoul

South Korea
Information
TypePrivate
Established1966
PrincipalPark Jae-ryeon (박재련)[1]
Deputy PrincipalKwon Oh-hyun (권오현)
Faculty37
GenderCo-ed
Enrollment813[2]
Websitehttp://sopa.hs.kr/

History

SOPA was founded on March 6, 1966 as Jeonghui High School (정희고등공민학교). On February 28, 2002, Park Jae-ryeon was appointed as principal.[4] SOPA was relocated on September 1, 2008 to its current location at 147-1 Gung-dong, Guro-gu in Seoul.

After changing its name to School of Performing Arts Seoul (서울공연예술고등학교 Seo-ul Gong-yeon Yesul Godeung Hakkyo), SOPA took in their first batch of students on March 1, 2009. There are a total of 11,935 graduates as of February 4, 2016, with March 2, 2016 marking new student admissions for the 2016 school year.

Departments
  • Department of Theatre & Film
  • Department of Practical Dance
  • Department of Practical Music
  • Department of Stage Arts
  • Department of Theatre Arts (combined with Department of Broadcasting Arts to form Department of Theatre & Film)[5]
  • Department of Broadcasting Arts (combined with Department of Theatre Arts to form Department of Theatre & Film)[6]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "학교장 인사말". Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  2. "학교현황". Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  3. "학교위치". Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  4. "학교연혁". Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  5. "연기예술과". Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  6. "방송연예과". Retrieved 4 November 2015.

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