Hanyoung Foreign Language High School
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Hanyoung Foreign Language High School (Hangeul: 한영외국어고등학교, Hanja: 漢榮外國語高等學校) is a selective private high school in southeast Seoul
, South Korea
. The medium-sized college preparatory school was founded in 1990 with the goal of educating successful leaders of the future, and is one of the six foreign-language high schools (specialized high schools) in Seoul. The school selects its students through a rigorous entrance exam: 23.25% of applicants were accepted in 2008.
.
, is used to select a smaller percentage of the student population, taking into account their academic credentials and excellence in various fields. A handful of full scholarship
students from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds are selected every year.
For the incoming class of 2011, the acceptance rate was 23.25% for Regular Decision applicants and 10.87% for Early Decision.
, French
, Japanese
, and Spanish
. In addition, Korean, English
, and Chinese classics are mandatory for all students. Nearly one third of all instructional hours are spent on foreign-language instruction, in accordance with Korean Ministry of Education guidelines.
In addition to the main language classes, which generally emphasize reading and grammar, students practice conversation in small groups with faculty who are native speakers of each language.
and Advanced Placement classes, as well as critical reading, debate, and philosophy courses. It also offers other subjects provided that more than five students are interested in each.
The Advanced Placement programs offered in the 2010-2011 school year are:
AP Biology
Cell Biology
Multi variable Calculus
AP Chemistry
AP Physics
B & C
AP English Literature
AP Comparative Government and Politics
AP U.S. Government and Politics
AP Chinese Language and Culture
AP Japanese Language and Culture
AP Macroeconomics
AP Microeconomics
AP Psychology
AP U.S. History
AP World History
AP Music Theory
AP Calculus
AP Statistics
in the evenings. Classes last 50 minutes, and are followed by ten minutes of break.
Since OSP students take both the regular curriculum and the specialized curriculum for universities aborad, however, these students follow the regular curriculum from 7:20am to 3:40pm and the specialized curriculum from 4:00pm to 10:10pm.
Hanyoung starts its school year in March and its second semester in September. The school year ends in February, as for most schools in Korea.
• HI (Hanyoung Issues)
• Veritas (Softball team)
• Dova (community volunteers)
• HBS (Hanyoung Broadcasting System)
• HENC (Hanyoung English News Club)
• HCO (Hanyoung Chamber Orchestra)
• HFE (Hanyoung Foreign Language Editorial)
• HNM (Hanyoung News Magazine)
• AHA (Advertisement Making)
• HOPE (Hanyoung Official Page Editors)
• Motiv (Memories of Time in Veritas)
• O2(Rock Band)
• 書信 (Literary Magazine)
• 얼씨구나 (Samulnori team)
Unlike most academic high schools in Korea, Hanyoung Foreign Language High School does have varsity sports teams for sports including softball, baseball and lacrosse, although they are limited to students of OSP. Other students can participate in intramural teams during the annual sports festival, which includes volleyball, soccer, softball, and basketball.
, Yonsei University
, Korea University
, Ewha Womans University
, Sogang University
and Hanyang University
.
schools, MIT or Stanford. In addition, a large number of students head to other prestigious institutions of higher education such as Duke
, Johns Hopkins
and UC Berkeley.
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
. The medium-sized college preparatory school was founded in 1990 with the goal of educating successful leaders of the future, and is one of the six foreign-language high schools (specialized high schools) in Seoul. The school selects its students through a rigorous entrance exam: 23.25% of applicants were accepted in 2008.
Academics
Students study 13-15 subjects every year, with one to four hours of classes in each subject weekly. Subjects offered include Korean, English, Chinese classics, modern languages (Chinese, German, French, Japanese, and Spanish), ethics, Korean history, world history, government and politics, economic geography, music, art, physical education, computer science, mathematic, and science. Grades are determined by written examinations. The primary language of instruction is KoreanKorean language
Korean is the official language of the country Korea, in both South and North. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of China. There are about 78 million Korean speakers worldwide. In the 15th century, a national writing...
.
Admissions
The school draws its students primarily from Seoul. Most students gain admission by a process called "Regular Decision", which comprises a competitive entrance examination, including written exams, and an interview. An alternative process, Early DecisionEarly decision
Early decision is a common early admission policy used in college admissions in the United States for admitting freshmen to undergraduate programs. It is used to indicate to the University or College that the candidate considers that institution to be his or her top choice...
, is used to select a smaller percentage of the student population, taking into account their academic credentials and excellence in various fields. A handful of full scholarship
Scholarship
A scholarship is an award of financial aid for a student to further education. Scholarships are awarded on various criteria usually reflecting the values and purposes of the donor or founder of the award.-Types:...
students from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds are selected every year.
For the incoming class of 2011, the acceptance rate was 23.25% for Regular Decision applicants and 10.87% for Early Decision.
Foreign-language education
All students must choose two foreign languages to study during their years at school. Those offered are Mandarin Chinese, GermanGerman language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
, French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, Japanese
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
, and Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
. In addition, Korean, English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, and Chinese classics are mandatory for all students. Nearly one third of all instructional hours are spent on foreign-language instruction, in accordance with Korean Ministry of Education guidelines.
In addition to the main language classes, which generally emphasize reading and grammar, students practice conversation in small groups with faculty who are native speakers of each language.
Overseas Study Program (OSP)
Hanyoung Foreign Language High School has a specialized program for gifted and talented students preparing for matriculation at overseas universities. Students who enroll in the Overseas Study Program take additional courses to prepare for college admissions abroad. This programme has its own faculty and offers SATSAT
The SAT Reasoning Test is a standardized test for college admissions in the United States. The SAT is owned, published, and developed by the College Board, a nonprofit organization in the United States. It was formerly developed, published, and scored by the Educational Testing Service which still...
and Advanced Placement classes, as well as critical reading, debate, and philosophy courses. It also offers other subjects provided that more than five students are interested in each.
The Advanced Placement programs offered in the 2010-2011 school year are:
AP Biology
AP Biology
In the United States, Advanced Placement Biology , is a course and examination offered by the College Board to high school students as an opportunity to earn placement credit for a college-level biology course....
Cell Biology
Cell biology
Cell biology is a scientific discipline that studies cells – their physiological properties, their structure, the organelles they contain, interactions with their environment, their life cycle, division and death. This is done both on a microscopic and molecular level...
Multi variable Calculus
AP Chemistry
AP Chemistry
Advanced Placement Chemistry is a course and examination offered by the College Board as a part of the Advanced Placement Program to give American and Canadian high school students the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities and earn college-level credit.-The course:AP Chemistry is a course...
AP Physics
AP Physics
AP Physics defines three categories of high school physics courses: A, B, and C. Category A refers to general introductory physics courses that are not mathematically rigorous...
B & C
AP English Literature
AP Comparative Government and Politics
AP Comparative Government and Politics
Advanced Placement Comparative Government and Politics is an examination given by the College Board through the Advanced Placement Program...
AP U.S. Government and Politics
AP Chinese Language and Culture
AP Chinese Language and Culture
Advanced Placement Chinese Language and Culture is a course offered by the College Board as a part of the Advanced Placement Program...
AP Japanese Language and Culture
AP Japanese Language and Culture
Advanced Placement Japanese Language and Culture is a course offered by the College Board as part of the Advanced Placement Program. It is intended to give students a thorough background in the Japanese language and Japanese social customs...
AP Macroeconomics
AP Macroeconomics
Advanced Placement Macroeconomics is a course offered by the College Board as part of the Advanced Placement Program for high school students interested in college-level work in economics...
AP Microeconomics
AP Microeconomics
Advanced Placement Microeconomics is a course for students interested in college-level work in microeconomics and/or gaining advanced standing in college. The course begins with a study of fundamental economic concepts such as scarcity, opportunity costs, production possibilities, specialization,...
AP Psychology
AP Psychology
The Advanced Placement Psychology course and corresponding exam is part of the College Board's Advanced Placement Program. This course is tailored for students interested in the field of psychology and as an opportunity to earn placement credit or exemption from a college-level psychology course...
AP U.S. History
AP World History
AP World History
Advanced Placement World History is a college-level course offered through the College Board's Advanced Placement Program designed to help students develop greater understanding of the evolution of global processes and contacts and interactions between different types of Human societies...
AP Music Theory
AP Music Theory
Advanced Placement Music Theory is a course and examination offered in the United States by the College Board as part of the Advanced Placement Program to high school students who wish to earn credit for a college level music theory course.-The course:Some of the material covered in the course...
AP Calculus
AP Calculus
Advanced Placement Calculus is used to indicate one of two distinct Advanced Placement courses and examinations offered by the College Board, AP Calculus AB and AP Calculus BC....
AP Statistics
AP Statistics
Advanced Placement Statistics is a college-level high school statistics course offered in the United States through the College Board's Advanced Placement program...
Schedule
The average school day runs from 7:20am to 10:10pm, with seven to nine hours of classes during the day and three to five hours of study hallStudy Hall
Study hall or study period is a term for a place and/or time during the school day where students are assigned to study when they are not scheduled for an academic class. They are most commonly found in high schools and some middle schools, especially in the United States...
in the evenings. Classes last 50 minutes, and are followed by ten minutes of break.
Since OSP students take both the regular curriculum and the specialized curriculum for universities aborad, however, these students follow the regular curriculum from 7:20am to 3:40pm and the specialized curriculum from 4:00pm to 10:10pm.
Hanyoung starts its school year in March and its second semester in September. The school year ends in February, as for most schools in Korea.
Extracurricular activities
There are more than 30 student clubs at Hanyoung, including:• HI (Hanyoung Issues)
• Veritas (Softball team)
• Dova (community volunteers)
• HBS (Hanyoung Broadcasting System)
• HENC (Hanyoung English News Club)
• HCO (Hanyoung Chamber Orchestra)
• HFE (Hanyoung Foreign Language Editorial)
• HNM (Hanyoung News Magazine)
• AHA (Advertisement Making)
• HOPE (Hanyoung Official Page Editors)
• Motiv (Memories of Time in Veritas)
• O2(Rock Band)
• 書信 (Literary Magazine)
• 얼씨구나 (Samulnori team)
Unlike most academic high schools in Korea, Hanyoung Foreign Language High School does have varsity sports teams for sports including softball, baseball and lacrosse, although they are limited to students of OSP. Other students can participate in intramural teams during the annual sports festival, which includes volleyball, soccer, softball, and basketball.
College admission
Among the six foreign-language high schools in Seoul, in 2005 Hanyoung had the highest percentage of graduates going on to the most prestigious universities in South Korea: Seoul National UniversitySeoul National University
Seoul National University , colloquially known in Korean as Seoul-dae , is a national research university in Seoul, Korea, ranked 24th in the world in publications in an analysis of data from the Science Citation Index, 7th in Asia and 42nd in the world by the 2011 QS World University Rankings...
, Yonsei University
Yonsei University
Yonsei University is a Christian private research university, located in Seoul, South Korea. Established in 1885, it is one of the oldest universities in South Korea, the top private comprehensive universities in South Korea, and is widely regarded as one of the top three comprehensive...
, Korea University
Korea University
Korea University is a prestigious nonsectarian, private research university located primarily in Seoul, South Korea, and one of the SKY universities, a historical acronym used in South Korea to refer to Seoul National University, Korea University, and Yonsei University. Founded by Lee Yong-ik in...
, Ewha Womans University
Ewha Womans University
Ewha Womans University is a private women's university in central Seoul, South Korea. It is one of the city's largest institutions of higher learning and currently the world's largest female educational institute. It is one of the best-known universities in South Korea, and often considered to...
, Sogang University
Sogang University
Sogang University is one of the leading research and liberal arts universities in Seoul, South Korea.The University was established in 1960 by the Society of Jesus to provide education based on the Catholic beliefs and inspired by the Jesuit educational philosophy, such as Georgetown University in...
and Hanyang University
Hanyang University
Hanyang University is one of the most prestigious universities in South Korea. In particular, Hanyang's School of Engineering is one of the oldest engineering schools in Korea. The main campus is Hanyang University at Seoul, located in the Seoul, with its branch campus, the ERICA campus , located...
.
Matriculation of Overseas Study Program students
According to the OSP's Matriculation Data for the grads of 2009, more than a quarter of OSP students matriculated at Ivy LeagueIvy League
The Ivy League is an athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. The conference name is also commonly used to refer to those eight schools as a group...
schools, MIT or Stanford. In addition, a large number of students head to other prestigious institutions of higher education such as Duke
Duke
A duke or duchess is a member of the nobility, historically of highest rank below the monarch, and historically controlling a duchy...
, Johns Hopkins
Johns Hopkins
Johns Hopkins was a wealthy American entrepreneur, philanthropist and abolitionist of 19th-century Baltimore, Maryland, now most noted for his philanthropic creation of the institutions that bear his name, namely the Johns Hopkins Hospital, and the Johns Hopkins University and its associated...
and UC Berkeley.