Keisung High School
Keisung Academy (계성고등학교) is a co-educational independent day and boarding school for grades 10–12, located in Daegu, South Korea.
| Keisung Academy | |
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| Location | |
Jung-gu, Daegu | |
| Information | |
| Type | Independent school, boarding |
| Motto | Initium Sapientiae Timor Domini 여호와를 경외하는 것이 지식의 근본이니라 |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Presbyterian |
| Established | 1906 |
| Principal | Yoo Cheol-hwan |
| Faculty | 88 |
| Enrollment | 917 (2015) |
| Website | http://www.keisung.hs.kr |
History
Origins
Keisung Academy was established in 1906 by missionary James E. Adams.
Campus facilities
Academic facilities
- Henderson Hall was built in 1931 and is the symbol of Keisung Academy.
- Adams Hall was used to print the Declaration of Independence of Korea in 1919 for the 3.1 movement in Daegu. The first western-style building in Young-Nam region(Gyeong-Sang State).
- Mcpherson Hall was built as a Science building. but now it is being used as the Church of Keisung Academy
- Adams Memorial Hall
- Art building
- Dong-san Hall
- Shin Dong-san Hall
Athletic facilities
- Shetuck Hall
- 2 fields
- 5 basketball courts
- 1 tennis court
- 1 fitness center
Relationship with Sinmyeong High School and Keimyung University
The name of Keimyung University is combination of 'Kei' of Keisung and 'myung' of Sinmyung.
Extra-curricular activities
There are 21 clubs.
Alumni
- Park Mok-wol (graduated 1935), poet
- Park Jeong-hui, judo practitioner
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External links
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