Korea Animation High School

Public school in Hanam, South Korea

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Korea Animation High School

한국애니메이션고등학교

Location

223 Geomdansanno, 523-4 Changu-dong, Hanam, Gyeonggi Province

South Korea

Coordinates| 37°32′5.586″N 127°13′37.628″E﻿ / ﻿37.53488500°N 127.22711889°E﻿ / 37.53488500; 127.22711889
Information
Type| Public
Motto| Faster, Newer, Wider (바르게 새롭게 너르게)
Established| 18 January 2000 (2000-01-18)
Principal| Choi Chang-soo (최창수)[1]
Deputy Principal| Lee Yoon-soon (이윤순)
Faculty| 48
Enrollment| 307[2]
Color(s)|
Red, white, and black
Website| http://www.anigo.or.kr/

Korea Animation High School (Korean: 한국애니메이션고등학교; RR: Hanguk Aenimeisyeon Godeunghakgyo), colloquially known as Anigo (애니고) in South Korea, is a public characterized vocational secondary school in Hanam, South Korea, hosting the last three grades of secondary education in Korea. It was opened in 2000 with three educational goals: freedom, creativity, and inner beauty.

## History

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Korea Animation High School took in their first batch of 101 students on March 8, 2000. Current principal Choi Chang-soo was appointed on March 1, 2011, as the 6th principal of the school. As of February 2, 2015, there are a total of 1273 graduates. March 3, 2015 marked the new student admissions for the 2015 school year, with 103 students.[3]

## Departments

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* Comics & Cartoon (만화창작과)
* Animation (애니메이션과)
* Film Production (영상연출과)
* Computer Game Production (컴퓨터게임제작과)

## Principals

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List of principals of Korea Animation High School:

* 1st: Hwang Seon-gil (2000.04.17—2001.09.01)
* 2nd: Park Kyung-sam (2001.09.01—2002.04.08)
* 3rd: Kim Joo-young (2002.04.08—2004.09.01)
* 4th: Jeong Sun-gak (2004.09.01—2008.09.01)
* 5th: Choi Nak-seong (2008.09.01—2011.03.01)
* 6th: Choi Chang-soo (2011.03.01—present)

## Notable alumni

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* Choi Chang-yeop [ko], actor

## References

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1. ^ "학교장인사말". Retrieved 23 November 2015.
2. ^ "학교현황". Retrieved 23 November 2015.
3. ^ "학교연혁". Retrieved 23 November 2015.

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