Korea Animation High School

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
Information
Type	Public
Motto	Faster, Newer, Wider (바르게 새롭게 너르게)
Established	18 January 2000 (2000-01-18)
Principal	Choi Chang-soo (최창수)
Deputy Principal	Lee Yoon-soon (이윤순)
Faculty	48
Enrollment	307
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

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.

Departments

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

Principals

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

• Choi Chang-yeop, actor

External links

Official website (in Korean)