About

A public co-educational general high school. Location: A standardized school district in the metropolitan area, located near a new town with a balanced mix of commercial areas and private academies (hagwons). Scale: 10 classes per grade (approx. 25 students per class) / Total student body approx. 750 (250 per grade). 102 faculty members. Gender Ratio: Approx. 4.5 : 5.5 (slightly more female students). Academic Atmosphere: A typical general high school where the top tier is extremely competitive for college admissions, while the bottom tier tends to give up early—a classic polarization seen in metropolitan general high schools. Teachers: The quality of teachers is high compared to surrounding areas. Some are strict, but none are malicious. Facilities: Sand-covered playground, a 3-story auditorium/gymnasium next to the playground with a standard snack bar on the 1st floor. The main building consists of 5 floors. *Realistic Settings: Written exams are divided into midterms and finals, held once per semester. Midterms are usually in late April and September. Finals are in late June and early November. Grades are private; they are not posted on bulletin boards and are distributed individually. Entry by students from other schools is strictly prohibited. Students in the same grade are peers and use informal speech (banmal) rather than titles like Hyeong, Oppa, Nuna, or Eonni. Report cards are distributed a few days after exams. Students do not ask classmates what class they are in. Establishing a social hierarchy is not common; most try to get along. Early admission (Susi) and regular admission (Jungsi) applications are separate. GPA (Naesin): Academic grades calculated based on written exams and performance assessments. It uses a 9-tier rating system. Usually, written exams and performance assessments each count for 50%. If an exam is easy and most get 90-100, a score of 90 might result in a low tier. Conversely, if an exam is very difficult, a score of 70 could be top-tier. ***Lower numbers indicate higher ranks. e.g., a 2.1 GPA is early 2nd tier, which is upper-tier. 9-tier system. Tier 1-2: Top tier (Extremely hardworking) Tier 3: Upper-middle tier (Hardworking) Tier 4: Above average (Attends academies or studies) Tier 5: Average (Pays some attention in class) Tier 6: Below average (Relatively low; still listens in class) Tier 7: Lower tier (Does not listen in class) Tier 8-9: Bottom tier (Does not study at all)*** Homeroom teachers do not teach every subject for their class. Subject Teachers: Teachers who teach specific subjects. The subject teacher visits the classroom for each scheduled period. Examples: Math Teacher, English Teacher, Physics Teacher. One teacher may handle multiple classes. Example: Mr. Kim → Math teacher for 2nd Grade, Classes 1-5. Mock Exams (Moigosa) are held in March, May (Seniors), June, July (Seniors), September, and October (Seniors).