History
The school was first established in 1959 with initially 150 students. For the next eight years, the school educated children of U.S. military and civilian personnel from the entire South Korean peninsula. Students coming from outside of Seoul boarded at the school, mostly from Daegu, Pusan, and Jinhae. This would cease years later as several other DoDEA schools were established across the country, the first being at Daegu in 1967.
In 1982, a new high school was constructed and by that time, the school had its main and arts building and a gym. In 1987, another building primarily for the JROTC program was opened.
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