Korea Science Academy

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The main building of Korea Science Academy

Korean name

Hangul	한국과학영재학교
Hanja	韓國科學英才學校
Revised Romanization	Hanguk gwahak yeongjae hakgyo
McCune-Reischauer	Hankuk kwahak yŏngjae hakkyo

Korea Science Academy is a science magnet school, located in Busan, South Korea. It was founded in 2002 as Pusan(Busan) Science High School, later changed its name to the current one. Korea Science Academy is renowned for its curriculum specialized in science and engineering subjects and difficulty of its entrance examination. Its curriculums are inclined to providing students to experience, and acknowledge the subjects and to become as future scientists.

Students between the age of 12 to 16 are eligible to apply for the admission. However, only about 3~4% of the applicants are admitted to the school. There are roughly 140 students in each grade of the school. Every student gets an opportunity to experience qualified research programs associated with KAIST, Postech, and Seoul National University. The students also experience academic exchange programs with overseas prestigious universities, research centers and other related institutions for the gifted.

Korea Science Academy is fully supported by the government, so every student gets full financial aids from the school and all live in the dormitory. Unlike ordinary high schools, it teaches major subjects in English. In addition, every student must create and perform his or her own research project to graduate.

Graduates from this school typically enter KAIST, Postech, and Seoul National University. Some students enter MIT, Stanford University, and Princeton university

The educational objectives of the school are like below - To enhance the creativity and scientific research ability of the students - To promote self- directed learning ability that leads to the promotion of new knowledge - To teach the skills and ethical attitudes toward science required of scientists of world stature