Songwon Girls' Commercial High School to Become Songwon Future Talent High School... Coeducational Transition Next Year

A Milestone: Establishment of the First Department of Railway Electricity in Honam

Songwon Girls' Commercial High School will change its name to 'Songwon Future Talent High School' and transition to a coeducational system starting in the 2026 academic year.

Songwon Academy, the school's foundation, announced on the 25th that its application to change the school's name and transition to coeducation, which was recently submitted to the Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education, has been approved. The name change will take effect from the 2026 academic year.

Songwon Girls' Commercial High School

According to the 'Department Restructuring Project,' Songwon Girls' Commercial High School will be the first high school in the Honam region to establish a Department of Railway Electricity. Anticipating demand from male students as a result, the school proceeded with the application after deliberation by the School Management Committee and the Board of Directors.

The transition to coeducation will be implemented in stages. Starting in 2026, the newly established Department of Railway Electricity will admit both male and female students. In 2027, the Department of Health and the Department of Visual Design will also become coeducational, followed by the Department of Beauty in 2028.

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