School of Performing Arts Seoul

School of Performing Arts Seoul (SOPA; / ) is an arts high school located in Gung-dong, Guro District, in Seoul, South Korea. History SOPA was founded on March 6, 1966 as Jeonghui High School. On February 28, 2002, Park Jae-ryeon was appointed as principal. SOPA was relocated on September 1, 2008 to its current location at 147-1 Gung-dong, Guro-gu in Seoul. After changing its name to School of Performing Arts Seoul, SOPA took in their first batch of students on March 1, 2009. There are a total of 11,935 graduates as of February 4, 2016, with March 2, 2016 marking new student admissions for the 2016 school year. Departments Department of Theatre & Film Department of Practical Dance Department of Practical Music Department of Stage Arts Department of Theatre Arts (combined with Department of Broadcasting Arts to form Department of Theatre & Film) Department of Broadcasting Arts (combined with Department of Theatre Arts to form Department of Theatre & Film)