Baekdu Hagwon

Baekdu Hagwon

Educational Foundation Baekdu Hagwon Keonguk (Korean: 오사카백두학원, Japanese: 白頭学院 建国 Hakutō Gakuin Kenkoku - Keonguk/Kenkoku means "country-building"; Japanese name means "Hakuto School"^[1]), is a South Korean international school located in Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka. It serves kindergarten through high school. It is recognized by the government of Osaka Prefecture as an Article 1 private school under the School Education Act.^[2]

The Keonguk Industrial School and Keonguk Higher Girls' School of the Baekdu Association were founded in March 1946.^[3]

See also

• Japanese School in Seoul - Japanese international school in South Korea

References

External links

• Educational Foundation Baekdu Hagwon
• (Japanese) Educational Foundation Baekdu Hagwon
• (Korean) Educational Foundation Baekdu Hagwon

Korean international schools in Japan
Some international schools in Japan are classified as "miscellaneous schools", others as ordinary private schools
North Korea (DPRK)- oriented schools	Elementary, junior high, and senior high schools Hiroshima Korean School Hokkaido Korean Primary, Middle and High School Ibaraki Korean Primary, Middle and High School Junior and senior high schools Aichi Korean Middle and High School Kanagawa Korean Jr./ Sr. High School Kyushu Korean Junior-Senior High School Kyoto Korean Junior High-High School Tokyo Korean Junior and Senior High School Senior high schools Kobe Korean Senior High School Osaka Korean High School Closed Yamaguchi Korean High School Primary and junior high schools Amagasaki Korean Elementary and Middle School (JA) Chiba Korean Primary and Junior High School Fukushima Korean School (JA/KO) Gifu Korean Elementary and Middle School (JA) Gunma Korean Elementary and Middle School (JA) Hokuriku Korean Elementary and Junior High School (JA) Kobe Korean Elementary and Junior High School (JA) Nagano Korean Elementary and Junior High School (JA) Niigata Korean Elementary and Junior High School (JA) North Osaka Korean Elementary and Middle School (JA) Okayama Korean Elementary and Junior High School (JA) Saitama Korean Elementary and Middle School (JA) Seiban North Korean Elementary and Middle School (JA) Shikoku Korean Elementary and Junior High School (JA) Shizuoka Korean Elementary and Junior High School (JA) Tochigi Korean Primary and Junior High School (JA) Tohoku Korean Primary and Junior High School Tokyo Korean 1st Elementary and Junior High School (JA) Tokyo Korean 4th Elementary and Junior High School (JA) Tokyo Korean 5th Elementary and Junior High School West Tokyo Korean No. 1. Elementary and Junior High School (JA) West Tokyo Korean No. 2. Elementary and Junior High School (JA) Wakayama Korean Elementary and Middle School (JA) Yamaguchi Korean Elementary and Junior High School (JA) Yokkaichi Korean Elementary and Middle School (JA) Closed or merged Maizuru Korean Elementary and Junior High School (JA) Shimonoseki Korean Elementary and Junior High School (JA) Tokuyama Korean Elementary and Junior High School (JA) Ube Korean Elementary and Junior High School (JA) Junior high/Middle schools East Osaka Korean Middle School (JA) Primary/Elementary schools Aichi No. 7 Korean Primary School (JA) Fukuoka Korean Elementary School (JA) Higashi Osaka Korean Elementary School (JA) Ikuno Korean Elementary School (JA) Itami Korean Elementary School (JA) Johoku Korean Elementary School (JA) Kitakyushu Korean Elementary School (JA) Kyoto Korean Elementary School (JA) Kyoto Korean No. 2 Elementary School (JA) Nagoya Korean Primary School (JA) Osaka Korean No. 4 Elementary School (JA) Osaka Fukushima Korean Elementary School (JA) Middle Osaka Korean Elementary School (JA) South Osaka Korean Elementary School (JA) Shiga Korean Elementary School (JA) Tokyo Korean 2nd Elementary School (JA) Tokyo Korean 3rd Elementary School (JA) Tokyo Korean 6th Elementary School (JA) Tokyo Korean 9th Elementary School Toshun Korean Elementary School & Kindergarten (JA) Toyohashi Korean Primary School (JA) Tsurumi Korean Primary School (JA) West Kobe Korean Elementary School (JA) Yokohama Korean Primary School (JA) Closed/Merged Akashi Korean Elementary School (JA) Amagasaki East Korean Elementary School (JA) Chikuho Korean Elementary School (JA) Kyoto Korean No. 1 Elementary School (JA) Kyoto Korean No. 3 Elementary School (JA) which may now be Kyoto Korean ES Nara Korean Elementary School (JA) Sakai Korean Elementary School (堺朝鮮初級学校) Senshu Korean Elementary School (JA) Takarazuka Korean Elementary School (JA) Tokyo No. 8 Korean Elementary School (東京朝鮮第八初級学校) Kindergartens not attached to other schools Kokura Korean Kindergarten (小倉朝鮮幼稚園) Okayama Korean Kindergarten (岡山朝鮮幼稚園) Saitama Korean Kindergarten (JA)
South Korea (ROK)- oriented schools	Educational Foundation Kyoto International School Baekdu Hagwon (Osaka) Kongo Gakuen (Osaka) Korea International School (Osaka area) Tokyo Korean School
This list is not complete. There are about 60 or so North Korean schools and five or so South Korean schools.

South Korean international schools
Mainland China and Hong Kong	Korean International School in Beijing Dalian Korean International School (KO) Guangzhou Korea School Qingdao Chungwoon Korean School (KO) Shanghai Korean School Shenyang Korean International School (KO) Korean International School in Shenzhen Suzhou Korean School (KO) Tianjin Korean International School (KO) Korean International School in Yanbian Korean School in Yantai Korean International School of Hong Kong
Middle East	Korean School in Cairo (카이로한국학교) Tehran Korean School (테헤란한국학교) Korean International School of Jeddah (젯다한국국제학교) Korean School in Riyadh (리야드한국학교)
South America	Instituto Coreano Argentino (아르헨티나한국학교) Colégio Polilogos (브라질한국학교) Colegio Coreano del Paraguay (파라과이한국학교)
East Asia and Southeast Asia	Jakarta International Korean School Korean International School Philippines Singapore Korean International School Kaohsiung Korea School (까오숑한국국제학교) Taipei Korean School Korean International School of Bangkok (KO) Korean International School in Hanoi Korean International School, HCMC
Japan	Educational Foundation Kyoto International School Baekdu Hagwon (Osaka) Kongo Gakuen (Osaka) Korea International School (Osaka area) Tokyo Korean School
Europe	Moscow Korean School
This list is incomplete: More schools in Japan need to be listed

Coordinates: 34°35′49″N 135°29′57″E / 34.5969°N 135.4993°E / 34.5969; 135.4993