Red Flag Mangyongdae Revolutionary School

Red Flag Mangyongdae Revolutionary School
Location
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Pyongyang

North Korea
Coordinates38°59′54″N 125°39′43″E / 38.99833°N 125.66194°E / 38.99833; 125.66194
Information
TypeSchool
EstablishedOctober 12, 1947 (1947-10-12)[1]
FounderKim Il Sung
School districtMangyongdae district
AdministratorLt. Col. Kim Hak Bin
Teaching staffRi Kyong Hui
GenderMale
National rankingHigh
AffiliationKang Pan-sok Revolutionary School in the western city of Nampho

Red Flag Mangyongdae Revolutionary School[2] is an elite school[3] in Mangyongdae district of Pyongyang, North Korea.[4] Established in 1947,[5] it is a special education school with access only to the Workers' Party of Korea, Korean People's Army, administrative and high-ranking officials’ families.[4][6] As of 2012, Mankyongdae School was one of three schools, alongside the Kang Ban-sok Institute and Namsan Senior High School, which serve families with very high Songbun rankings.[7] No wavering or hostile class children and very few children of high songbun, outside of the three “lines”, are allowed to attend these schools, and special schools like these do not exist outside of Pyongyang.[7]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Korean Central News Agency was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Ahn Jong Sik (2015-02-10). "250-Mile Journey: a Study Tour of Penance". DailyNK. Retrieved 2015-07-27.
  3. ^ Martin, Bradley K. (2004). Under the Loving Care of the Fatherly Leader. New York: Thomas Dunne Books. p. 189. ISBN 0-312-32221-6.
  4. ^ a b Martin, Bradley K. (2004). Under the Loving Care of the Fatherly Leader. New York: Thomas Dunne Books. ISBN 0-312-32221-6.
  5. ^ "A glance at the Revolutionary School for elites in Pyongyang". SINA.com. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  6. ^ Bayly, Tom (22 April 2013). "Inside a school shaping N Korea's future military leaders". BBC. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  7. ^ a b Collins, Robert (2012). Marked for Life: Songbun North Korea's Social Classification System. United States of America. p. 75. ISBN 978-0985648008.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)