page_title: Miryang
section_title: Education
hierarchical_section_title: Miryang / Education
caption_attribution_description: Main administration building at the Miryang campus of Pusan National University.
context_page_description: Miryang, formerly also spelled as 推火郡, Milbeol and Milseong, is a city in Gyeongsangnam-do Province, South Korea. Its name is originated from the tribal country named Miri midong guk. There are various hypotheses as to the meaning of Miryang, such as Milky Way, Galaxy, dragon's field, The Wheat Field and the watery field. Neighboring cities include Changnyeong to the west, Cheongdo to the north, Ulsan to the east, and Yangsan, Gimhae, and Changwon to the south. The city bird is the Korean magpie, the city tree is the pine, and the city flower is the royal azalea.
  The recorded history of Miryang begins in the Samhan period, when it was known as Mirimidongguk. Due to its strategic location near the Nakdong River, Miryang played an important role from the Silla period forward. It served as an important station on the Great Yeongnam Road during the later Joseon Dynasty, and in the 20th century it became a station on the Gyeongbu Line railroad that connects Busan to Seoul. Miryang remains a key stop along that line, and is now the only city between Busan and Daegu served by KTX express trains.
context_section_description: The history of education in Miryang can be traced back to the Goryeo period, when a hyanggyo, a government-run village school, was constructed in the town center (modern-day Gyo-dong).  This school, famed for its size, continued in operation through the Joseon period, although it was gradually supplanted by numerous local seodang and seowon. All of these institutions concentrated on training young men for the royal civil service examinations.  This system lasted until the abolition of the examinations in the Gabo Reforms of 1894.
  Today in Miryang, as elsewhere in South Korea, compulsory public education is provided for all students through middle school, and almost all students complete high school as well.  Education within the city is overseen by the Miryang Office of Education, which is administered directly by the Gyeongsangnam-do provincial Office of Education.  This is in turn accountable to the national Ministry of Education, which sets the national curriculum for all schools.
  There are 23 elementary schools, 14 middle schools, and 8 high schools in Miryang.  Supplementary private education is offered through hagwons, which are strongly concentrated in the city center, with some in outlying towns.
  There is only one institution of higher education in Miryang.  This is the Miryang campus of Pusan National University.  The Miryang campus primarily serves science and technology students, hosting the College of Nano Science and Technology and the College of Biological Sciences.  It is located in northern Samnangjin-eup, roughly 9 km from the Miryang city center.  A branch campus, formerly the main campus, is located near downtown Miryang.  These two campuses were merged into Pusan National University in 2006.  Previously, they made up a separate university called Miryang National University, which traced its roots back to 1923.
caption: Main administration building at the Miryang campus of Pusan National University.
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