In 1946, right after emancipation from the Japanese Colonial Rule, the school extended its admission to younger students.

In 2009, Kyungbock was nominated by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology as a "curriculum innovation school".

The school can select 50% of its faculty members, and plan its curriculum in a limited amount by its own methods.

[2] On the campus, there are 3 storage buildings that were built in 2004 for the use of arranging class reunions and annual visits of graduates.

Finally on the second floor there is a small banquet occasionally used for class reunions and annual scholarship endowment.

Its student athletes have represented South Korea at youth level in various sports and many have gone on to the senior national team and played professionally.