Seoul Chinese Primary School

[5] From the 1950s through the 1970s the student body numbered around 2,000 but preferences for education of the children in Mainland China, Taiwan, and the United States combined with a decline in the area birthrate caused the student population to decline down with the lowest number being 500 in 2008.

The student body figures began to recover due to a trend promoting the study of the Chinese language; Korean families began sending their children to the school so they could learn Chinese.

The president of the school's board of directors, Sui Hsing-chin, stated that the school began admitting non-Chinese students to promote the acceptance of ethnic Chinese in Korean society.

The Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to South Korea, Cheng Yonghua, attended the event.

[5] As of 2011[update] the school had 700 students, with 70-80% being overseas Chinese and the remainder including Korean students as well as Japanese, English, and French pupils.