The purpose of this study was to grasp the present conditions and problems of specialized vocational high school, to present the developmental tasks for a successful operation. For the purpose of this study, the backgrounds of establishment, concepts, and the present conditions of specialized vocational high school were reviewed, and the operational problems were analyzed. And the cases of American career magnet high school, which is similar to specialized vocational high school of Korea, were reviewed. Based on this results, the developmental tasks of specialized vocational high school were presented. The developmental tasks of specialized vocational high school were the followings.
1) Specialized vocational high school should be established, considered the fields which were demanded in the world of work and students prefered.
2) A specialized and varied school curricular should be composed, and instructional methods should be reformed.
3) Competency of teachers should be developed.
4)The establishment of five-year specialized vocational school should be approved.
5) The financial supports for specialized vocational high school should be increased.
6) The support measures for a successful operation of specialized vocational high school should be considered.