International Schools in Seoul, South Korea

Seoul’s international schools form a dense, diverse sector offering British, American, International Baccalaureate and a handful of other national curricula, with schools clustered in neighbourhoods such as Gangnam, Yongsan and Seodaemun and a few international campuses outside the city. Instruction is predominantly English-medium, though most schools offer Korean language classes and there are separate bilingual streams for French, German and other national systems. Published annual tuition at English-medium international schools varies widely by age and school, commonly spanning the low tens of millions of Korean won for smaller or newer schools up to the high tens of millions for long-established campuses, with additional registration, capital levy, transport and meal charges to budget for. Most international schools follow a northern-hemisphere August/September to June academic year, open applications many months in advance and require passports, previous school reports and an assessment or interview; some schools also have formal eligibility rules linked to foreign-resident or returnee status, so check each school’s entry criteria and catchment/commute implications early.

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