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Below, we have compiled our top 20 international schools in South Korea according to our users. However, there are another 27 schools to choose from in the country. You can find the best international school for your child by personalising your results. Just fill in your search criteria, and we will calculate a personal score for every international school in the city of your choosing based on your requirements.

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Dulwich College Seoul

Dulwich College Seoul offers an exemplary British-style international education for 700 expatriate students aged 3 to 18 from over 40 different countries.
City
Seoul
Curriculum
IB, British
Language of instruction
English
Ages
3 to 18
Yearly fees - 2023/2024
from: ₩36,915,000
to: ₩39,590,000
Reviews
(1 review)

Yongsan International School of Seoul

TRUTH. EXCELLENCE. DIVERSITY.
YISS is a diverse school community offering a safe, close, and caring environment. Together, our students, parents, faculty, staff, and alumni collaborate to make our school a warm, welcoming place.
City
Seoul
Curriculum
American, Christian
Language of instruction
English
Ages
5 to 18
Yearly fees - 2023/2024
from: ₩26,655,693
to: ₩31,315,693

Korea International School Pangyo Campus

Korea International School Pangyo Campus is a private, non-profit, nonsectarian school offering an American college preparatory curriculum. KIS was established in 2000 and is located in a state-of-the-art facility in the rapidly glowing southern Seoul suburb of Pangyo.
City
Seoul
Curriculum
American
Language of instruction
English
Ages
3 to 18
Yearly fees - 2024/2025
from: ₩29,855,377
to: ₩40,817,973
Reviews
(1 review)

Best 20 International Schools in South Korea

Out of a total of 47 International Schools in South Korea.

Based on the aggregated preferences of our users in the last 30 days.

International Christian School Uijeongbu

The International Christian School Uijeongbu is an international school on the northern edge of the Seoul metropolitan area that is part of the Network of International Christian Schools (NICS). ICSU is an International Christian school. ICSU follows an American curriculum, and all instruction is done in English. For its high school students, AP (Advanced Placement) classes are available, which can give college credit at universities across the United States.
City
Seoul
Curriculum
American, Christian
Language of instruction
English
Ages
3 to 18
Yearly fees - 2023/2024
from: ₩20,651,190
to: ₩23,151,190

Korea International School Seoul

Korea International School Seoul : We are a non-sectarian, international, inclusive, inquiry-driven learning community for elementary-aged children.
City
Seoul
Curriculum
American
Language of instruction
English
Ages
3 to 11
Yearly fees - 2024/2025
from: ₩30,189,313
to: ₩33,857,008
Reviews
(1 review)

Asia Pacific International School

Asia Pacific International School educates students in a loving and caring Christian environment to become globally enlightened citizens, who can bridge between East and West and embrace exciting challenges of the New Pacific Century.
City
Seoul
Curriculum
American, Christian
Language of instruction
English
Ages
3 to 18
Yearly fees - 2023/2024
from: ₩30,686,383
to: ₩38,018,927
Reviews
(1 review)

Lycée International Xavier

Lycée International Xavier is a private French school in Seoul.
City
Seoul
Curriculum
French
Language of instruction
French
Ages
5 to 18
Yearly fees - 2023/2024
from: ₩7,003,500
to: ₩9,172,800
Reviews
(1 review)

Dulwich College Seoul

Dulwich College Seoul offers an exemplary British-style international education for 700 expatriate students aged 3 to 18 from over 40 different countries.
City
Seoul
Curriculum
IB, British
Language of instruction
English
Ages
3 to 18
Yearly fees - 2023/2024
from: ₩36,915,000
to: ₩39,590,000
Reviews
(1 review)

Dwight School Seoul

Dwight is the FIRST and ONLY fully authorized IB Continuum School in Seoul. Our school is joyous and hardworking. We ignite the spark of genius in EVERY child.
City
Seoul
Curriculum
IB
Language of instruction
English
Ages
3 to 18
Yearly fees - 2024/2025
from: ₩26,507,000
to: ₩34,284,000
Reviews
(3 reviews)

WCA Canada

WCA is a Canadian Education Institute located in Gwacheon, South Korea, a city south of Seoul. WCA has a diverse student body that includes native English speakers from Canada, Korean nationals and other international students. WCA is committed to upholding the high standard of education from Canada and laid out in its elementary, middle and secondary curricula.
City
Seoul
Curriculum
Canadian
Language of instruction
English
Ages
6 to 18
This school does not make their fees public.

Yongsan International School of Seoul

TRUTH. EXCELLENCE. DIVERSITY.
YISS is a diverse school community offering a safe, close, and caring environment. Together, our students, parents, faculty, staff, and alumni collaborate to make our school a warm, welcoming place.
City
Seoul
Curriculum
American, Christian
Language of instruction
English
Ages
5 to 18
Yearly fees - 2023/2024
from: ₩26,655,693
to: ₩31,315,693

Korea International School Pangyo Campus

Korea International School Pangyo Campus is a private, non-profit, nonsectarian school offering an American college preparatory curriculum. KIS was established in 2000 and is located in a state-of-the-art facility in the rapidly glowing southern Seoul suburb of Pangyo.
City
Seoul
Curriculum
American
Language of instruction
English
Ages
3 to 18
Yearly fees - 2024/2025
from: ₩29,855,377
to: ₩40,817,973
Reviews
(1 review)

Gyeonggi Suwon International School

Gyeonggi Suwon International School opened its doors to students for the first time on September 18, 2006. The purpose of the school is to provide a high quality international education for foreign children in Korea that will serve to further attract foreign investment to Korea.
City
Seoul
Curriculum
IB, Christian
Language of instruction
English
Ages
3 to 18
Yearly fees - 2023/2024
from: ₩21,538,869
to: ₩35,825,493

Seoul Foreign School

As one of the longest establish International School in the world, SFS's mission is built around: Opportunity, Achievement, Impact
Inspiring Excellence, Building Character - since 1912
SFS offers a world of opportunities in the heart of Seoul.
City
Seoul
Curriculum
IB, British
Language of instruction
English
Ages
2 to 18
Yearly fees - 2024/2025
from: ₩35,974,709
to: ₩49,841,223

Seoul International School

High academic standing - great students and community
City
Seoul
Curriculum
American
Language of instruction
English
Ages
3 to 18
Yearly fees - 2023/2024
from: ₩29,012,310
to: ₩35,703,511

Saint Paul Preparatory Seoul

By providing a supportive community and close personal attention to its students, SPPS develops confident, active learners and respectful citizens who lead transformative lives. Our Five Core Values are embedded in the SPPS curriculum; Integrity, Maturity, Independency, Communication, and Transformation are modeled by all faculty, staff, and students and are implemented throughout all grade levels.
City
Seoul
Curriculum
American
Language of instruction
English
Ages
12 to 18
This school does not make their fees public.

North London Collegiate School Jeju

North London Collegiate School Jeju is a British and IB World International School in South Korea for girls and boys aged 4 - 18. Our academic results are outstanding and our pastoral care and co curricular programme make us second to none
City
Jeju
Curriculum
IB, British
Language of instruction
English
Ages
4 to 18
Yearly fees - 2024/2025
from: ₩35,311,038
to: ₩49,494,537
Reviews
(1 review)

Branksome Hall Asia

ISC International School of the Year 2021, Branksome Hall Asia provides an English medium International Baccalaureate education to Korean and expatriate day and boarding students in Jeju, South Korea. It is an International Baccalaureate World School that offers the academically rigorous and challenging Diploma Program, Middle Years Program, and Primary Years Program, offered to students of age 3 - 19. Starting in 2023, Branksome Hall Asia welcomes boys in Grades 6 and 7 to offer full IB education to boys. Junior School is co-educational and Middle and Senior School is a currently single-gendered environments.
City
Jeju
Curriculum
IB
Language of instruction
English
Ages
3 to 18
Yearly fees - 2023/2024
from: ₩37,778,945
to: ₩46,215,533

Korea Foreign School

IB & Cambridge International School
City
Seoul
Curriculum
IB, British
Language of instruction
English
Ages
6 to 18
Yearly fees - 2023/2024
from: ₩25,800,000
to: ₩27,300,000
Reviews
(1 review)

Chadwick International School

Chadwick International is a coeducational, PreK-12, non profit, non-denominational school located in Songdo International Business District, Korea.
City
Seoul
Curriculum
IB
Language of instruction
English
Ages
4 to 18
Yearly fees - 2023/2024
from: ₩43,778,742
to: ₩51,517,141

Lycée Français de Séoul

Lycée Français de Séoul (French School of Seoul, LFS) is the only school accredited by the French Ministry of National Education for all levels from Kindergarten to High School (3 to 18 years old) in South Korea. In a supportive multilingual and multicultural environment, LFS welcomes students of all nationalities and offers a stimulating French and international education which best prepares them to the Baccalaureate and to higher education in France and around the world.
City
Seoul
Curriculum
French
Languages of instruction
English, French
Ages
3 to 18
Yearly fees - 2023/2024
from: ₩10,140,000
to: ₩15,800,000

Korea International School Jeju Campus

Korea International School, Jeju Campus is a co-educational boarding and day school that offers remarkable facilities for athletics, academic studies and the arts from Junior-Kindergarten through Grade 12, with a boarding program starting in Grade 6.
City
Jeju
Curriculum
American
Language of instruction
English
Ages
4 to 18
Yearly fees - 2024/2025
from: ₩27,453,348
to: ₩39,364,396

Korea Kent Foreign School

Korea Kent Foreign School offers common standard curriculum. The students are from more than 35 different countries. KKFS has the highest foreign student ratio in Korea. KKFS is the 1st school in Korea to implement the “Mind-Up” program, which is social and emotional program to help students do better academically and socially. KKFS has student-run character trait assembly in each division. KKFS produces students who are not only academically strong but students who are strong in character as well.
City
Seoul
Curriculum
International
Language of instruction
English
Ages
5 to 18
Yearly fees - 2023/2024
from: ₩19,900,000
to: ₩23,900,000
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Find the Best International School in South Korea FOR YOU!

Summary

What are the best international schools in South Korea?

  1. International Christian School Uijeongbu
  2. Korea International School Seoul
  3. Asia Pacific International School
  4. Lycée International Xavier
  5. Dulwich College Seoul
  6. Dwight School Seoul
  7. WCA Canada
  8. Yongsan International School of Seoul
  9. Korea International School Pangyo Campus
  10. Gyeonggi Suwon International School
  11. Seoul Foreign School
  12. Seoul International School
  13. Saint Paul Preparatory Seoul
  14. North London Collegiate School Jeju
  15. Branksome Hall Asia
  16. Korea Foreign School
  17. Chadwick International School
  18. Lycée Français de Séoul
  19. Korea International School Jeju Campus
  20. Korea Kent Foreign School

Find your International School

How Many International Schools are there in South Korea?

There are 47 international schools in South Korea. See them all

What are the most popular curriculums in South Korea?
Curriculum International schools
American 20  
IB 13  
Christian 12  
British 8  
International 5  
Other 10  

Additionally, there are 10 boarding schools in South Korea.

What are the most popular languages of instruction?
Language International schools
English 46  
French 2  
Korean 1  
German 1  

Among these, there are 3 bilingual schools in South Korea.

How Much do International Schools cost in South Korea?

The average price of international schools in South Korea is ₩31,091,413. (*)

Price for 12 y.o.
Min. price ₩8,643,600
Avg. price ₩31,091,413
Max. price ₩47,056,670
Price for 12 y.o. Number of international schools
₩8,643,500 to ₩16,088,999 2  
₩16,089,000 to ₩23,534,499 3  
₩23,534,500 to ₩30,979,999 8  
₩30,980,000 to ₩38,425,499 12  
₩38,425,500 to ₩45,870,999 4  
₩45,871,000 to ₩53,316,499 1  

(*) The price for one year of fees for a 12 year old (or the closest age to 12 available in the school), excluding one-time fees at enrolment.

How Big are Class Sizes in South Korea?

The average class size of international schools in South Korea is 15.2 students.

Class Size Number of international schools
5 to 9 4  
10 to 14 4  
15 to 19 13  
20 to 24 5  

How big are the schools in South Korea (in number of students)?

The average size, in number of students, of international schools in South Korea is 522 students.

Number of students Number of international schools
50 to 449 21  
450 to 849 7  
850 to 1,249 6  
1,250 to 1,649 3  

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