Busan Foreign School

Busan Foreign School is an international school with an American style educational philosophy and curriculum.

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International schools in South Korea

Search for the best international schools in South Korea; you can find a list of selected schools at the bottom of this page. Use the search filters to select only girls' or boys' schools, prep schools, senior schools or sixth forms; or you can search for schools that offer a particular curriculum, such as the International Baccalaureate, the UK national curriculum, a US-style model or the International Primary Curriculum.

Poor in natural resources, South Korea’s economic success has been powered by its highly skilled workforce and Korean citizens are noted for their educational zeal. Gross tertiary enrolment was 98 per cent in 2019, one of the highest rates in the world. 

The country’s well-established international school sector is being enlarged under a government drive to develop an English-speaking regional education hub on the island of Jeju, part of a wider effort to attract more international students. 

Since 2011, four schools have opened at Jeju Global Education City, including branch campuses of the UK’s North London Collegiate School, which routinely tops British school league  tables, and prestigious Canadian girls’ boarding school Branksome Hall.

The American independent boarding school St Johnsbury Academy, which was founded in 1842, opened an international branch campus on Jeju in October 2017. The co-educational school for 1,254 students provides an American-style education from pre-Kindergarten 3 to Grade 12 and offered 498 places up to Grade 10 in its first year. 

International schools are mainly centred on the capital Seoul and neighbouring Incheon, where a second education hub is taking shape. The sector is officially divided into “foreign schools”, where at least 70 per cent of students must be foreign nationals, and open-access “international schools”. 

The vast majority teach in English and most are coeducational day schools but a handful offer boarding options.  Some, such as Busan Foreign School and Seoul International School, offer an American-style education, while others follow the English national curriculum. Recent additions have included sister campuses to London’s Dulwich College and Chadwick School in Los Angeles.  

There are 26 IB World Schools in South Korea, most of which teach in English. Of these, 17 are authorised to deliver the International Baccalaureate Diploma. The Council of International Schools has five accredited member schools. 

South Korea boasts one of the world’s oldest international schools. Seoul Foreign School, which was founded in 1912, incorporates the Seoul British Foreign School, which follows the English national curriculum to the end of Key Stage Three, while parallel elementary and middle school sections offer an American-style education. 

The two streams unite in the SFS High School, which offers IGCSEs, the IB Diploma and an American high school diploma. SFS was authorised to offer the IB Primary Years Programme in its elementary section in 2017 and is a candidate school for the Middle Years Programme. 

Education is compulsory in Korea from age six to 15, but virtually all children attend school up to age 18. In the Korean-medium state system, primary school lasts six years, middle school three years and high school three years. Entry to university is determined by the College Scholastic Ability Test. 

If you are looking specifically for International Baccalaureate World Schools in the Republic of Korea, you can find selected schools on our sister website: www.ibyb.org.





Busan Foreign School

45, Daecheon-ro 67 beon-gil,
Haeundae-gu,
Busan,
48084,
Republic of Korea

www.busanforeignschool.org

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

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Chadwick International

45, Art center-daero 97 beon-gil,
Yeonsu-gu,
Incheon,
22002,
Republic of Korea

www.chadwickinternational.org

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

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North London Collegiate School Jeju

33, Global edu-ro 145beon-gil,
Daejeong-eup,
Seogwipo-si, Jeju-do,
63644,
Republic of Korea

www.nlcsjeju.co.kr

Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

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Asia Pacific International School

820 wolgye 2-dong Nowon-gu,
Seoul,
139-724,
Republic of Korea

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Atherton International School (AIS) Geoje

9-8 Seogando-gil,
Okpo-dong,
Geoje, South Gyeongsang,
53227,
Republic of Korea

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Branksome Hall Asia

234 Global edu-ro, Daejeong-eup,
Seogwipo-si,
Jeju-do,
63644,
Republic of Korea

Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

British Education Korea

The British Prep,
244 Yeoksam-ro,,
Gangnam-gu,
South Korea 06226,
Republic of Korea

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

British International Academy

24, Deokpo 3-gil,
Geoje,
53213,
Republic of Korea

Co-educational, Day.

Chung Nam Samsung Academy

77 Samseong-ro,
Tangjeong-myeon,
Asan-si, Chungcheongnam-do,
Republic of Korea

Co-educational, Boarding, Day.

Daegu Daegun Middle School

46 Wolgok-ro 94-gil,
Dalseo-gu,
Daegu, North Gyeongsang,
Republic of Korea

Co-educational, Day.

Daegu International School (DIS)

22, Palgong-ro 50-gil,
Dong-gu,
Daegu, North Gyeongsang,
41021,
Republic of Korea

Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Dulwich College Seoul

6 Sinbanpo-ro 15-gil,
Seocho-gu,
Seoul,
06504,
Republic of Korea

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Dwight School Seoul

21 World Cup Buk-ro 62-gil,
Mapo-gu,
Seoul 03919,
Republic of Korea

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Gyeonggi Academy of Foreign Languages

30, Gosan-ro 105 Beon-gil,
Uiwang-si,
Gyeonggi-do,
16075,
Republic of Korea

Co-educational, Boarding, Day.

Gyeonggi Suwon International School

451 YeongTong-Ro,
YeongTong-Gu,
Suwon City, Gyeonggi-Do,
16706,
Republic of Korea

Co-educational, Day.

Gyeongnam International Foreign School

49-22, Jodong-gil,
Sanam-myeon, Sacheon-si,
Gyeongnam,
52533,
Republic of Korea

Co-educational, Day.

Hyundai Foreign School

3rd Floor, Hanmaeum Community Center,
30 Badeurae 1-gil, Dong-Gu,
Ulsan,
44033,
Republic of Korea

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.

International Christian School Pyeongtaek

53 Shindaegojan-gil,
Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi,
17830,
Republic of Korea

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

International Christian School Uijeongbu

Jindeung-ro 28,
Uijongbu,
11608,
Republic of Korea

Co-educational, Day.

International School of Busan

50 Gijang-daero,
Gijang-eup, Gijang-gun,
Busan,
46081,
Republic of Korea

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Korea Foreign School

7-16, Nambusunhwan-ro 364-gil,
Seocho-gu,
Seoul 06739,
Republic of Korea

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.

Korea International School

373-6 Baekhyun-dong,
Bundang-gu, Seonhnam-si,
Gyeonggi-do,
463-420,
Republic of Korea

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Korea Kent Foreign School

13 Jayang-Ro 35-Gil,
Gwangjin-Gu,
Seoul, 04993,
Republic of Korea

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.

Kwangju Foreign School

106 Samso-ro,
Geonguk-dong, Buk-gu,
Gwangju, South Jeolla,
Republic of Korea

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Seoul Foreign British School

39 Yeonhui-ro 22 gil,
Seodaemun-gu,
Seoul 120-823,
Republic of Korea

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.

Seoul Foreign School

39 Yeonhui-ro 22-gil,
Seodaemun-gu,
Seoul 03723,
Republic of Korea

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Seoul International School

388-14 Bokjeong-dong,
Sujeong-gu, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do,
Seoul,
461-200,
Republic of Korea

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

SIS Gwangju

2~6F, SIS Bldg, 17 Obang-ro,
Nam-gu,
Gwangju,
Republic of Korea

Co-educational, Day.

Taejon Christian International School

77 Yongsan 2 Ro,
Yuseong Gu,
Daejeon,
305-500,
Republic of Korea

Co-educational, Boarding, Day.

Westminster Canadian Academy

36 Dolmugae-Gil,,
Gwacheon-City, Gyeonggi-Do,
Republic of Korea

Co-educational, Day, Preparatory, Senior.

Yongsan International School of Seoul

285 Itaewon-ro,
Yongsan-gu,
Seoul 04347,
Republic of Korea

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.