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In Korea, child care centers and kindergartens provide early childhood care and education, with various types and financial support options, while the education system includes mandatory elementary and middle school education, optional high school education with varying fees, and diverse university admission processes for higher education.
Educational System in Korea.pdf
Further details are available for download in our informative PDF guide.
Foreign Schools and Foreign Educational Institutes
Foreign schools in Korea offer education for foreign children, with a quota for returning Korean nationals. Most schools use English and follow the American curriculum, but students must take additional Korean language and history lessons to apply for Korean universities. The curriculum is also sufficient applying to universities abroad.
School System for Foreigners.pdf
Further details are available for download in our informative PDF guide.
List of foreign schools in Korea.pdf
Further details are available for download in our informative PDF guide.
Application Process for Foreign School (Seoul International School Example)
Visiting a School > Checking your eligibility > Reviewing application checklist > Completing online application > Await confirmation
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· Eligibility Documents
(If one or both parents are holding a foreign passport(with no Korean citizenship))
- - Copy of parents’ Alien Registration Cards(front and back)
- - Original copy of Korean Family Registry(if ethnically Korean – 국적상실증명 or 제적등본)
- - Child’s birth certificate
- - Copy of valid passport title pages of mother, father, and child
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· Required Application Documents
- - Copy of valid passport title pages of mother, father, and child
- - Color passport size photograph
- - Official school transcripts for the past three years and the most recent report card(translated into English and notarized)
- - School Attendance Verification (translated into English and notarized)
- - Most recent standardized achievement scores (IOWA, CAT, SSAT, ISA, Standford, ISEE, PSAT, SAT, MAP, ERB)
- - Handwritten or typed creative writing samples with teacher’s comments
- - Transportation form
- - Medical form
- - Recommendation letters (Recommendation letters must be from a current teacher and should be sent directly by school or teachers.)