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International Schools

International schools in Korea and abroad — admissions, tuition, IB and AP curricula, and where graduates go next.

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Tuition and Fees

Tuition at a School Abroad Can Qualify for the Year-End Education Tax Credit: Elementary and Middle School Students Need a Year Abroad With a Supporter, Capped at KRW 3 Million, and University Students KRW 9 Million

Tuition paid to a regular overseas kindergarten, school or university can qualif…

Lim Su-bin·2026-10-19 학적

Foreign Children Can Enroll in Korean Schools: Apply to Your Local School for Elementary and Middle, While High Schools Follow Their Own Rules

Foreign children's school admission is set by Articles 19, 75 and 89-2 of the de…

Lim Su-bin·2026-10-11 Schools Abroad

The Child Allowance Stops When Your Child Stays Abroad 90 Days or More -- Since October 2, Temporary Passports Are Checked Against Entry and Exit Records in Real Time

Child allowance is suspended after 90 days abroad. Suspension start month, the 3…

Lim Su-bin·2026-10-04 국적선택

If Your Child Holds Dual Citizenship, Don't Miss Age 22 -- The Nationality Selection Deadline and the 3-Month Rule for Draft-Age Sons

Dual-citizen children must choose one nationality before turning 22; sons face a…

Lim Su-bin·2026-09-27 Tuition and Fees

Sending Tuition and Living Expenses Abroad: How Much Can You Wire Without Extra Paperwork? The Designated Bank System

유학생은 거래외국환은행을 지정하면 한도 없이 송금할 수 있지만 연간 10만불 초과분은 국세청에 통보됩니다.

Lim Su-bin·2026-09-18 Schools Abroad

Health Insurance for a Child Studying Abroad -- Skip the Suspension Notice and You Keep Paying for Coverage You Can't Use

Under Article 54 of Korea's National Health Insurance Act, filing an overseas be…

Lim Su-bin·2026-09-16 Tuition and Fees

Military Scholarship vs. Military-Sponsored Education: They're Different Programs -- How Service Obligations and Scholarship Repayment Actually Work

Military Scholarship and Military-Sponsored Education sound similar but target d…

Oh Yu-jin·2026-09-13 Admissions

조기유학 마치고 돌아왔다면 — 학년은 이렇게 정해집니다, 6개월이 가르는 기준

조기유학 후 국내 복귀 시 학년 배정 기준 — 국내 마지막 학년에 해외 재학기간을 더해 환산하고, 정규학교 재학이 6개월 미만이면 이 계산이 적…

Oh Yu-jin·2026-09-05 Admissions

Overseas-Korean Special Admission: Documents Trip Applicants Up Before Eligibility Does — Getting the Registration Certificate and Entry/Exit Proof

The two documents overseas-Korean special admission applicants most often miss -…

Oh Yu-jin·2026-08-30 Tuition and Fees

Does Foreign School Tuition Qualify for Korea's Education Tax Credit? It Comes Down to Accreditation, Not Nationality

Korea's education expense tax credit hinges on whether a school is accredited un…

Lim Su-bin·2026-08-29 After Graduation

The Three-Year Overseas-Korean Exception Is Not 'Three Years Abroad' — 1,095 Overlapping Days, 3/4 for the Student and 2/3 for the Parents

Korea's three-year overseas-Korean admission track counts only the days where a …

Oh Yu-jin·2026-08-20 After Graduation

After an international school, how do you get into a Korean university?

Foreign schools in Korea and accredited international schools differ in whether …

Oh Yu-jin·2026-07-28 Admissions

What decides international school admission — MAP, WIDA and how the interview works

International school admission runs on an English level test, an interview and d…

Yoon Seo-ah·2026-07-28 Schools Abroad

What happens to Korean school enrolment when you go abroad — deferral and "unrecognised study abroad"

Self-funded study abroad at primary level is not recognised in principle. The pr…

Lim Su-bin·2026-07-28 Tuition and Fees

International school fees are not just tuition — the costs that get left out

Compare tuition alone and the ranking reverses. An itemised table for calculatin…

Lim Su-bin·2026-07-28