Dwight School Seoul

Dwight School Seoul is located at 21 World Cup Buk-ro 62-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul 03919, South Korea. The campus sits in Seoul's Digital Media City, a district associated with Korea's broadcasting and media industries. It is part of the Dwight global network of international schools.

Grades: Preschool 3s–Grade 12. The school offers the International Baccalaureate continuum (PYP, MYP, and DP) across all divisions.

Co-educational; day school. No boarding facilities are offered.

Quest provides learning support across the IB continuum. Services include English language learning support, academic learning support, occupational therapy, and speech and language therapy, delivered by Quest specialists with individualized goals.

None stated as a country-specific affiliation; the school is part of the Dwight global network with campuses in multiple countries (e.g., New York, Jersey City, London, Seoul, Shanghai, Dubai, Cairo).

Not specified; the school operates as an international IB school without a public religious affiliation.

The school day typically runs from about 8:20 AM to 3:20 PM. The cafeteria offers a lunch program with Semester or Annual plans, and Morning Café service begins at 7:30 AM.

Dwight Seoul offers full-year bus transportation with Round Trip or One Way options (Morning, Afternoon, or Activity Bus). Service covers a broad range of neighborhoods in Seoul and nearby areas. Seats are limited and allocated on a first-come, first-served basis; a waitlist is used when full. Registration is required via forms, and a dedicated Bus/Transportation Coordinator (Julie Kim) administers the program.

Application & assessment fees
- Application fee: KRW 100,000 (one-time, payable at application).
- Assessment fee: KRW 300,000 (one-time, due prior to interview/assessment).

One-time / entry fees and deposits
- School Development Fund (New student): KRW 5,000,000 (non‑refundable).
- School Development Fund (returning/existing student, second year): amounts reported (examples: KRW 3,500,000 for most returning students; KRW 500,000 for returning preschool students). These development / capital fees are published as non‑refundable.
- Library book deposit (one‑time): KRW 200,000 (refundable).
- Parents' Association fee (annual): small administrative charge invoiced on behalf of the parents' association (published examples: KRW 35,000).

Tuition fees by year group (annual amounts)
- Early Childhood Division (Preschool 2–4 years), full day: KRW 27,266,000 per year.
- Early Childhood Division (Preschool 2–4 years), half day: KRW 13,633,000 per year.
- Lower School (Kindergarten – Grade 5): KRW 35,276,000–KRW 35,311,000 per year (published figures for Lower School and most primary grades are in this range).
- Upper School (Grade 6 – Grade 12): KRW 35,276,000–KRW 35,311,000 per year (published figures for Middle and High School are in this range).

Note on per-term amounts: the publicly available fee summaries publish tuition as annual amounts. A per‑term breakdown (for example, exact amounts per semester or per term) is not published in the public fee summaries reviewed; families are invoiced on the school's billing schedule. The school's public fee documents and published summaries list annual tuition by year group rather than fixed per‑term figures.

Billing schedule and payment terms
- The published fee materials present annual tuition and one‑time fees; explicit, detailed per‑term invoice dates, installment schedules, or early‑payment discounts were not available in the public fee summaries reviewed. Families are issued tuition and fee invoices according to the school's billing procedures. Specific invoice due‑dates, installment options, penalties for late payment and pro‑rating rules are set in the official fee notice or invoice documentation. (Public summaries reviewed do not list the full billing timetable or installment schedule.)

Boarding fees
- Dwight School Seoul operates as a day school; no boarding program or boarding fees are published. Boarding fees are not applicable.

Other recurring or optional costs
- Lunch (cafeteria): Regular lunch plan — 1st semester KRW 510,600; annual KRW 1,242,000. Halal lunch plan — 1st semester KRW 769,600; annual KRW 1,872,000. Daily and Grade 12 daily plans are available at published per‑day rates. Payments for cafeteria services are handled separately and are payable to the catering provider by bank transfer.
- Extracurricular activity, yearbook, exam fees, transportation and special programme fees: these are charged in addition to tuition and vary by participation. Typical examples in published fee summaries include optional bus/transportation charges and activity fees; amounts are published separately when applicable.

Refund information
- Library book deposit: published as refundable.
- School Development Fund/capital contribution: published as non‑refundable at the levels listed for new and returning students. Other one‑time charges are generally described as non‑refundable in the published fee summaries.
- Pro‑rating and refunds for mid‑year starts or withdrawals: public fee summaries indicate that pro‑rating may apply for services such as lunch when enrollment begins after the start of the year; full withdrawal/refund terms and timings are set in the school's official fee policy and invoice terms (detailed refund schedule and withdrawal penalties were not available in the public summaries reviewed).

Fee payment options
- Cafeteria/lunch payments: bank transfer to the catering provider (Cezars Kitchen) is published for lunch payments.
- Tuition and other school fees: the public fee summaries reviewed list the amounts and one‑time fees but do not publish a complete menu of accepted payment channels (for example, specific school bank account details, credit card acceptance or online payment portal) in the materials that were available. Payment channel details (bank account for wire transfers, credit card acceptance, virtual account details or other methods) are provided on official invoices and the school's fee notice to families.

Summary of sources and limits of available public information
- Published annual tuition and the one‑time entry and deposit amounts are available in recent public fee summaries and school directories; the numbers above reflect those published annual amounts and one‑time fees.
- Detailed per‑term invoicing amounts, a full billing calendar (exact invoice due dates and installment dates), the school's bank details or explicit lists of accepted payment methods for tuition were not present in the public fee summaries reviewed. The cafeteria payment method (bank transfer to the catering provider) and the specific lunch fees were published.