Korea Foreign School

Located at 509 Yeoksam-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 06185, Republic of Korea. It sits in the Gangnam district, a central business and expatriate area in Seoul. The campus is accessible by major transit routes in southern central Seoul; directions from Incheon Airport use COEX Mall with a 15‑minute walk to the school.

Korea Foreign School offers the IB Primary Years Programme for Grades 1–5 and Cambridge International Programme for Grades 6–12. Cambridge qualifications include the Cambridge AICE Diploma for high school.

KFS is a foreign school registered with the Korean Ministry of Education and is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). It operates as an IB World School (PYP) and a Cambridge International School (Secondary).

KFS provides English Language Learner (ELL) support for students who speak a language other than English at home. Placement is determined by the WIDA MODEL assessment; services include push‑in, pull‑out, and an ELL Intensive program, with schedules adjusted as needed.

No country affiliation is listed; KFS is registered with the Korean Ministry of Education as a foreign school.

No religious affiliation is listed.

The school day runs from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday.

A school bus service operates in multiple districts: Gangnam-gu, Seocho-gu, Yongsan-gu, Songpa-gu, Mapo-gu, Itaewon-dong, Hannam-dong. Bus fees are non‑refundable, and a Transport Information Form is required for bookings and route changes.

Application and enrolment charges

- Application fee (new students): KRW 300,000 (non‑refundable).
- Registration fee (new students): KRW 500,000 (non‑refundable).
- Capital development fee (new students): KRW 4,000,000 (non‑refundable).
- Timing: the application fee is paid at the time of application; once a place is offered families generally have 15 days to accept and, in most situations, the application and registration fees are required to be paid within one week of acceptance.

Annual tuition and per‑term breakdown (by grade group)

- IB Primary Years (Grades 1–5): KRW 26,000,000 per year.
- Cambridge Secondary (Grades 6–12): KRW 27,000,000 per year.
- School calendar: the school year is divided into two semesters. Using that division, the corresponding per‑semester amounts are:
- Grades 1–5: KRW 13,000,000 per semester (annual KRW 26,000,000 ÷ 2).
- Grades 6–12: KRW 13,500,000 per semester (annual KRW 27,000,000 ÷ 2).
(These per‑semester figures are arithmetic divisions of the published annual tuition and are presented as the term breakdown consistent with the school's two‑semester academic year.)

Additional refundable fees (may apply depending on services used)

- Learning support (where applicable): KRW 5,000,000.
- English Language Learners (ELL) support (where applicable): KRW 5,000,000.
- Bus fee (annual): KRW 3,600,000.
- Lunch fee (annual): KRW 1,800,000.
- Cambridge examination fees (Grades 10–12): KRW 525,000–KRW 1,200,000 depending on grade.
- Graduation fee (Grades 5 and 12): KRW 50,000–KRW 100,000 depending on grade.

Additional non‑refundable and other one‑time fees

- Application fee (new students): KRW 300,000 (non‑refundable).
- Registration fee (new students): KRW 500,000 (non‑refundable).
- Capital development fee (new students): KRW 4,000,000 (non‑refundable).
- Replacement fee (returning students): KRW 1,000,000.
- Technology fee (returning students): KRW 300,000.
- Supply fee: Grades 1–5 KRW 100,000; Grades 6–12 KRW 50,000.
- Textbook fee: KRW 72,000–KRW 495,000 depending on grade.

Sibling discount

- A 5% tuition discount applies for each additional child enrolled.

Billing schedule and payment terms

- Application and early enrolment payments:
- Application fee is required at application submission.
- Following an offer of a place, families are generally given 15 days to accept; application and registration fees are normally due within one week of acceptance.
- Bank details are provided for KRW and USD payments; parents should include the child's full name in transfer details to ensure correct matching. The school lists KEB Hana Bank with separate KRW and USD account numbers and a SWIFT code for international transfers.
- The school's publicly posted material does not set out a detailed multi‑installment tuition schedule or specify public credit‑card acceptance terms; the documented, confirmed payment method is bank transfer to the listed KEB Hana Bank accounts. The application and tuition pages provide the bank account numbers and SWIFT code for payments.

Refund information and withdrawal terms

- Refunds: tuition and refundable fees are eligible for refund in accordance with the school's published refund schedule.
- Notice: a one‑month notice before the child's last day of attendance is required to process a withdrawal and refund.
- Discounts: any discounts applied (for example sibling discounts) are excluded from refunds and are deducted from refunded amounts.
- Temporary absences: tuition and additional fees are not reduced or refunded for temporary leaves (travel, sickness, etc.).
- Timing of refunds: for operational reasons refunds may be paid in installments over a period of up to six months after withdrawal.

Boarding

- Boarding is not applicable. Students are required to be in full‑time residence with at least one parent or a legal guardian; there is no boarding programme listed.

Uniforms and other ancillary costs

- Uniforms are purchased from the school‑designated supplier (ELITE UNIFORM, Gangnam branch). No uniform price list is published on the publicly available pages.
- Other ancillary costs that families should budget for include the bus and lunch fees, textbooks, supplies, technology fee, and examination fees (listed above).

Confirmed fee payment options (as published)

- Bank transfer to KEB Hana Bank (KRW account and USD account provided). SWIFT code KOEXKRSE is listed for international transfers; include the child's full name in transfer details.
- No public documentation on the school pages confirms acceptance of credit/debit card payments for tuition; the referenced payment instructions show bank transfer details as the primary method.

If you need these figures placed into your database fields exactly as shown above, the principal load‑bearing fee lines and the bank account entries are supported by the school's published fee schedule and admissions pages.