High School Profile INSPIRING EXCELLENCE, ACADEMICS AND FACULTY BUILDING CHARACTER - SINCE 1912 Offering the International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years (MYP in Grades 9-10) and Diploma Housed in a brand new, state-of-the-art building, Programme (DP in Grades 11-12) since 1980, Seoul Foreign School High School offers a Seoul Foreign School High School is the most rigorous academic and highly personalised experienced IB school in Korea, with 40 years of IB education to students in Grades 9-12. We are experience. Providing a rich learning environment, committed to preparing each and every child to our highly educated, innovative and caring faculty be successful, active and responsible citizens in a are recruited from around the globe and deliver dynamic, global 21st Century world. exceptional teaching with outstanding results.
UNIVERSITY ACCEPTANCES & MATRICULATION 2018-2020
ABU DHABI MALAYSIA University of East Anglia NYU Abu Dhabi University of Nottingham - Malaysia Campus University of Edinburgh University of Exeter CANADA NETHERLANDS University of Glasgow Brock University Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences University of Kent Conestoga College Eindhoven University of Technology University of Leeds Dalhousie University Erasmus University Rotterdam (3) University of Liverpool Fanshawe College Leiden University University of Manchester (2) McGill University (3) Leiden University College The Hague University of Nottingham McMaster University Maastricht University University of Oxford Queen’s University The Hague University of Applied Sciences University of Sheffield Ryerson University Tilburg University University of St Andrews Simon Fraser University University of Groningen University of Strathclyde The University of British Columbia (12) University College Roosevelt University of Sussex Trent University University College Utrecht University of the Arts London University of Alberta University of Amsterdam University of the West of England University of Calgary Utrecht University University of Warwick (2) University of Guelph University of Westminster University of Ottawa NEW ZEALAND University of York University of Toronto (7) Auckland University of Technology University of Victoria UNITED STATES OF AMERICA University of Waterloo SPAIN American University University of Windsor IE University Arizona State University Western University Les Roches International School of Hotel Babson College York University Management Baldwin Wallace University Bard College DENMARK SWEDEN Barnard College Copenhagen Business School Jönköping University Baylor University Danish Technical University Becker College SWITZERLAND Belmont University GERMANY Ecole Hoteliere de Lausanne Bentley University Jacobs University Berkeley City College TAIWAN Berklee College of Music GRENADA National Defense Medical Center, Taiwan Binghamton University St. George’s University Biola University UNITED KINGDOM Boston College (2) HONG KONG Aston University Boston University (6) City University of Hong Kong Cardiff University Bowdoin College Chinese University of Hong Kong Durham University (2) Brandeis University Hong Kong Polytechnic University Goldsmiths, University of London Brown University (5) Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Imperial College London (2) Bryn Mawr College University of Hong Kong (2) Keele University California College of the Arts King’s College London (2) California Institute of the Arts ITALY Lancaster University California Lutheran University Polimoda-the Fashion School London Metropolitan University California State Polytechnic University-Pomona London School of Economics and Political Science California State University, Fullerton JAPAN Loughborough University Calvin College International Christian University Newcastle University Carleton College Keio University Shonan Fujisawa Campus Northumbria University, Newcastle Carnegie Mellon University (7) Sophia University Queen Mary University of London Case Western Reserve University Temple University Japan Royal Holloway, University of London Central Michigan University Waseda University (3) Swansea University Chapman University University College London (3) Claremont McKenna College KOREA (REPUBLIC OF) University of Bath Clark University George Mason University University of Birmingham College of the Holy Cross Seoul National University University of Brighton College of William and Mary (2) The University of Utah Asia Campus University of Bristol Columbia College Chicago Yonsei University-Underwood International College University of Cambridge Concordia College University of Dundee Concordia College-Moorhead Cornell University (10)
SFS IB Average SFS Pass Rate of 109 Diploma Candidates Figures from 2019-2020 35 29.92 79.10% World 97% Worldwide IB Average Pass Rate THE RIGHT PATH FOR YOU
Seoul Foreign School High School counselors begin comprehensive university guidance for all students in Grade 9. Our counselors’ highest priority is to help students clarify their values, assess their strengths and identify their goals. We recognize the importance of aiming high and strive for our students to gain admissions to colleges that fit their intellectual and personal abilities.
In the last three years, SFS graduates were admitted to the following institutions. Matriculations are in bold.
Dartmouth College Oberlin College University of California, Merced De Anza College Occidental College University of California, Riverside Dickinson College (2) Ohio Wesleyan University University of California, San Diego (3) DigiPen Institute of Technology Pace University, New York City University of California, Santa Barbara (2) Drexel University Palm Beach Atlantic University University of California, Santa Cruz Duke University Pennsylvania State University (2) University of Chicago Earlham College Pepperdine University University of Cincinnati Eastern Michigan University Pratt Institute University of Connecticut Emerson College (2) Princeton University University of Florida Emory University (8) Providence College University of Georgia Fairfield University Purdue University (2) University of Hawaii at Manoa Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising Reed College University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (14) Florida Gulf Coast University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute University of Maryland, College Park Florida International University Rhode Island School of Design (4) University of Maryland, Baltimore County Fordham University (2) Rhodes College University of Massachusetts, Amherst George Mason University Rochester Institute of Technology University of Massachusetts, Boston George Washington University (2) Rollins College University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth Georgetown University Rutgers University-New Brunswick University of Miami Georgia Institute of Technology Saint Edward’s University University of Michigan (5) Gettysburg College Saint John’s University (NY) University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Gordon College San Diego State University University of Nevada Harvard University San Francisco Art Institute University of Nevada, Las Vegas Hawaii Pacific University Santa Clara University University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Hendrix College Savannah College of Art and Design University of Northern Colorado Hillsborough Community College School of the Art Institute of Chicago University of Notre Dame Hofstra University School of Visual Arts University of Oregon Hope College Scripps College University of Oklahoma Hult International Business School Seattle Pacific University University of Pennsylvania (6) Indiana University at Bloomington Seattle University University of Pittsburgh Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Smith College University of Richmond Ithaca College Southern California Institute of Architecture University of Rochester (4) James Madison University Southern Methodist University University of San Diego Johns Hopkins University (3) St. Edward’s University University of San Francisco (2) Johnson & Wales University-Providence St. Olaf College University of South Florida, Tampa Kettering University State College of Florida University of Southern California (11) Knox College Stetson University University of the Pacific Lake Superior State University Stony Brook University University of Virginia (3) Lawrence University Suffolk University University of Washington Lehigh University SUNY Buffalo State College University of Wisconsin-Madison (2) Los Angeles Film School Swarthmore College University of Wyoming Loyola Marymount University Syracuse University (5) Ursinus College Loyola University Chicago Temple University Utah State University Loyola University New Orleans Texas A&M University Villanova University Luther College Texas Tech University Virginia Commonwealth University Maryland Institute College of Art The College of Wooster Virginia Tech Massachusetts College of Art and Design The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science Washington State University Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences & Art Washington University in St. Louis Michigan State University (2) The New School / Parsons (4) Wayne State University Michigan Technological University The University of Arizona Wellesley College (3) Montana State University The University of Iowa Wesleyan University (4) Moore College of Art and Design The University of Oklahoma Western Michigan University Moorpark College The University of Texas at Austin (3) Western Washington University (2) Mount Holyoke College Trinity College Westmont College Muhlenberg College Tufts University Wheaton College New York University (10) University of Buffalo-The State University of New Williams College North Central College York Northeastern University (10) University of California, Berkeley (8) Northern Michigan University University of California, Davis (2) Northwestern University (4) University of California, Irvine (6) Nova Southeastern University University of California, Los Angeles (5)
SFS Point Scores Above The Highest Score the World Average Scores in the Cohort % 2.2 1.38 1.25 0.88 89 of SFS Sports, Exercise Math Chemistry Test Results Health Studies Biology SL SL were 5 Science SL 43 or Higher VARSITY SPORTS Our High School Athletics and Aquatics departments offer a wide variety of sports clubs and teams at a competitive level. With a wide choice including soccer, basketball, volleyball, swimming, tennis, cross country, cheer and badminton, we give all students the opportunity to participate while also developing and selecting successful teams that represent SFS in Asia (APAC) and Korea (KAIAC). We play for fun too!
CLUBS Both during and after school, our extensive program of clubs support our students’ varied interests whether they be artistic, athletic, strategic, spiritual or academic. Our 25-acre campus houses world-class facilities for our extracurricular activities, from bouldering and back-stage theater, to coding and yoga! Whatever the interest or need, we strive to support it.
DISCOVERY WEEK A highlight of the High School calendar, our students anticipate Discovery Week with great excitement. This life-changing opportunity exposes every HS student to people, places and ideas that they have never before encountered. Whether focused on service, culture, activities or the arts, they travel to many diverse countries including Tanzania, Austria, Laos, Vietnam and Japan.
COUNSELING As qualified professionals, our counselors provide a comprehensive, developmental program addressing the academic, career and personal/ social/spiritual needs of all students. All students are assigned by the SFS House system, enabling them and their families to have the same counselor for their entire High School journey. We ensure that all students at SFS have access to the knowledge and skills to contribute as kind and responsible adults.
CONTACT [email protected] / www.seoulforeign.org