Seoul International School
| Seoul International School 서울 국제 학교 |
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| Location | |
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Seongnam South Korea |
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| Information | |
| Type |
Private, Day International school |
| Established | June 5, 1973 |
| Headmaster | Hyung Shik Kim |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Campus size | 8 acres |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Orange and Black |
| Mascot | Tiger |
| Newspaper | Tiger Times |
| Yearbook | Tiger's Eye |
| Website |
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Coordinates: 37°27′57″N 127°07′45″W / 37.4658°N 127.1291°W
Seoul International School (or SIS as it is commonly called) is a secular international private college preparatory school situated in Seongnam, South Korea offering an American curriculum in an English-only setting.
When Seoul International School first opened in 1973, it was the first foreign school since Korea's liberation from the Japanese annex to be fully recognized by the South Korean Ministry of Education. The school was first located on the campus of Konkuk University where a new classroom facility was completed in 1976.
The school graduated its first four-year high school senior class in 1978. As SIS grew and expanded, the school required more facilities and a larger campus. In 1981, the present 8-acre (32,000 m2) site was selected, and the school buildings were designed with Korean architectural motifs. The 150,000 square feet (14,000 m2) campus was completed just over four years later. The move to the current campus was made in May 1985. Located in the city of Seongnam (on the border of southeast Seoul), the school is about twenty-five minutes south of Lotte World, the Jamsil subway station and Olympic Park. The school is located near the Bokjeong Station on Seoul Subway Line 8.
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