Application Process

Please check for eligibility and review the checklist below to complete the online application.

Requirements for All Applicants

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Non-refundable application processing fee (KRW 400,000 per applicant)
Birth certificate (for non-Korean students) translated into English and notarized
– OR –
Certificate of Family Relations (if at least one parent holds a Korean passport) in English
Passport copies of father, mother, and student (of all valid passports)
If at least one parent holds a non-Korean passport, additional documents required:

(1) Maintain Foreign Passport Form

(2) Agreement to Submit Proof of Legal Resident Status Upon Acceptance Form

(3) Alien Registration Card

– OR –

If both parents hold Korean passports, the student's Certificate of Entry and Exit for all valid passports (reference from birth)
Online application form

All documents as listed above in Requirements for All Applicants, PLUS:

SFS Admissions Test, which may or may not include an onsite ELL evaluation. If applicant is abroad, test can be sent to an invigilator at the applicant’s current school.
Writing Test. If applicant is abroad and is sending a standardized test score in lieu of taking the Admissions Test, a Writing Test can be sent to an invigilator at the applicant's current school.
Report cards from the current year and the previous two academic years, translated into English and notarized.
Confidential teacher recommendation form completed by the current teacher.
Informal Interview with the Director of Admissions or with a Section Counselor may be requested.

All documents as listed above in Requirements for All Applicants, PLUS:

SFS Admissions Test, which may or may not include an onsite ELL evaluation. If applicant is abroad, a standardized test score taken within the last 12 months can be accepted, or a test can be sent to an invigilator at the applicant’s current school.
Writing Test. If applicant is abroad, and is sending a standardized test score in lieu of taking the Admissions Test, a Writing Test can be sent to an invigilator at the applicant’s current school.
Report cards from the current year and the previous two academic years, translated into English and notarized.
Two confidential teacher recommendation forms: To be completed by the current Mathematics and English teachers.
Counselor Reference Form: To be completed by the current counselor.
Informal interview with the Director of Admissions or with a Section Counselor may be requested.

All documents as listed above in Requirements for All Applicants, PLUS:

SFS Admissions Test, which may or may not include an onsite ELL evaluation. If applicant is abroad, a standardized test score taken within the last 12 months can be accepted, or a test can be sent to an invigilator at the applicant’s current school.
Writing Test. If applicant is abroad, and is sending a standardized test score in lieu of taking the Admissions Test, a Writing Test can be sent to an invigilator at the applicant’s current school.
Report cards from the current year and the previous two academic years, translated into English and notarized.
Two confidential teacher recommendation forms: To be completed by the current Mathematics and English teachers.
Counselor Reference Form: To be completed by the current counselor.
Informal interview with the Director of Admissions or with a Section Counselor may be requested.