Over 85% of GSIS full-time teachers and residence staff are overseas hire and hold a foreign passport. They are all professing Christians of various denominations who were primarily hired at overseas job fairs. They are certified or credentialed and are experienced teachers from the United States, Canada, India, New Zealand, and Australia.

English as a Secondary Language

Korean

Kindergarten - G5: 20
G6 - G12: 24

Yes

IB Diploma

Yes

Depends on the subject and grade level.

Special needs services.
Children with mild to moderate special needs will be considered for admissions to GSIS. Each student in need of support services will be considered on the basis of whether GSIS can meet his/her learning needs.

Students are served in mainstream classrooms and receive support services which focus on accommodation of individual needs, skill development and academic support.

Individual screening.

Some school candidates may be required to have an individual screening and interview with a principal, a counselor and/or resource teacher. The school reserves the right to request additional diagnostic testing or a full evaluation before a decision is made for any student Pre-K through grade 12.

Depends on the grade level.

FIRST SEMESTER ADMISSION If you are interested in having your child admitted for the first semester of an academic year (beginning in August), you are encouraged to complete the application procedure between February and May. Due to summer leave, no admission decisions are made in July.

SECOND SEMESTER ADMISSION If you are interested in having your child admitted for the second semester (beginning in January), you are encouraged to complete the application procedure by December 1.

8:00

15:10

Yes

Yes

No

Volleyball, tennis, cross country, basketball, cheerleading, soccer, swimming, Student Council Association, Model United Nations, Global Issues Network, art club, badminton, chess, Chinese culture, classics reading, competitive math, forensics, frontline, future business leaders of Suwon club, GSIS broadcast club, jazz band, photography, praise team, Ted talks club, track, clay art, foam art, ballet, board games, Taekwondo, gymnastics, violin, clarinet.

Physical education

Yes

A recreational and fitness educational center inclusive of a regulation-sized soccer pitch, two full sized gymnasiums, tennis courts, a regulation-sized swimming pool, and other supporting facilities for physical fitness development sits at rear of the campus.

Gyeonggi Suwon International School opened its doors to students for the first time on September 18, 2006. The purpose of the school is to provide a high quality international education for foreign children in Korea that will serve to further attract foreign investment to Korea.

The school's mission is to provide a high quality international academic program to international students guided by a Christian philosophy of education that embraces and seeks a diverse student population. An open Christian environment is established on the campus, and children of all faiths are welcomed as well as children from homes that do not practice religion. The school dedicates itself to educating the whole person: academically, spiritually, socially, emotionally, and physically.