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Deutsche Schule Seoul International
The German school for Seoul, founded in 1976 in Hannam-dong, taking children from kindergarten through to the German International Abitur and recognised in 2024 as an Excellent German School Abroad.
In brief
The German school for Seoul, founded in 1976 in Hannam-dong, taking children from kindergarten through to the German International Abitur and recognised in 2024 as an Excellent German School Abroad.
DSSI sits on a Yongsan campus that has anchored the German expat community for nearly fifty years and is supported by Germany's Zentralstelle für das Auslandsschulwesen. The programme follows the German curriculum to grade 12 and the International Abitur, with English from grade 1 and bilingual subject teaching from grade 5. A German-as-second-language track helps non-native German speakers integrate from primary upwards.
Family voice is consistently warm on the small, family-flavoured culture, the steady drive for innovation in the classroom and the smoothness of mid-year entry into grades 1 and 2. Children boarding the school bus happily is the quote that turns up repeatedly. Fees of roughly KRW 19m to KRW 26m sit well below the British and American international tier, which makes DSSI an unusually accessible option for non-German families who are comfortable with the German pathway.
Fees
Annual fees
| Year level | Age | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten (Annual) | 4 | ₩19,070,000 |
| School Year 1 (Annual) | 6 | ₩26,400,000 |
| School After 9 Years (Annual) | ₩21,130,000 | |
| School After 5 Years (Annual) | ₩22,450,000 | |
| School After 3 Years (Annual) | ₩23,770,000 |
One-time fees
| Item | Age | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Processing Fee (per child) | ₩300,000 | |
| Kindergarten Admission & Membership (per family) | ₩1,500,000 | |
| School Admission & Membership (per family) | ₩2,500,000 |
Reviews
- Independent parent commentary is thin. Teaching-job recommendations from teachers are limited; substantive parent voices come from a small directory pool.
- One parent review highlights "the excellent education, the constant drive for innovation, and the sense of family within the school community", with children boarding the school bus willingly.
- The MINT-friendly recognition and "Excellent German International School" status are the most-cited structural endorsements.
- A flexible-entry concept and German-as-second-language support from grades 1 to 10 are repeated structural strengths for non-native German speakers.
- Teachers describe recruitment behaviour as "quite kind and helpful", indicating a stable staff-relations posture.
Positives
- Academic identity. MINT focus, science-and-engineering emphasis, and Excellent German School certification recur as structural strengths
- Family atmosphere. Parent voice cites a settled, family-feel community and willing bus rides as everyday markers
- Language support. German-as-second-language support across primary into upper secondary is built into the structure for non-native speakers
Considerations
- Signal volume. Independent reviews are sparse; bulk of public material is the school's own and structural directory data
Leadership
Robert Lengler
Accreditations
- Zentralstelle für das Auslandsschulwesen 01