Seoul Central International

A young K-12 American-curriculum school launched in 2017, founded and led by Kristina Nasution and pitched at families wanting small classes and intensive AP-track college prep.

The school sits on the edge of central Seoul and runs three divisions, Elementary 1 to 5, Middle 6 to 8 and High School 9 to 12. Faculty are described as US-licensed with a decade or so of average experience. AP, college guidance and a personalized advising model are the headline features.

Public reviews are limited but warm, and the school presents as a boutique alternative to the larger established American-track schools. Families looking at Seoul Central are usually weighing it against SIS in Seongnam, Seoul Scholars and the other Gangnam prep academies. Where it differs from the foreign schools is in scale and recognition. The big established options offer a deeper co-curricular bench and a longer track record of US and UK university placement.

• Seoul Central International runs as a small K-12 programme launched in 2017 and serves a small, tight-knit community.
• The handful of public reviews are all five stars and dominated by Spanish-speaking parents, which suggests a Latin American expat draw at the school.
• Reviewers cite small classes, attentive teachers and personalised support as the core strengths; one parent in early 2025 calls out school management specifically.
• No public review flags significant academic concerns, but there is also no public review long enough to test the school under load. The signal is small but consistent.
• Reddit's Korea expat threads do not mention the school by name in either direction.