Yongsan International School of Seoul
| Yongsan International School of Seoul 서울 용산 국제 학교 |
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Seoul South Korea |
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| Coordinates | 37°32′26″N 127°0′2″E / 37.54056°N 127.00056°ECoordinates: 37°32′26″N 127°0′2″E / 37.54056°N 127.00056°E |
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| Type | Private School |
| Established | 1990 (ICS Seoul) 2006 (YISS) |
| School district | Yongsan |
| Superintendent | Mr. Ray Johnson |
| Enrollment | ~970 |
| Mascot | Guardians |
| Website | www |
Yongsan International School of Seoul (YISS) is a private, coeducational Christian school, offering an American curriculum based education to the international community in South Korea.
The school was founded in August 1990 as International Christian School Seoul (ICS Seoul) with the first graduation being held in 1997.
In 2004 the Korea Foreign Schools Foundation was established under the Korean government's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy with the task of establishing and operating foreign schools in order to foster talents and improve the educational environment so as to contribute to attracting FDI in Korea.
YISS was established by the Korea Foreign Schools Foundation in 2006. The project was initiated by financial contributions from the national government and business organizations. KFSF leased the land for the campus from the Seoul Metropolitan Government and provided the school facilities.
YISS is located in Hannam, not far from Itaewon, the heart of the foreign community. Seoul Metro Govt provided a free lease on the 23,100 square meters of land, valued at some 50 billion won (US$50 million) in 2005, for 50 years and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy funded the school to the tune of 13 billion won (US$13 million), the largest amount given to any international school. KCCI also financed the rest of construction costs, about 20 billion won (US$20 million), on behalf of the school.
The student body at YISS represents about 50 nationalities with 60% of the students being ethnically Korean.
In 2011 the students SAT scores were above the national average of the United States, with a mean of 1,255, compared to a U.S. average of 1,028.
Students have been admitted to global educational institutions including Stanford, Carnegie Mellon, Columbia University, Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany and Korea University.
Students have an option of choosing a Christian or a secular based curriculum. This is done because the school was funded by KFSF whose requirements were that students of different culture or religion could study at YISS.
The 1:1 Laptop Program was started in 2011 with the completion of the High School and Middle School rollout completed in 2012.
Facilities at YISS include a modern auditorium, music room, gymnasium, weight training room, indoor swimming pool, playground, soccer field, and basement parking facilities.
YISS students participate in sporting activities in Far East and South East Asia through various conferences. The sporting activities include: cross-country, basketball, football (soccer), tennis, swimming, volleyball and cheerleading.
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