Branksome Hall Asia

At a glance

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Curriculum and academics

Branksome Hall Asia runs all three levels of the International Baccalaureate. The youngest children begin in the Primary Years Programme from Junior Kindergarten, move into the Middle Years Programme through the middle grades, and complete the Diploma Programme in Grades 11 and 12. Teaching is in English throughout, and the school has been authorised for the IB Diploma since 2013, making it one of a small number of schools in Korea to offer the full continuum on a single campus.

The school is the Asian sister campus of Branksome Hall in Toronto, and it carries that school's long tradition of girls' education into its senior years alongside coeducational early years. To see how the four IB stages connect and where the Diploma leads at university, read our pillar guide to the IB curriculum, and the listing of IB schools in the Seoul region for how it compares with the mainland alternatives. Our Seoul city guide sets out the wider field.

Families choose Branksome Hall Asia for a continuous IB pathway with a boarding option, which is rare in Korea. It suits children whose families want the IB philosophy from the early years through to a globally recognised Diploma, and who value a residential campus on Jeju rather than a city day school.

Branksome Hall Asia fees

Branksome Hall Asia publishes its tuition, and it sits firmly in the premium band for Korea. For 2025/26 the school listed annual day tuition of roughly KRW 41.5 million to KRW 50.8 million depending on grade, with boarding, meals, transport, uniform and trips billed separately. Parents should budget for the components that sit around headline tuition.

• Application fee: a one off charge at the point of applying.
• Boarding: an additional residential fee for weekly or full boarders.
• Annual tuition: billed per year and rising through the divisions.
• Extras: meals, transport, uniform, trips and activities.

For the citywide and regional picture, our guide to international school fees in Seoul divides the market into low, mid and premium tiers, and a full IB continuum boarding school sits at the very top. You can also line up the secondary bands in our Seoul secondary fees breakdown. Confirm current figures with the school, since they revise them each year.

Admissions

The main intake aligns with the August start of the school year, with applications generally opening the preceding autumn. The process runs through an online application and the application fee, then required documents, an interview and an age appropriate assessment. As an IB World School, admission considers prior school reports and, for the senior years, readiness for the Diploma Programme and for boarding.

Popular year groups can fill, so applying in the autumn window before your intended start gives the best chance of a place. Places outside the main transition years depend on availability, so families relocating partway through the cycle should contact the admissions office directly and ask about boarding capacity as well as day places.

Location and who goes there

The campus is in Jeju Global Education City in Seogwipo, on the south of Jeju Island, a purpose built international education district that is also home to other well known schools. The setting gives Branksome Hall Asia a large, modern, residential campus with extensive sports and boarding facilities, and a coastal environment that many boarding families value. It is a flight from the mainland rather than a city commute, which is why it appeals to families who want a residential option.

The community is international and mixed, drawing on expatriate and Korean families who want an IB boarding education. Many families comparing Jeju also research the capital, so our Seoul city guide maps how the day schools in the capital region sit against the Jeju boarding cluster.

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