Cheongna Dalton School

At a glance

Where a detail is not officially published we mark it clearly rather than guess. Always confirm current figures with the school.

Curriculum and academics

Cheongna Dalton School follows an American curriculum built on the Dalton Plan, the project and inquiry based approach that originated at the Dalton School in New York. Learning emphasises assignments, laboratories and house style tutorials, and the senior school builds toward Advanced Placement courses and Capstone style projects that prepare students for university admission. Teaching is in English across the school, from pre-Kindergarten through to Grade 12.

The school was established by a Korean non profit education foundation after an agreement with the Dalton School in New York, and it remains the only international school in Korea founded on that model. To understand how the American pathway works and where Advanced Placement leads, see our pillar guide to the American curriculum, and our Seoul city guide for how it sits against the alternatives across the capital region.

Families choose Cheongna Dalton for a distinctive, student directed American education with a boarding option. It suits children who thrive on independent, project led learning and families who want an American pathway to university within reach of both Incheon and Seoul.

Cheongna Dalton School fees

Cheongna Dalton School fees sit in the premium band for the Seoul region, in line with the established American schools it competes with. We describe the band rather than quote a precise headline number, because fees vary by grade and by whether a student boards. A parent should budget for the components that sit around tuition.

• Application and registration fees: one off charges at the point of joining.
• Boarding: an additional residential fee for middle and high school boarders.
• Annual tuition: billed per year and rising through the divisions.
• Extras: transport, meals, uniform, trips and activities.

For the regional picture, our guide to international school fees in Seoul divides the market into low, mid and premium tiers, and you can 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 required documents, followed by an interview and an age appropriate assessment, with English readiness assessed for entry into the higher grades. Boarding places are considered alongside the academic application for middle and high school.

Popular year groups can fill, so applying in the autumn window before your intended start gives the best chance of a place. Mid year entry can be possible where a space opens outside transition years, so families relocating to Incheon or the western capital region partway through the cycle should contact the admissions office directly.

Location and who goes there

The campus is in Cheongna International City in Seo-gu, Incheon, a planned waterfront district in the west of the capital region with modern infrastructure and good links to Incheon International Airport. The setting gives the school a large, modern campus with dormitories, and its position suits families based in Incheon and the western reaches of the metropolitan area, as well as boarding families from further afield.

The community is international and mixed, drawing on expatriate families and Korean families who want an American, university focused education. For a fuller picture of where international families settle across the capital region and how the schools are distributed, our Seoul city guide sets out the districts and the schooling landscape.

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