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Known. Challenged. Prepared.

Small classes, dedicated teachers, and every student is supported to achieve their personal best

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Connected Across Cultures

Promoting a culture of peace, safety, and unity – cultivating international-mindedness.

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Future-Ready Learning

Developing thinkers, creators, leaders, and problem-solvers for a changing world

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Leadership Beyond the Classroom

Athletics, arts, service, outdoor education, and meaningful opportunities to lead

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Boarding Care in Mainland Korea

A supportive family-like community where students grow in independence and responsibility

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Shaping Futures

About Us

Since 1958, families from around the world have trusted TCIS • Korea to provide more than an education—we offer a caring international community where students are inspired to learn, love, and lead with confidence. As an IB World School in Daejeon, South Korea, we combine small classes, dedicated teachers, strong STEM+Arts programs, and meaningful opportunities for leadership, service, and personal growth. Students are prepared not only for universities around the world, but for lives of purpose, character, and impact. Here, every child is known, supported, and encouraged to discover their full potential.

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Future-Ready Learning

At TCIS, we believe that preparing students for the future means nurturing not just their intellect, but also their character, creativity, and compassion. Through a holistic approach — inspired by our motto to Learn•Love•Lead — students grow as thinkers, collaborators, and global citizens. From rigorous academics to service learning, engaging activities, leadership opportunities, and spiritual formation, every experience is designed to equip students with the confidence and integrity to navigate a complex world and lead lives of purpose. We believe that TCIS is quite simply one of the best international schools in Korea for a wide range of families.

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University Offers

The university entrance offers earned by the Class of 2026 provide another window into who these students have become. With offers for admission from 106 universities and colleges across the USA (73%), Asia/Australia (12%), the UK (10%), Canada (4%), and Europe (1%), this cohort is preparing to step into a global future. Their destinations reflect not only academic achievement, but also the internationally-minded spirit that TCIS seeks to cultivate. View More Offers

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University of California – Los Angeles
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University College London
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Stanford University
University of California–Berkeley
University of California – Berkeley
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Washington University in St. Louis
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University of Southern California
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University of California – San Diego
University of Sydney
University of Sydney
University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh
University of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Washington
University of Washington
University of Toronto
University of Toronto
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Purdue University
Purdue University
King's College London
King's College London
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Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
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Georgia Institute of Technology