Politics · South Korea · 18 hrs ago
Applications open for 2027 entry to 38 private elementary schools in Seoul
Seoul is accepting applications for 2027 entry to 38 private elementary schools until Nov.
11.
Families can apply through the Seoul private school admissions portal to up to three schools, with a fee of 30,000 won.
Children born in 2020 are eligible, along with some children who delayed starting school and those seeking early entry.
A computer-based lottery will be held on Nov.
16 to select pupils.
The draw will be livestreamed on YouTube, with education officials, police officers and parents observing.
Families will receive results by text and can also check school websites; successful applicants must register from Nov.
17 to 19.
Registering at more than one school will cancel all of the child’s admissions.
Applications are open for 2027 entry to 38 private elementary schools in Seoul until November 11.
Families can apply to up to three schools through the Seoul Private Elementary School Admissions Portal, with a fee of 30,000 won.
Applicants must generally have been born in 2020, though some children who were not enrolled the previous year or seek early entry may also apply.
A computerized lottery is scheduled for November 16 at 11 a.m., and will be streamed live on YouTube.
Successful applicants must register between November 17 and 19; registering at more than one school cancels admission to all of them.
- Who
- Children applying to Seoul private elementary schools, including those born in 2020 and some eligible older or younger children.
- What
- Applications have opened for 2027 entry to 38 private elementary schools. Families may apply to up to three schools.
- When
- Applications are accepted until November 11, 2026. The lottery is scheduled for November 16.
- Where
- At private elementary schools in Seoul; applications are submitted through the Seoul Private Elementary School Admissions Portal.
- Why
- To select new students for the 2027 school year.
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The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education announced that applications were being accepted for 2027 entry.
The application period ends.
A computerized admissions lottery is scheduled for 11 a.m.
Successful applicants can register; the period runs from 9 a.m. on November 17 to 4:30 p.m. on November 19.
- Schools
- 38 private elementary schools in Seoul
- Entry year
- 2027
- Application limit
- Up to 3 schools
- Application fee
- 30,000 won
- Lottery
- November 16, 2026, at 11 a.m.
- Eligible birth dates
- January 1 to December 31, 2020