History of Hyundai Foreign School
Sep 1982 Hyundai Foreign School (HFS) opened in the Foreigners’ Compound as Primary School comprised of FS2 and Years 1 through 6 with Mr. Clive Lewis appointed as the first Principal. HFS was registered as a “Foreign School” in accordance with the Immigration Act.
Sep 1988 Miss Audrey Winter was appointed as the 2nd Principal
Sep 1989 Mr. Michael Owens was appointed as the 3rd Principal
Sep 1992 Mr. Frank Phillips was appointed as the 4th Principal
Sep 1996 Mr. Hugh Dyson was appointed as the 5th Principal
Sep 2003 HFS added FS 1 to the school
Sep 2005 HFS added Y7-9 to the school
Apr 2008 HFS obtained an operating license from the Korean Ministry of Education in accordance with the Primary and Middle School Act
Sep 2008 HFS opened the Early Years Center
May 2011 HFS obtained accreditation to the Council of International Schools (CIS)
Aug 2012 Mr. Geoffrey Livingstone was appointed as the 6th Principal
Jan 2016 Mr. Colin Jones was appointed as the Acting Principal
May 2016 HFS obtained re-accreditation to CIS
Sep 2016 Miss Josie Strang was appointed as the Acting Principal
Dec 2016 Mr. Anthony Blacklock was appointed as the 7th Principal
Oct 2017 Mr. Peter McLeod was appointed as the 8th Principal
Aug 2018 HFS was relocated to the Hanmaeum Center
Aug 2018 Mr. Scott Kearney was appointed as the School Coordinator
May 2019 HFS received the “Continuance within the Accreditation Cycle” from CIS after the New Programme/Campus Visit
Sep 2019 Mr. Scott Kearney was appointed as the Acting Principal
Nov 2020 Mr. Daniel Green was appointed as the 9th Principal
Sep 2022 HFS Celebrated its 40th Anniversary
Jan 2023 HFS obtained re-accreditation to CIS
Dec 2023 HFS was relocated to the current site in the Ulsan College campus