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. The school 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 – FS1 added to the school
Sep 2005 – Y7-9 added to the school
Apr 2008 – The school obtained an operating licence from the Korean Ministry of Education in accordance with the Primary and Middle School Act
Sep 2008 – Opening of the Early Years Center
May 2011 – 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 – 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 – The school relocated to the Hanmaeum Center
Aug 2018 – Mr. Scott Kearney was appointed as the School Coordinator
May 2019 – The school 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 – Celebrated its 40th Anniversary
Jan 2023 – Obtained re-accreditation to CIS
Dec 2023 – Relocated to the current site in the Ulsan College campus
Dec 2025 – The school changed name from ‘Hyundai Foreign School’ to ‘Ulsan Hyundai International School’
