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// THE PATTAYA SCHOOL DIRECTORY · MAY 2026 EDITION

Every international school
in Pattaya. Honestly reviewed.

29 schools verified. Thirty-five head-to-head comparisons. Annual tuition from ฿79,000 to ฿999,000. Every fee cross-checked against the school's own admissions sheet. Source-verified every term against primary school admissions pages; honest trade-offs, zero paid placements. — By TimPaemi. From the team behind seventeen other Pattaya editorial properties.

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18Schools indexedHand-verified Jun 2026
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5Areas coveredPattaya → Rayong
0Paid placementsEver. By design.
// LEAD PIECE · Opening this August
Premium · British · Boarding (2028)

Highgate International Thailand.

London's 461-year-old Highgate School — where T.S. Eliot briefly taught and John Betjeman was one of his pupils — opens its first international campus this August on a purpose-built site near Siam Country Club. Pre-Prep + Junior land in 2026, Senior in 2027, boarding in 2028. The school's announced facilities: Olympic-size pool, FIFA-standard football pitch, Golf Academy, 450-seat auditorium, STEM and Arts centres. Fees haven't been published yet. Admissions are open right now.

British IGCSE + A-Level Phased ages 2–18 Banglamung · 30 min from Pattaya Opening Aug 2026

Fees not published yet — confirm with admissions before shortlisting.

Read the full pre-opening editorial → ✓ Live · pre-opening
// 01 · The directory

Seventeen more schools.

Premium tier first, then established and specialist. Tap any card to open the full page. Use + Shortlist to build a shareable list for your partner or agent.

// PREMIUM Tier · Four schools that families shortlist · ฿213K–฿999K/yr

RTEst. 2017 · UK sister
Premium · British · Boarding

Rugby School Thailand

Bang Lamung · 20 min from Pattaya · 80-acre campus

Sister school of the UK's Rugby — where the sport was invented. The biggest campus on the Eastern Seaboard (80 acres) and the steepest acceptance fee in the directory (฿200K one-time, non-refundable).

BritishIGCSE + A-LevelAges 2–18Boarding Y7+
฿345K → ฿999K / yrPremium tierFees verified Jul 2026
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RGEst. 1994 · Nord Anglia
Premium · British + IB · Boarding

Regents International Pattaya

Pong · Banglamung

Nord Anglia's Pattaya flagship. The only Eastern Seaboard school offering both IB Diploma and A-Levels at age 16 — a real choice at Sixth Form. Discounted 2026/27 tuition runs ฿440.8K–฿854.05K; boarding starts in Year 3.

BritishIB DiplomaA-LevelAges 2–18Boarding
฿441K → ฿854K / yrPremium tierFees verified Jul 2026
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SAEst. 1997 · Cognita
Premium · British + IB · Dutch stream

St. Andrews Green Valley

Banchang · Rayong · 30 min from Pattaya · 30-rai campus

Cognita's Eastern Seaboard campus, currently listed by the school at EDT Silver level. Runs a Dutch-language programme alongside the British/IB pathway and occupies a green 30-rai campus.

BritishIB PYP + DPDutch streamAges 2–18EDT Gold
฿213K → ฿868K / yrPremium tierFees verified Jul 2026
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GREst. 1994 · CIS
Premium · British + IB

Garden International Rayong

Ban Chang · Rayong

CIS-accredited British + IB school. Published a 100% Diploma pass rate in 2023. Founding member of FOBISIA — meaningful for sport, debate, and Model UN circuits.

BritishIB DiplomaIGCSEAges 2–18CIS · CAIE · IBO
฿147K → ฿610K / yrPremium tierFees verified Jul 2026
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// ESTABLISHED + specialist · Twenty-four schools · mid-tier international, bilingual, French, alternative, primary-only · ฿79K–฿789K/yr

TPEst. 2010
Established · British · A-Level

Tara Pattana International

Nongprue · Banglamung

British EYFS → IGCSE → A-Level under Cambridge + Edexcel dual exam boards. Joined ISP in 2025. Published 2026/27 tuition runs ฿273K–฿665K and includes lunch, snacks and core learning materials through Key Stage 3.

BritishIGCSE + A-LevelAges 1.5–18EDT · CAIE · Edexcel
฿273K → ฿665K / yrFees verified Jul 2026
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ISEst. 1993
Established · American + IB

International School Eastern Seaboard

Bowin · Sriracha · Chonburi

The Eastern Seaboard's only American-curriculum school, pairing an adaptable US pathway with the IB Diploma in Grades 11–12. School-published ratio: below eight students per teacher.

AmericanIB DiplomaAges 3–18WASC · IBO
฿358K → ฿646K / yrFees verified Jul 2026
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SREst. 2023 · OPEC-licensed
Established · Singapore + Cambridge

Singapore International School Rayong

Nong Taphan · Ban Khai · Rayong

Singapore-led trilingual school in Ban Khai, opened in 2023. EYFS and Singapore Primary lead into Cambridge IGCSE and AS/A-Level; 2026/27 new applications stop at Grade 10 even though the published fee schedule extends to Grade 12.

Singapore PrimaryCambridge IGCSE + A-LevelAges 2–18EN · TH · Mandarin
฿402K → ฿789K / yrFees verified Jul 2026
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TJEst. 2009 · MEXT
Specialist · Japanese-medium

Thai-Japanese Association School Sriracha

Surasak · Si Racha · Chonburi

Japanese-government-recognised school in Sriracha for Japanese-speaking Elementary Grade 1 through Lower Secondary Grade 3. 2026 tuition is ฿146K, plus a standard ฿160K entrance fee and separate transport.

Japanese nationalMEXT recognisedJapanese mediumNo boarding
฿146K → ฿146K / yrFees verified Jul 2026
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MSEst. 1988 · current campus 2010
Established · British + Montessori EY

Mooltripakdee International

Nongprue · Banglamung · near Mabprachan Lake

British EYFS layered with Montessori methodology. The school separates tuition from its compulsory supplementary fee, so compare the combined amount: tuition runs from ฿210K to ฿517.5K for 2026/27, plus ฿57K-฿91.5K.

BritishCambridge IGCSE + A-LevelMontessori EYAges 2–18
฿210K → ฿518K / yrFees verified Jul 2026
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BPEst. 2018
Established · British secondary

Burapha Pattanasart International

Nongprue · Banglamung

Secondary-only sister of BEST. Years 7-10 are ฿126K/year and Years 11-13 are ฿157.5K on the school's undated live fee page. Its 2025/26 handbook separately identifies paid extra classes and school-sold books, uniforms and supplies; request the full inclusion list.

BritishCambridge IGCSE + A-LevelAges 11–18Thai MoE · CAIE
฿126K → ฿158K / yrFees verified Jul 2026
Read editorial →✓ Source-verified
EFEst. 2018 · AEFE
Specialist · French · AEFE

École Française Internationale de Pattaya

Huai Yai · east of Pattaya

The Pattaya region's AEFE partner school. The official 2026/27 schedule runs from ฿175K to ฿235K tuition, with registration, administration, uniform, meals, transport, CNED and examination costs separated.

French nationalBaccalauréat généralAges 3–18AEFE No. 885A02
฿175K → ฿235K / yrSpecialist tierFees verified Jul 2026
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BJAges 2-16 · English
Specialist · French + British (non-AEFE)

BJP Elite Academy / EFR Pattaya

Permsub Garden · Banglamung · near Siam Country Club

English-medium preschool through Year 10 with an IGCSE pathway, plus GED and ESL options. Tuition is ฿80K-฿120K for 2026/27; add the mandatory ฿12K annual registration fee and published books, insurance, meals, bus and uniform costs.

FrenchCambridge IGCSETrilingual EN/FR/THAges 3–16
฿80K → ฿120K / yrBudget tierFees verified Jul 2026
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ICEst. 2009 · NEASC
Specialist · Primary only

International School of Chonburi

Banglamung Soi 39 · Banglamung

Small English National Curriculum primary, ages 2-11, NEASC-accredited since 2025. The 2026/27 schedule starts at ฿174.6K for two-day half-day Early Years and reaches ฿359.7K in Years 3-6.

Reggio Emilia EYBritish (Primary)Ages 2–11 only
฿175K → ฿360K / yrFees verified Jul 2026
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BEEst. 1997
Premium Thai-bilingual

Burapha English-Programme School

Nongprue · Banglamung

Long-running Thai-English Programme school now publishing Kindergarten through Secondary 6. Annualised tuition is ฿47K-฿166K, but the live fee image does not state an academic year; confirm its currency and unpriced extras in writing.

Thai-English Bilingual EPPre-K – Y6Thai MoE
฿47K → ฿166K / yrPremium tierFees verified Jul 2026
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PWEst. 2006 · 350+ pupils
Premium Thai-bilingual

Phoenix Wittaya School

Nong Prue · Banglamung

Thai-licensed bilingual school from Nursery through Secondary 6/Year 13. Annual tuition is ฿147.6K for Kindergarten, Primary and Secondary; Nursery is ฿12K/month and is not annualised because the billing period is unpublished.

Thai MoECambridge InternationalAges 2–12
฿148K → ฿148K / yrPremium tierFees verified Jul 2026
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WCEst. 2022
Established · American · Wells system

Wells International Chonburi

Ban Bueng · Chonburi

American-curriculum Ban Bueng campus, opened in 2022. 2026/27 tuition is ฿320K-฿760K. The homepage says Grade 8, the campus page Grade 10 and the fee/contact pages Grade 12, so confirm the live upper-grade provision.

AmericanAges 2–16WASC · ONESQA
฿320K → ฿760K / yrFees verified Jul 2026
Read editorial →✓ Source-verified
LVPrimary only
Specialist · Reggio + British primary

Lovell International School

Naklua · North Pattaya

Reggio Emilia project learning on a British EYFS + primary frame in Naklua, with Forest School outdoor blocks. 2026/27 tuition is ฿351K-฿599K, including meals; ages 2-11 only, so plan the Year 7 transfer.

Reggio EmiliaBritish EYFS + KS1-2Ages 2–11 only
฿351K → ฿599K / yrFees verified Jul 2026
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REBan Chang
Budget Thai-bilingual · Boarding

Royal English Programme School

Pala · Ban Chang · Rayong

Thai-bilingual Ban Chang school with 2026/27 tuition of ฿84.8K-฿153.8K/year. Weekly boarding is ฿160K/year and full boarding ฿170K/year; the credential is Thai national, supplemented with Cambridge/Oxford materials.

Thai-bilingualAges 1–18Boarding house
฿85K → ฿154K / yrBudget tierFees verified Jul 2026
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SUEst. 1999 · Thai + English Programme
Premium thai bilingual

Satit Udomseuksa School

Nong Prue · Banglamung · 10-rai campus

Registered Thai private school in Nong Prue with Thai and English Programme tracks from Nursery through Secondary 6. Fees are on application; the school publishes no current tariff.

Thai Basic Education Core Curriculum B.E. 2551English Programme (Thai curriculum)Ages Nursery-Secondary 6

Fees not published — confirm with admissions before shortlisting.

Read editorial →✓ Source-verified
ASEst. 1944 · Day + boarding
Premium thai bilingual

Assumption College Sriracha

Surasak · Si Racha · Chonburi

Thai national-curriculum school in Si Racha, founded in 1944, with Kindergarten-Secondary 6, several English-intensity programmes and boarding. Fees are on application; request a programme- and boarding-specific written quote.

Thai Basic Education Core CurriculumModern Language ProgrammeAges Kindergarten 1-Secondary 6

Fees not published — confirm with admissions before shortlisting.

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MBPre-Nursery-Secondary 6
Thai private school

Maryvit Bowin School

Bo Win · Si Racha · Chonburi

Registered Thai private school in Bo Win from Pre-Nursery through Secondary 6. Current 2569 admissions notices are live, but fees are on application and the public site does not substantiate an English-medium programme.

Thai Basic Education Core CurriculumAges Pre-Nursery-Secondary 6

Fees not published — confirm with admissions before shortlisting.

Read editorial →✓ Source-verified
HIEst. 2009 · International 2025
Established international

Hastin International School

Pong · Banglamung · Mabprachan

OPEC-registered international school beside Mabprachan, using the Oxford International Curriculum through Year 9. Academic Year 2026 tuition is ฿169.5K-฿229.5K, with meals and small annual protection charges extra.

Oxford International CurriculumBritish EYFSAges Pre-Nursery-Year 9
฿170K → ฿230K / yrFees verified Jul 2026
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EDK3-Grade 12 · Christian
Established international

El Dream Christian International School

Nong Pla Lai · Banglamung

Christian international school in Nong Pla Lai using the self-paced A.C.E. model. 2026/27 tuition is ฿207.2K-฿290K, with testing, lunch, textbooks and ESL priced separately.

Accelerated Christian Education (A.C.E.)Christian international curriculumAges 3-18
฿207K → ฿290K / yrFees verified Jul 2026
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MSRoots 1995 · 1,900+ students
Thai private school

Maryvit Sattahip School

Plu Ta Luang · Sattahip · Chonburi

Large Thai private through-school in Sattahip with 1,900+ students, Pre-Nursery through Secondary 6 and a Thai national curriculum. Fees are on application; the 2569 admissions page shows placeholders, not a tariff.

Thai Basic Education Core CurriculumAges Pre-Nursery-Secondary 6

Fees not published — confirm with admissions before shortlisting.

Read editorial →✓ Source-verified
BIAges 2-11 · Nursery-Year 6
Specialist primary

Belfry International School

Ban Khai · Rayong

Registered British-curriculum primary school in Ban Khai, Rayong, for ages 2-11. 2026/27 standard tuition is ฿301K-฿395K, before its published annual-payment discount.

British Early Years Foundation StageEnglish National Curriculum Key Stages 1-2Ages Ages 2-11 (Nursery-Year 6)
฿301K → ฿395K / yrFees verified Jul 2026
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SAFounded 2016 · Thai + intensive English
Premium thai bilingual

Sirasartsuksa (Amata) School

Amata City · Chonburi

Thai private school in Amata City Chonburi with intensive English and Singapore-curriculum enrichment. Its own undated page shows discounted annual fees of ฿47.4K-฿69.3K; obtain a dated quotation.

Thai Basic Education Core CurriculumIntensive English ProgrammeAges Nursery-Primary (current public pages conflict; published fees run through Primary 3)
฿47K → ฿69K / yrPremium tierFees verified Jul 2026
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KAAges 2-6 · Thai-English
Specialist primary

Kids Avenue International Kindergarten School

Surasak · Si Racha · Chonburi

Registered Thai-English international kindergarten in Surasak, Si Racha, for ages 2-6, with Toddler, Nursery, Kindergarten and after-school care. Fees are on application; no public tariff is available.

Bilingual early-years programme (Thai-English)School-described international and Thai blended kindergarten curriculumAges 2-6

Fees not published — confirm with admissions before shortlisting.

Read editorial →✓ Source-verified
DEst. 1936 · 3,800+ pupils
Thai private school

Darasamutr Sriracha School

Sukhumvit Road · central Si Racha · Chonburi

Catholic Thai private school in central Si Racha, founded in 1936 and serving Nursery through Secondary 6 with English, science, language and specialist plans. Fees are on application; the current 2569 admissions pages publish no tariff.

Thai Basic Education Core CurriculumDarasamutr Mini English ProgrammeAges Nursery-Secondary 6

Fees not published — confirm with admissions before shortlisting.

Read editorial →✓ Source-verified
// 02 · Editorial standards

Four rules. Applied to every school.

Most "best schools in Pattaya" articles online are press releases dressed up as reviews — same five names, same affiliate links, same brochure prose. This site exists to be the opposite of that. Four rules apply to every school in the directory, and a school can fall off the list if it stops meeting them.

01
// Primary sources

Every fee traced to the school's own page.

We cite admissions sheets, accreditation registries, and published fee schedules — not aggregator scrapes or brochure PDFs. Each editorial is re-verified every academic term; when a school has no public web presence, we say so plainly.

02
// Real tuition

Every fee, year by year.

Annual tuition in THB. Registration. Building fund. Refundable deposit. Bus, lunch, uniform. The total a family actually pays — not the headline number a brochure prints. Stamped with the verification date and refreshed each term.

03
// Honest take

Strengths AND weaknesses.

Every school is good at something and worse at something else. We write both. The school strong at IB but light on sports gets that said. The one that's beautiful but ฿200K over the local average gets that said too.

04
// 0 paid placements

No "featured school" tier.

No school can pay to climb the rankings. No school can pay to be listed. No sponsored tags. No affiliate links to admissions consultants. The directory ranks the way a friend ranks — by which school fits which family.

฿500,000 a year per child
deserves better
than a brochure.
— Pattaya School Guide, Issue I · May 2026
// 03 · Frequently asked

Straight answers.

Six questions parents ask before they trust us. Real answers — no "depends on the school," no small print.

Are you affiliated with any of the schools?

No. We're not owned by a school, an admissions consultant, or a parent-Facebook-group operator. The site is run by TimPaemi Co., Ltd., a Pattaya publisher that operates seventeen other editorial properties in the city. Schools don't pay us. Ever.

Why don't you rank the schools 1–10?

Because the "best" school depends on your child. A student who thrives at Regents' IB rigour would struggle in a project-based American programme, and vice versa. We rank by fit, not by quality. Every editorial has a "Best for:" line that names the family the school actually suits.

How do you verify tuition fees if schools don't publish them?

Three ways: we request the fee sheet through the school's public admissions form (as any parent would), we cross-check with the most recent fee circular issued to current parents, and we publish the year the figure was verified next to every number. If we couldn't verify it, we don't print it.

How often is the directory updated?

Every academic term. Fees change at the start of each year, accreditations renew on their own cycles, and schools occasionally close or rebrand. We re-verify every school's data each term and stamp the page with the verification date. Closed schools are archived, not silently removed.

Do you cover Thai-only schools?

No. Our focus is international schools (English-medium, IB / British / American / Australian curriculum) and premium Thai-bilingual programmes. Pure Thai-curriculum schools are outside our scope.

I run a school you missed. How do I get listed?

Email [email protected] with your school's name, address, curriculum, and accreditations. We'll add you to the next source-verification queue (reviewed every term). Note: a listing isn't a positive review. We'll write what we find, weaknesses and all.

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Hand-checked.
Honestly written.
Always free.

We started this directory because we couldn't find one ourselves. Every entry is a hand-written editorial built from primary public sources — official fee sheets, accreditation registries, and cited admissions pages. Maintained, not abandoned.

Edited by TimPaemi — from the team behind Pattaya Restaurant Guide, Pattaya Gym Directory, Pattaya Visa Help, and four other in-house editorial properties.

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