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Comparison · Premium British
Rugby vs. Regents
The headline premium decision
A-Level brand vs. IBDP optionality. Boarding from 10 vs. Y3. Side-by-side fees + decision framework.
// COMPARE · HEAD-TO-HEAD
Compare Pattaya
international schools.
Thirty-five side-by-side verdicts are linked below — premium British, IB, French, American, budget, and primary-specialist pairings. Every figure is cross-checked against the schools’ own published fee schedules.
// 01 · Premium · Boarding · IB-or-A-Level head-to-head
Rugby Thailand
vs Regents Pattaya.
The matchup most premium-tier families end up running — both boarding-capable, both above ฿800K at the top end, but with one decisive curriculum split at age 16.
Founded
2017 (Thailand) · sister of UK Rugby (1567)
1995 · Nord Anglia network member
Curriculum
British (EYFS · IPC · IGCSE · A-Level)
British (EYFS · IPC · IGCSE) + IB Diploma at Sixth Form
Sixth Form options
A-Level only
A-Level or IB DiplomaOnly on Eastern Seaboard
Ages
2–18
2–18
Boarding
From age 10 (Year 7+)
Part · Weekly · Full
Part · Weekly · Full
From Year 3 (rarely used pre-Y9)
฿434K/yr extra
฿434K/yr extra
Network
Rugby School Group (UK)
Small global network
Small global network
Nord Anglia · 80+ schools, 30+ countries
MIT · Juilliard · UNICEF partnershipsMobile families
MIT · Juilliard · UNICEF partnershipsMobile families
Annual tuition · Y1
฿711,000
฿604,200~฿107K cheaper
Annual tuition · Y13
฿975,000 (A-Level)
฿829,350 (IBDP or A-Level)~฿146K cheaper
One-time fees
Application ฿5,500
Acceptance ฿200,000 non-refundable
Boarding deposit ฿20,000 refundable
Acceptance ฿200,000 non-refundable
Boarding deposit ฿20,000 refundable
Application ฿7,500
Enrolment ฿60K (Pre-N–Reception) / ฿107K (Y1+)
Enrolment ฿60K (Pre-N–Reception) / ฿107K (Y1+)
Sibling discount
Not publicly stated
5% (3rd child) · 10% (4th+)Large families
Campus + facilities
80 acres · 4 swimming pools (50m Olympic + 25m training + 2 others) · 55,000 m² outdoor pitch · Webb Ellis Centre · theatre · recording studio
Mature 30-year campus · pool · sports halls · theatre · music suite · MIT and Juilliard programme partnerships embedded
Best for
The family wanting English public-school atmosphere + sport-first ethos at the top of the budget.
The family wanting Sixth Form curriculum optionality + global mobility via Nord Anglia.
// 02 · Ban Chang · CIS vs Dutch stream
Garden Rayong
vs St Andrew's GV.
Both schools sit in Ban Chang, Rayong — 30 minutes south of Pattaya. The choice comes down to accreditation rigour versus the Dutch-stream-and-Forest-School angle.
Founded
1995 · independent
1997 · Cognita network (~80 schools, 8 countries)
Curriculum
British (ENC · IGCSE) + IB Diploma
British (ENC · IGCSE) + IB PYP + IB Diploma + Dutch stream Y3+
Sixth Form options
IB Diploma only
IB Diploma only
Accreditation
CIS · CAIE · IBOFOBISIA founding member
EDT Gold · Cognita internal framework
Special programmes
FOBISIA founding member
regional sports + debate circuit
regional sports + debate circuit
Dutch stream (IGCSE Dutch + IBDP Dutch) — only one in Thailand
Forest School + eco-literacy embedded
Forest School + eco-literacy embedded
IBDP results
100% pass rate in 2023 (per official results)Top regional result
Results published annually · verify cohort size on tour
Ages
2–18
2–18
Boarding
Day school · no boarding
Day school · no boarding
Annual tuition · range
~฿147K (Nursery half-day) → ฿500K (Y10)
Y11 IGCSE ฿247.7K · Y12–13 IBDP ฿304.9K (2-term totals)
Y11 IGCSE ฿247.7K · Y12–13 IBDP ฿304.9K (2-term totals)
~฿270K (Nursery) → ~฿650K (Y13 IBDP)
Per-year figures in PDF schedule
Per-year figures in PDF schedule
One-time fees
Application ฿5,000
Enrolment ฿60K (Foundation) / ฿120K (Primary+Secondary)
Refundable deposit ฿40,000
Enrolment ฿60K (Foundation) / ฿120K (Primary+Secondary)
Refundable deposit ฿40,000
Application ฿5,000
Entrance ฿55K (Nursery–Reception) / ฿100K (Y1–13)
Or capital levy ฿20K × 6 terms
Entrance ฿55K (Nursery–Reception) / ฿100K (Y1–13)
Or capital levy ฿20K × 6 terms
Best for
The IB-committed family that wants external quality assurance (CIS audit).
The Dutch family. Or the ecology-leaning family that prizes Forest School over accreditation badges.
// 03 · Every head-to-head
All thirty-five comparisons.
Two comparisons are laid out in full above. Across the directory there are thirty-five source-verified head-to-heads — every figure cross-referenced against the schools’ own admissions schedules. Open any link for the complete side-by-side table and a decision framework.
Rugby vs Regents →
Garden vs Regents →
Regents vs Garden →
MIS vs TPIS →
EFIP vs BJP →
EFIP vs ISC →
ISE vs Rugby →
ISE vs TPIS →
St Andrew's vs Regents →
Highgate vs Regents →
BJP vs BPIS →
Rugby vs Highgate →
MIS vs BPIS →
Garden vs St Andrew's →
TPIS vs BPIS →
ISE vs MIS →
Phoenix vs ISC →
BEST vs ISC →
BEST vs Phoenix →
ISE vs St Andrew's →
Garden vs ISE →
BJP vs ISC →
ISE vs Regents →
BEST vs BPIS →
Phoenix vs BJP →
Highgate vs ISE →
MIS vs Regents →
EFIP vs BEST →
TPIS vs Regents →
Highgate vs St Andrew's →
Rugby vs St Andrew's →
Wells vs ISE →
Lovell vs ISC →
REPS vs BJP →
Odyssey vs ISC →
// 04 · All thirty-five · card index
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