Two schools.
One side-by-side verdict.
Two real comparisons below — the four schools in the directory with full Vol. II editorials live. The any-two-of-fourteen comparison tool ships Q3 2026.
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.
Part · Weekly · Full
฿422K–฿434K/yr extra
Small global network
MIT · Juilliard · UNICEF partnershipsMobile families
Acceptance ฿200,000 non-refundable
Boarding deposit ฿20,000 refundable
Enrolment ฿60K (Pre-N–Reception) / ฿107K (Y1+)
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.
regional sports + debate circuit
Forest School + eco-literacy embedded
Y11 IGCSE ฿247.7K · Y12–13 IBDP ฿304.9K (2-term totals)
Per-year figures in PDF schedule
Enrolment ฿60K (Foundation) / ฿120K (Primary+Secondary)
Refundable deposit ฿40,000
Entrance ฿55K (Nursery–Reception) / ฿100K (Y1–13)
Or capital levy ฿20K × 6 terms
What ships next.
The two comparisons above are hand-built previews — every figure cross-referenced against each school's own admissions page and the international-schools-database 2025/26 record. The full Vol. II tool will let any parent pick any two of the fourteen schools and generate a comparable side-by-side, with the same fields plus bus + lunch + uniform + exam fee modelling. Q3 2026.
What you'll be able to do.
Pick any two schools from the directory (initially) — by Q4 2026, any three. The tool surfaces fees, curriculum overlap, accreditation differences, and the "Best for" verdict in one screen.
The fees.
Year-by-year tuition, registration, one-time fees, bus, lunch, exam fees, residential trips. Total a family actually pays per child per year. Sibling discounts modelled. Verification date stamped on every figure.
The curriculum overlap.
British vs IB vs American vs French — which pathway each school offers at each age band. Sixth Form options compared directly (A-Level only, IBDP only, both, or none). Languages of instruction and additional languages taught.
The accreditations.
CIS, IBO, CAIE, WASC, EDT (Gold / Silver tiers), ONESQA, FOBISIA, Cognita, Nord Anglia, Rugby School Group — what each school carries and what each badge actually means for university applications in 2026.
The "Best for:" verdict.
The editorial line — same one published on each school's full editorial page. The kind of family each school suits, and the kind it doesn't.
Open three tabs.
Compare manually.
Until the Q3 2026 tool ships, the two manual previews above plus the four full Vol. II editorials beat anything else available for Pattaya in May 2026. Open three school pages in browser tabs, line them up, and you've already got a working comparison view.