// 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.

Comparison field

RT Rugby School Thailand Bang Lamung · 20 min from Pattaya

RG Regents International Pattaya Pong · Banglamung

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

Boarding

From Year 6
฿285.1K part · ฿417.7K weekly · ฿493.8K full

From Year 3
฿447K standard · ฿424.65K annual prepayment

Network

Rugby School Group (UK)
Small global network

Nord Anglia · 80+ schools, 30+ countries
MIT · Juilliard · UNICEF partnershipsMobile families

2026/27 standard tuition · Y1

฿736,000

฿649,000฿87K cheaper

2026/27 standard tuition · Y13

฿999,000 (A-Level)

฿899,000 (IBDP or A-Level)฿100K cheaper

One-time fees

Application ฿5,500
Acceptance ฿200,000
Student deposit ฿100,000 refundable
Boarding expenses deposit ฿20,000

Application ฿7,500
Enrolment ฿60K (Pre-N–Reception) / ฿107K (Y1+)

Sibling discount

5% (2nd) · 10% (3rd) · 15% (4th+)

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.

Editorial

Read Rugby editorial →

Read Regents editorial →

// 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.

Comparison field

GR Garden International Rayong Ban Chang · Rayong · independent

SA St Andrew's Green Valley Ban Chang · Rayong · Cognita

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

Accreditation

CIS · CAIE · IBOFOBISIA member · joined 2002 or earlier

EDT Silver · Cognita network

Special programmes

Current FOBISIA member
regional sports + debate events

Dutch Stream (Reception→secondary lessons · CNaVT + IBDP Dutch) — school-described Eastern Seaboard first
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

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)

฿213K (Nursery) → ฿868K (Y13 IBDP)
Per-year figures in PDF schedule

One-time fees

Application ฿5,000
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

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.

Editorial

Read Garden editorial →

Read St Andrew's editorial →

// 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.