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Comparison · IB Diploma
Garden vs. Regents
Rayong vs Pattaya IBDP
CIS + FOBISIA vs Nord Anglia network. Published 100% Diploma pass rate vs IBDP+A-Level optionality.
// HEAD-TO-HEAD · dated source audit
Garden Rayong vs
BJP.
This comparison is deliberately not a price ranking. Garden Rayong publishes a British IGCSE-to-IB route and published 2026/27 tuition of ฿147,000–฿609,800. BJP’s 27 July 2026 snapshot recorded a 2026/27 English-medium route from preschool through Year 10, plus GED and ESL options, at ฿80,000–฿120,000 tuition. Grade continuity, qualification evidence, boarding and compulsory extras matter as much as the headline gap.
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// 01 · dated evidence
Shared age range.
Different system.
Garden begins in the early years; BJP’s 27 July 2026 snapshot also recorded an early-years entry point. Garden's published tariff is labelled 2026/27, while the retained BJP snapshot was labelled 2026/27 and is not a current tariff. Garden follows British stages through Cambridge IGCSE and the IB Diploma. The BJP snapshot recorded an English National Curriculum pathway through Year 10, an IGCSE pathway, GED preparation and ESL support; current provision requires confirmation.
// In this guide → GIS Rayong editorial ↗ · BJP editorial ↗ · British schools hub ↗ · IB Diploma hub ↗ · Boarding schools hub ↗ · Boarding price guide ↗ · Budget schools hub ↗ · Where to live ↗
// 01A · Comparison table
| Dimension | Garden Rayong | BJP Elite Academy |
|---|---|---|
| School | Garden International School, Rayong | BJP Elite Academy |
| Age span | Ages 2–18; Nursery through Year 13 | 27 July 2026 snapshot: ages 2–16; preschool through Year 10, plus GED and ESL options; confirm current provision |
| Curriculum | British EYFS and National Curriculum, Cambridge IGCSE and IB Diploma | 27 July 2026 snapshot described an English National Curriculum pathway, IGCSE through Year 10, GED and ESL; confirm current provision |
| Published tuition | published 2026/27: Nursery ฿147,000–฿268,500; FS1–2 up to ฿385,800; Years 1–2 ฿418,500; Years 3–6 ฿447,300; Years 7–9 ฿496,800; Year 10 ฿500,100; Year 11 ฿495,400; Years 12–13 ฿609,800. | Snapshot captured 27 July 2026 (not a current tariff): Preschool ฿80,000; Kindergarten/Reception ฿100,000; Primary, Secondary and ESL ฿120,000. GED was ฿120,000 total. |
| Named extras | Application ฿5,000; enrolment ฿60,000–฿120,000; refundable deposit ฿40,000; transport, boarding, visa documents, trips and compulsory support separate. | The 27 July 2026 snapshot recorded annual registration of ฿12,000; books/materials ฿2,000–฿17,500; insurance ฿2,000; canteen, bus and uniforms separately priced. |
| Planning point | Latest fee tariff is 2026/27; request a dated enrolling-year quote and reconcile optional boarding. | The 27 July 2026 snapshot described a pathway ending at Year 10; confirm current grades, IGCSE entries, GED format, awarding evidence and post-16 progression. |
| Sources | school overview · latest published fees | official root · fee/programme pages captured 27 July and ledger-verified 29 July 2026; former routes unavailable 24 August 2026, and the root does not currently expose the cited table |
| Published support-cost label | Combined fee label — “Compulsory EAL/Learning Support”; amount on request in the 2026/27 fee source. | The 27 July 2026 snapshot listed ESL as a ฿120,000/year programme/tuition category, not a separate learning-support tariff. The former route was unavailable on 24 August 2026; confirm current provision and cost in writing. |
| Live editorial | Read the Garden Rayong editorial | Read the BJP editorial |
The evidence years and availability differ, so align the child’s proposed class and request matched enrolling-year offers. Price Garden’s entry, resources, meals, support, transport and boarding rows alongside only a current written BJP quote; the registration, materials, insurance, canteen, bus, uniform and instalment figures retained here belong to the 27 July 2026 snapshot.
// 02 · decision framework
Choose the runway,
then price the year.
What is actually published?
Garden publishes 2026/27 tuition of ฿147,000–฿609,800. BJP’s 27 July 2026 snapshot recorded 2026/27 tuition of ฿80,000–฿120,000 plus a ฿12,000 annual registration fee and priced materials, insurance, food, bus and uniforms; it is not a current public tariff.
What is the curriculum choice?
Garden moves from British EYFS and National Curriculum into Cambridge IGCSE and the IB Diploma. The 27 July 2026 BJP snapshot described an English-medium National Curriculum pathway through Year 10, an IGCSE pathway, GED preparation and ESL support; confirm current provision.
What needs planning?
Garden’s live fee page is labelled 2026/27; its boarding house is off campus. Families considering BJP must first verify that the snapshot-described route still operates, then document open grades, subjects, examination entry, GED format, post-16 progression and every compulsory extra.
Shortlist guidance
- Garden suits families seeking an established English-medium British-to-IB route in Ban Chang with optional boarding from Year 5.
- Consider BJP conditionally only if admissions confirms the snapshot-described English route, Year 10 exit, current programme and complete costs in writing.
// 03 · compare the usable offer
Two all-through routes.
Different credentials.
Garden’s current record and BJP’s retained snapshot overlap from age two through Year 10, yet their scale, language patterns and exit routes differ. Garden combines English-medium British stages with Cambridge IGCSE and the IB Diploma. The 27 July 2026 BJP snapshot recorded English as the main medium, with Thai and French also listed; confirm the current language model.
Match the actual attendance offer
Ask both schools to state the child’s proposed class, start date, age cut-off and following year. Garden publishes Nursery through Year 13; BJP’s 27 July 2026 snapshot recorded preschool through Year 10, plus separate GED and ESL options.
Request the placement test, class equivalence, current cohort and written progression route. For a teenager, make verification of the snapshot-described BJP Year 10 transition—or Garden's IGCSE-to-IB progression—a first-meeting question rather than a future detail.
Make language exposure visible
Garden records English as the teaching language alongside Thai, Spanish, French and Mandarin. Ask for weekly allocation, subject language, newcomer support and the transition from British primary into Cambridge IGCSE and the IB Diploma.
The 27 July 2026 BJP snapshot recorded English as the medium, Thai and French as a secondary foreign language; confirm the current language allocation. Ask which subjects each teacher delivers, how English proficiency is assessed, how the published ESL route connects to mainstream classes and whether French runs for the child's cohort.
At both visits, request anonymised work and the report format. Observe how teachers explain unfamiliar tasks and whether language support builds independent subject learning.
Build complete first-year totals
Garden's latest 2026/27 tuition runs from ฿147,000 to ฿609,800. Application is ฿5,000, enrolment ฿60,000–฿120,000 and the refundable deposit ฿40,000. Bus costs ฿18,000–฿32,100 per term, boarding ฿297,000–฿345,000 per year plus a ฿20,000 deposit, and compulsory EAL or learning support is priced on request.
BJP’s 27 July 2026 snapshot recorded ฿80,000 for preschool, ฿100,000 for Kindergarten/Reception and ฿120,000 for Primary, Secondary or ESL. It also recorded ฿12,000 annual registration, making the historical tuition-plus-registration band ฿92,000–฿132,000 before other services; none of these figures is a current quote.
The 27 July 2026 BJP snapshot recorded books and course materials at ฿2,000–฿17,500 yearly, accident insurance at ฿2,000, canteen at ฿400 weekly or ฿1,500 monthly, bus at ฿2,000–฿10,000 monthly and uniform items at ฿100–฿1,500. It recorded ฿5,000 added for two instalments and ฿10,000 for three. Obtain the current payment and service offer before calculating a total.
Plan both transfer points
Garden publishes Cambridge IGCSE followed by the IB Diploma. Confirm which senior years accept newcomers and which subjects operate for the enrolling cohort.
BJP’s 27 July 2026 snapshot described a school pathway through Year 10, with IGCSE and GED labels; confirm the current programme in writing. If either route still operates, ask which subjects run, which examination centre enters pupils, whether every pupil follows that route, what a current GED offer includes and where recent pupils progress.
Rehearse relocation after two years. Request the transcript, curriculum map, grading scale, exam evidence and teacher references each school would supply. A lower written bill may carry extra transfer preparation if the next school expects a different sequence.
Audit support without assumptions
Garden publishes ELS at ฿20,000–฿30,000 per term and prices compulsory learning support on request. BJP does not publish a usable language- or learning-support tariff in the current ledger.
If support matters, request the staff member, group size, minutes per week, review date, progress measure, exit criteria and price. Separate English acquisition from other learning needs.
Bring existing reports before assessment and ask admissions to state any limitations in writing.
Test the senior pathway with present evidence
Garden publishes an established IGCSE-to-IB Diploma sequence and a 100% Diploma pass rate for 2023. Ask for the latest IB cohort size and average points, current IGCSE and IB subjects, timetable constraints and university-counselling evidence.
BJP’s 27 July 2026 snapshot recorded an IGCSE pathway through Year 10 and separate GED preparation. Ask whether either option has a current cohort, who awards or enters the qualification, how the timetable works and what university-counselling evidence current pupils receive.
For either school, request anonymised subject-choice forms, a sample transcript, the examination calendar and the counselling timeline.
Compare accreditation and curriculum claims carefully
The 27 July 2026 BJP snapshot recorded a school-published Thai Ministry of Education accreditation claim, but the current ledger does not carry independent accreditation or examination-centre evidence. Garden is independently listed by CIS and the IB, while its Cambridge and ONESQA claims remain school-published in the current ledger.
Ask each school for the campus-specific register or examination evidence that applies to the child's programme, then compare teacher qualifications, class size, homework and reporting cadence. Keep registration separate from curriculum, qualification and teaching-quality claims.
Model discounts without inventing them
Garden publishes scholarships of up to 25% of tuition, reviewed annually, that replace other discounts and exclude examinations, trips and resource funds. BJP’s 27 July 2026 snapshot recorded sibling tuition discounts of 10% for the second child, 15% for the third and 20% for the fourth.
Do not apply a BJP snapshot discount until a current written offer confirms eligibility, the tuition base, annual registration and any instalment surcharge.
Test the real family week
Garden is in Ban Chang, Rayong; the retained BJP record places that school near Siam Country Club in Banglamung. Confirm BJP’s current entrance and contract address, then drive both routes at arrival and collection times, including work and sibling stops.
BJP’s 27 July 2026 snapshot recorded bus at ฿2,000–฿10,000 monthly depending on direction and distance. Garden publishes bus at ฿18,000–฿32,100 per term and offers boarding from Year 5 in a small off-campus residential-estate house. Request a current BJP quote and exact route details before comparing vehicle time or price.
Finish the offer meeting
- Placement: exact class, live operation and next class.
- Learning: language allocation, programme map, work and reports.
- Cost: acceptance cash, first year and recurring year.
- Support: provision, staffing, review and price.
- Transition: Garden's British-to-IB sequence or verification of BJP’s snapshot-described Year 10, IGCSE and GED options.
Save offers, fee schedules, calendars and placement answers together.
// 04 · visit worksheet
Observe, record,
then decide.
Test a normal morning
Arrive before the class begins and watch the transition from gate to room. Record how quickly the child separates, who welcomes them, which language adults use and whether the routine is understandable without repeated prompting. Ask what happens on a difficult morning and how parents are informed. A polished tour after children leave cannot answer these questions.
Compare learning evidence
Ask for a starting assessment, mid-year report and anonymised work from the proposed class. At Garden, trace English, Thai, Spanish, French and Mandarin through British primary, IGCSE and IB stages. If BJP confirms the snapshot-described programme still operates, trace current English-medium classwork into any IGCSE pathway and ask how ESL pupils demonstrate readiness to join mainstream lessons.
Record the balance of adult-led, child-initiated, individual and group activity during the visit. Ask how teachers adapt the same task for a child who is new to English, already reading or reluctant to join a group. The right environment is not defined by one teaching philosophy; it is the setting where staff can explain how this child will participate and progress.
Check care outside lessons
Confirm arrival supervision, meals, allergies, illness procedures, late collection and activities. Garden prices meals, resources, transport and boarding separately. The 27 July 2026 BJP snapshot recorded canteen, bus, books, insurance and uniform outside tuition, so model the child's actual routine rather than comparing tuition alone.
Place both calendars beside the family’s work calendar. Count closures that require alternative care and ask whether holiday programmes are offered, separately registered or guaranteed to enrolled pupils. A school-year tuition comparison does not capture care purchased during long breaks.
Separate address from commute
Garden is in Ban Chang, Rayong; the retained BJP record gives Permsub Garden Resort near Siam Country Club in Banglamung. Confirm BJP’s current entrance and contract address, verify Garden’s entrance, and test gate queues, parking and the return journey before payment.
The retained BJP record is day-only; confirm current transport and operating arrangements. Garden offers boarding from Year 5 in an off-campus residential-estate house capped at 12 students. The dated BJP snapshot's wide monthly bus band makes the exact direction and distance material; ask for pickup time, route duration, supervision and price in writing.
Write a conditional decision
For each school, finish the sentence: “This place works if…” Include the quoted total, language routine, classroom fit, support availability, care hours, travel ceiling and next-school plan. Then write the conditions that would trigger a review. This prevents a single attractive feature from hiding an unresolved cost or transition risk.
Run the same exercise for two future dates. At age six, Garden may be usable; BJP enters the comparison only if admissions confirms that the snapshot-described English-medium primary route still operates. At age eleven, compare live secondary subjects, cohort size, language support and the documented next qualification.
Before signing, compare the two schools’ invoice language line by line. Ask each admissions team to mark every compulsory, optional, refundable and one-time row, then calculate cash due before the first day, the complete first year and a normal later year. For BJP, use only current written registration, payment-plan, material, insurance, food, bus and uniform figures.
Also rehearse a mid-year move. Ask what notice is required, which reports and curriculum records would be released, how deposits are returned and whether prepaid services are refundable. Families using the Eastern Seaboard industrial corridor should test both routes at real collection time, because a lower fee cannot compensate for an unsustainable daily journey.
Ask how each school handles a mid-year departure before assuming either transfer will happen neatly at the end of a stage. Record required notice, reports supplied, outstanding-fee conditions and whether unused services can be refunded. A family expecting relocation should weight these documented terms alongside teaching and price.
Do not pay while a condition remains material and unanswered. Ask admissions to correct the offer email, retain Garden's latest 2026/27 schedule, label BJP’s retained 27 July 2026 schedule as a non-current snapshot, and attach the current BJP written quote. Note who supplied every grade and support answer.
// FAQ
Quick answers
before you decide.
Does the retained BJP snapshot show lower amounts than Garden?
Yes. Garden’s latest public tariff is 2026/27, while BJP’s 27 July 2026 snapshot recorded lower 2026/27 headline rows across overlapping stages. BJP’s former route is unavailable, so no current price ranking is supportable until admissions supplies a dated, complete written quote.
What do the evidence sets say about Cambridge routes?
Garden publishes Cambridge IGCSE followed by the IB Diploma. The 27 July 2026 BJP snapshot described an IGCSE pathway through Year 10; families should verify current subjects and examination-centre evidence.
What age spans do the evidence sets describe?
Garden publishes ages 2–18 and Nursery through Year 13. BJP’s 27 July 2026 snapshot recorded ages 2–16 and a school pathway through Year 10, plus GED preparation; confirm current BJP provision.
What should a Garden quote include?
Ask for enrolling-year tuition, application, enrolment, refundable deposit, resources, meals, transport, boarding, visa documents, trips, compulsory EAL or learning support, exams and refund terms.
What should a current BJP quote include?
Include tuition, mandatory annual registration, chosen instalment surcharge, books, insurance, canteen, bus, uniform, examinations, ESL or other support and refund terms.
Five questions.
Use the decision framework above to weigh curriculum, fees, continuity, location and your child’s fit.