Comparison · British senior routes
Rugby vs. Regents
A-Level or IB Diploma
Rugby lists A-Level and boarding from Year 6; Regents lists A-Level or IB Diploma and boarding from Year 3. Compare the year-group fees.
School comparison
Garden Rayong vs BPIS
Garden Rayong's British and IB all-through route, boarding and 2026/27 fee schedule versus BPIS's lower-cost Years 7–13 British pathway.
The schools
Provision
| What to compare | Garden International School Rayong | Burapha Pattanasart International School |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Ban Chang, Rayong | Nongprue, Banglamung |
| Published age span | 2–18; Nursery through Year 13 | 11–18; Years 7–13 |
| Boarding | Weekly or full boarding from Year 5, separately priced | No boarding published |
Tuition and other charges
A school-wide fee range is not a quote for one child. Check the academic year, exact year group, compulsory charges and what tuition includes before comparing totals.
Garden vs BPIS · standard published tuition before full-year-payment discounts (all-in rows include named mandatory charges) · fee years: Garden 2026/27 (latest published); BPIS primary-undated · checked 7 October 2026 · Garden fee page checked 23 September 2026
| What to compare | Garden International School Rayong | Burapha Pattanasart International School |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition basis | 2026/27 annualised published range: ฿147,000–฿609,800 | Undated live annual tuition: ฿133,000 Years 7–10; ฿166,000 Years 11–13 |
| Entry charges | Application ฿5,000; enrolment ฿60,000–฿120,000; refundable deposit ฿40,000 | Application, admission/registration and insurance combined as ฿31,400 |
| Fee cautions | 2026/27 fee page is published; confirm the child-specific invoice and extras | Academic year is not stated; extras and exams need a written inclusion list |
| Language and learning support charges | Combined fee label — “Compulsory EAL/Learning Support”; amount on request in the latest published 2026/27 fee source. | No language- or learning-support tariff appears on the current primary-undated fee page. |
Beyond tuition
Other practical details
| What to compare | Garden International School Rayong | Burapha Pattanasart International School |
|---|---|---|
| Route | British curriculum, IGCSE and IB Diploma | British secondary; IGCSE and AS/A-Level school-published pathways |
| Year 7 comparison | ฿496,800 annualised published 2026/27 tuition | ฿133,000 annual tuition on the undated live fee page |
Official sources and dates
Garden International School, Rayong school website · fee material · dated profile sources
Burapha Pattanasart International School school website · fee material · dated profile sources
Before you decide
Age range, boarding and fee questions
Garden Rayong: current offer
Garden's record covers early years through Year 13, a British route through IGCSE and the IB Diploma, and weekly or full boarding from Year 5. Boarding uses a small off-campus residential-estate house; confirm supervision, transport, availability and the separate annual charge and deposit. Garden's latest tariff here is 2026/27. Request a written quote for the child's actual entry year before using it as a current bill.
BPIS: current offer
BPIS covers Years 7–13 in Nongprue. Its live table lists ฿133,000 for Years 7–10 and ฿166,000 for Years 11–13, but has no academic-year label. The school calls tuition all-inclusive, while its handbook mentions paid extra classes and school-sold textbooks, uniforms and supplies. Ask for a grade-specific list of compulsory and optional items, including exams, trips, support and insurance.
Before comparing the offers
Confirm the offered year group and qualification route, then test the Ban Chang or Nongprue journey at school times. BPIS does not publish a current transport tariff in the published information reviewed. Ask both schools for current written fees and refund terms before paying an acceptance charge.
Common questions
Which school has the lower published Year 7 fee?
BPIS publishes ฿133,000 annually for Years 7–10 on its undated live fee page. Garden’s latest still-published 2026/27 annualised Year 7 figure is ฿496,800. They are not a like-for-like invoice until each school confirms the child’s year, extras and current fee year.
Can BPIS take a primary-age child?
No. BPIS publishes Years 7–13 for ages 11–18. Garden publishes an all-through age span from 2 to 18.
Do both schools offer the IB Diploma?
Garden’s campus-specific record supports an IB Diploma route. BPIS publishes Cambridge IGCSE and AS/A-Level pathways; do not assume it offers IB.
Does either school publish boarding?
Garden publishes weekly and full boarding from Year 5 as a separate cost. BPIS does not publish boarding.
What should the admissions quote include?
Ask for grade-specific tuition, every entry charge, payment timing, deposit refund terms, transport, food, books, uniforms, trips, exams, learning support and whether any item is compulsory. Garden needs a current 2026/27 fee confirmation; BPIS needs the academic year and all-inclusive wording clarified.
A cheaper fee is not the whole decision.
At Year 7, Garden’s latest published annualised 2026/27 tuition is ฿496,800, while BPIS publishes ฿133,000 for Years 7–10 on its live but undated fee page. That is a large difference, but it is not a declaration that one school is a better value for every household. Garden’s figure belongs to an all-through Ban Chang school with a published boarding option, a British-to-IB pathway and a three-term fee structure. BPIS’s figure belongs to a Years 7–13 day school in Nongprue with a two-semester model and a different published pathway. The first question is therefore whether both schools actually meet the child’s age, language, credential and daily-travel needs. Only then is a fee comparison useful.
Garden’s official fee page now labels the schedule 2026/27; it was checked 23 September 2026. Ask admissions for the exact year-group tuition, whether the quoted figure is per term or annual, which entry charge applies to the child, and the payment deadline. Garden’s published application fee, enrolment range and refundable deposit sit outside tuition. Boarding, bus, visa documents, outdoor education and some support costs are separate questions too. A family that needs boarding should ask about the weekly routine, the house arrangement, the number of places and every cost that appears after the tuition line.
For BPIS, do not treat the phrase “all-inclusive” as a complete specification. Its fee page describes annual tuition and a combined one-time entry amount, but the school’s handbook separately refers to paid extra classes and school-shop purchases such as books, uniforms and supplies. The practical request is a written invoice for the child’s specific year: tuition, application, registration, insurance, books, exams, activities, trips, transport, support, deposits and payment dates. Ask whether Cambridge examination entries are included and whether a family pays more if the child takes optional classes. If an item has no public tariff, record it as quote-only rather than estimating it.
Start with the exit
you need.
Garden’s published model gives a family one institution from early years to Year 13, with a British curriculum and an IB Diploma route in the published information reviewed. That continuity can matter to a child who benefits from avoiding a Year 7 transfer, to a family considering boarding later, or to parents who want to keep the IB Diploma available as a future decision. It does not guarantee that every subject, support service or place is available. Ask the school how it guides students into the senior programme, what entry evidence it needs and how it supports a student joining from another curriculum.
BPIS begins at Year 7, so it is a sensible comparison only for a secondary entrant. Its school-published route is British secondary through IGCSE and AS/A-Level. The guide does not convert that into an independent accreditation claim: the current public sources support the school’s own pathway description, while separate Cambridge register evidence was not located in the sources reviewed. Parents should ask which examinations are offered in the child’s intended year, whether the school is the exam centre, how subject choice works, and how it supports university applications. The school’s lower published fee can free budget for tutoring, transport or university savings, but it also makes written clarity about inclusions more important.
Location is the final non-negotiable. Ban Chang and Nongprue can produce very different school days even when a map makes both look like Eastern Seaboard options. Drive the route at school hours, not at midday. Ask each school whether the home address is served, whether transport is door-to-door or a stop service, how late activities affect the return trip and whether boarding changes the weekday pattern. A family should choose the school whose actual daily routine and future pathway fit, then accept the fee comparison as a planning tool rather than a shortcut.
Put both schools through the same test.
Before a family pays an application fee, make two one-page comparisons with the same headings. Write the child’s current age and year, intended leaving qualification, home address, expected years in Thailand, language needs, support needs and the maximum all-in annual budget. Under Garden, put the current quoted tuition beside enrolment, deposit, transport, boarding if relevant, meals, trips, support and any senior-school costs. Under BPIS, put the confirmed academic-year tuition beside its combined entry charge, insurance, books, uniforms, exams, activities, transport and optional classes. Mark each line as published, quoted or unknown. An unknown is not a zero.
Then ask each admissions team the same questions: Is there a place in the exact year group? Which fees are compulsory this term and which are refundable? What happens if a child joins mid-year? Which courses or examinations are available for the intended graduation year? How does the school support a new student arriving from a different curriculum? Which bus route serves the address and what happens after clubs or late activities? Finally, ask for the answer by email or in a current fee document. That record is more useful than a verbal estimate when a family is comparing schools with different fee years and different delivery models.
The comparison should end with a family decision, not a league table. Garden may justify its higher published fee for a household that needs the all-through runway, boarding possibility or IB option. BPIS may be the disciplined choice for an older student whose family wants a local, lower-cost British secondary pathway and has confirmed every inclusion. If neither result feels clear, pause rather than force a match: an unvisited classroom, an untested commute or an unclear invoice is a reason to ask one more question, not a reason to assume.
See the normal school day.
A tour should answer questions that a fee table cannot. At Garden, ask to see the year-group environment rather than only shared facilities, and ask how the British stages connect to the senior programme. If boarding matters, inspect the actual current house arrangement, evening supervision, weekend policy, laundry, medical cover and the journey between the house and school. At BPIS, ask to see a current secondary lesson, the subject-choice process and the practical resources that sit behind the “all-inclusive” description. In both schools, ask how a new child is assessed, who communicates with parents, what support has a separate charge and what happens when a child needs to change course or leave mid-year.
Take the written quote, not a memory, into the final decision. Published figures establish a starting point; the current offer establishes the family’s real obligation. That distinction protects both the budget and the child’s transition.