Garden Rayong vs EFIP

Ask both schools to state the child’s proposed class, start date, age cut-off and following year. Garden publishes Nursery through Year 13; EFIP publishes maternelle through terminale and tuition through Year 13.

Do not translate British and French labels by number alone. Request the placement assessment, French-system equivalence, current cohort and written progression route. For a teenager, make subject continuity and the IB or baccalauréat sequence first-meeting questions rather than future details.

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.

EFIP records French as the medium and publishes an FLSCO bridge class for non-native speakers; English, Thai, Chinese and Spanish are also recorded. Ask which subjects remain in French during the bridge, how readiness for the mainstream class is measured and what intensive-French charge applies.

At both visits, request anonymised work and the report format. Observe how teachers explain unfamiliar tasks and whether language support builds independent subject learning.

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.

EFIP publishes ฿175,000 for Nursery through Year 1, ฿200,000 for Years 2–6, ฿215,000 for Years 7–10, ฿220,000 for Year 11 and ฿235,000 for Years 12–13. Add ฿50,000 first registration, ฿5,000 annual administration and a ฿4,000 new-student uniform package.

EFIP prices intensive French at ฿20,000 where required, Years 7–9 books at ฿8,000–฿13,000, CNED at ฿39,000 in Year 10 and ฿48,000 in high school, annual bus at ฿46,000 round trip or ฿35,000 one way, and meals at ฿12,960–฿18,000. DNB and baccalaureate examination fees are additional but unpriced.

Garden publishes Cambridge IGCSE followed by the IB Diploma. Confirm which senior years accept newcomers and which subjects operate for the enrolling cohort.

EFIP publishes a French national route to the baccalauréat général. Ask how a child entering from another curriculum is placed, which subjects run locally, when CNED is used and how records transfer to another French or non-French school.

Rehearse relocation after two years. Request the transcript, curriculum map, grading scale, examination evidence and teacher references each school would supply. A lower current bill may still carry language or transfer preparation if the next school expects a different sequence.

Garden publishes ELS at ฿20,000–฿30,000 per term and prices compulsory learning support on request. EFIP publishes intensive French at ฿20,000 where required and describes an FLSCO bridge class for non-native French speakers.

If support matters, request the staff member, group size, minutes per week, review date, progress measure, exit criteria and price. Separate language acquisition from other learning needs.

Bring existing reports before assessment and ask admissions to state any limitations in writing.

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.

EFIP publishes tuition through terminale and the baccalauréat général, while the official 2026 AEFE directory records nine currently homologated levels. Ask the school to map each proposed year to its homologation and CNED status and explain DNB or baccalaureate examination arrangements.

For either school, request anonymised subject-choice forms, a sample transcript, the examination calendar and the counselling timeline.

EFIP appears on the official AEFE directory as a partner school with nine currently homologated levels. Garden is independently listed by CIS and the IB, while its Cambridge and ONESQA claims remain school-published in the sources reviewed.

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.

Garden publishes scholarships of up to 25% of tuition, reviewed annually, that replace other discounts and exclude examinations, trips and resource funds. EFIP publishes tuition discounts of 10% for the second child and 15% for the third and subsequent children.

Apply each discount only to tuition unless the written offer says otherwise, and keep EFIP's administration, registration, books, CNED, transport, meals and examination charges separate.

Garden is in Ban Chang, Rayong; EFIP is in Huai Yai east of Pattaya. Drive both routes at arrival and collection times, including work and sibling stops.

EFIP publishes annual bus at ฿46,000 round trip or ฿35,000 one way. Garden publishes bus bands of ฿18,000–฿32,100 per term and also offers boarding from Year 5 in a small off-campus residential-estate house. Request exact address quotes and test vehicle time rather than relying on straight-line distance.

1. Placement: exact class, live operation and next class.
2. Learning: language allocation, programme map, work and reports.
3. Cost: acceptance cash, first year and recurring year.
4. Support: provision, staffing, review and price.
5. Transition: Garden's British-to-IB sequence or EFIP's French national and baccalauréat route.

Save offers, fee schedules, calendars and placement answers together.

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.

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. At EFIP, trace French-medium classwork into the national programme and ask how FLSCO 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.

Confirm arrival supervision, meals, allergies, illness procedures, late collection and activities. Garden prices meals, resources, transport and boarding separately. EFIP prices meals, bus, some books, CNED and the new-student uniform package outside tuition, while extracurricular activities are unpriced, 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.

Garden is in Ban Chang, Rayong; EFIP is in Huai Yai east of Pattaya. Verify each entrance, transport route and contract address before payment. Test gate queues, parking and the return journey.

EFIP is day-only. Garden offers boarding from Year 5 in an off-campus residential-estate house capped at 12 students. For either bus service, ask for pickup time, route duration, supervision and price in writing.

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, both schools may be usable, but Garden's British primary sequence and EFIP's French national primary route require different evidence. 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 EFIP, include registration, administration, uniform, intensive French, books, CNED, examinations, meals, bus and extracurricular activities.

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 and EFIP's 2026/27 schedule, and note who supplied every grade and support answer.