Garden Rayong vs Maryvit Bowin

Ask both schools to state the child’s proposed class, start date, age cut-off and following year. Garden publishes Nursery through Year 13; Maryvit Bowin describes Pre-Nursery through Secondary 6.

Do not translate Year, Primary and Secondary labels by number alone. Request the placement test, class equivalence, calendar and written progression route, particularly if a child may move between an international system and the Thai system later.

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.

Maryvit Bowin records Thai as the medium and English as a taught subject. Ask which subjects are taught in each language at the proposed stage, how English proficiency is assessed, what Thai literacy level is expected and how newcomers receive support.

At both visits, request anonymised work and the report format in each teaching language. Observe how teachers explain unfamiliar tasks and whether translation supports learning or merely task completion.

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.

Maryvit Bowin has no current public tuition, entry or extras schedule in the sources reviewed. Do not use an old price as a current quote or infer one from another Thai private school.

Ask Maryvit Bowin for a dated offer naming the child, grade, academic year, tuition, application or registration, deposit, meals, books, transport, insurance, uniforms, activities, examinations and support. A Maryvit Bowin total remains unknown until every compulsory row is written.

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

Maryvit Bowin describes Pre-Nursery through Secondary 6, under the Thai national curriculum. Ask which final Thai credential and transcript pupils receive, which examinations they enter and what English-language evidence is supplied for applications outside Thailand.

Rehearse relocation after two years. Request the transcript, curriculum map, language evidence, grading scale and teacher references each school would supply.

Garden publishes ELS at ฿20,000–฿30,000 per term and prices compulsory learning support on request. Maryvit Bowin does not publish a usable language- or learning-support tariff in the sources reviewed.

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.

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.

Maryvit Bowin describes secondary through Secondary 6. Ask which upper-secondary tracks run now, which subjects are taught in English, what national or international examinations apply and what university-counselling evidence the current cohort receives.

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

Maryvit Bowin appears in Thailand's Office of the Private Education Commission directory. That verifies a private-school record but does not establish an English-medium or international programme. 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 campus-specific register or examination evidence, then compare teacher qualifications, class size, homework and reporting cadence. Keep regulatory registration separate from curriculum and qualification claims.

Garden publishes scholarships of up to 25% of tuition, reviewed annually, that replace other discounts and exclude examinations, trips and resource funds. The sources reviewed for Maryvit Bowin give no usable standard fee or discount tariff.

Ask Maryvit Bowin to state the standard price first and any concession separately. A percentage discount has no decision value without its base, duration and conditions.

Garden is in Ban Chang, Rayong; Maryvit Bowin is in Bo Win, Si Racha. Drive both routes at arrival and collection times, including work and sibling stops.

Maryvit Bowin publishes no current transport tariff. Garden publishes bus at ฿18,000–฿32,100 per term and offers boarding from Year 5 in a small off-campus residential-estate house. Ask for pickup windows, vehicle time, supervision and the exact address price.

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 Maryvit Bowin's Thai national pathway.

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 Maryvit Bowin, inspect work in Thai and English and trace how its Thai national programme covers the Thai Ministry learning standards.

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. Maryvit Bowin publishes no current meals or transport tariff, so both require a written inclusion list.

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; Maryvit Bowin is at 301 Moo 3 in Bo Win, Si Racha. Verify each entrance, transport route and contract address before payment. Test gate queues, parking and the return journey.

Maryvit Bowin is day-only. Garden offers boarding from Year 5 in an off-campus residential-estate house capped at 12 students, so families considering it should inspect the house, supervision, transport and weekend arrangements.

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 Maryvit Bowin's Thai national primary sequence create different language and transfer demands. At age eleven, compare Garden's Cambridge IGCSE transition with Maryvit Bowin's Secondary pathway, present subject languages and support needs.

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. Keep every Maryvit Bowin fee row open until a dated signed offer resolves it.

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 Maryvit Bowin's dated personalised quote, and note who supplied every grade and support answer.