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// HEAD-TO-HEAD · current source audit

Garden Rayong vs
Maryvit Sattahip.

This comparison cannot be a price ranking yet. Garden Rayong publishes a British IGCSE-to-IB route and latest-published 2025/26 tuition of ฿147,000–฿609,800. Maryvit Sattahip serves Pre-Nursery through Secondary 6 on Thailand's national curriculum; English is a taught subject, not a verified English-medium programme. The school publishes no current tariff, so obtain dated complete quotes before comparing cost.

// 01 · current record

Shared age range.
Different system.

Both schools publish provision from the early years through secondary, but they are not interchangeable. Garden follows British stages through Cambridge IGCSE and the IB Diploma. Maryvit Sattahip follows Thailand's Basic Education Core Curriculum; the public record does not substantiate an English-medium programme.

// In this guide → GIS Rayong editorial ↗ · Maryvit Sattahip editorial ↗ · Garden Rayong vs ACS Sriracha ↗ · Garden Rayong vs Darasamutr ↗ · Garden Rayong vs Maryvit Bowin ↗ · Rugby vs Regents ↗ · British schools hub ↗ · IB Diploma hub ↗

// 01A · 18-point comparison
Garden vs Maryvit Sattahip · standard published tuition before full-year-payment discounts (all-in rows include named mandatory charges) · fee years: Garden 2025/26 (latest published); Maryvit Sattahip primary-undated · checked 27 July 2026
DimensionGarden RayongMaryvit Sattahip School
SchoolGarden International School, RayongMaryvit Sattahip School
Age spanAges 2–18; Nursery through Year 13Pre-Nursery through Secondary 6
CurriculumBritish EYFS and National Curriculum, Cambridge IGCSE and IB DiplomaThai Basic Education Core Curriculum; English is a taught subject
Published tuitionLatest published 2025/26: 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.Fees on application. The official site publishes no current dated tuition schedule.
Named extrasApplication ฿5,000; enrolment ฿60,000–฿120,000; refundable deposit ฿40,000; transport, boarding, visa documents, trips and compulsory support separate.No current public tariff for entry charges, meals, books, transport, insurance or other compulsory and optional extras.
Planning pointLatest fee tariff is 2025/26; request a dated enrolling-year quote and reconcile optional boarding.Obtain a dated grade-specific quote; the 2569 process uses a 2.75 GPA threshold, five steps and confirmation within seven business days, while the fee amount remains a placeholder.
Sourcesschool overview · latest published feesschool site · academics · 2569 admissions and scholarships · OPEC record
Published support-cost labelCombined fee label — “Compulsory EAL/Learning Support”; amount on request in the latest published 2025/26 fee source.No language- or learning-support tariff appears on the current official site.
Live editorialRead the Garden Rayong editorialRead the Maryvit Sattahip editorial

Maryvit Sattahip publishes no current fee figures, while Garden's tariff is still 2025/26. Request Garden’s enrolling-year tuition, entry, resources, meals, support, transport and boarding rows alongside a dated Maryvit Sattahip quote naming tuition, entry charges, meals, books, transport, insurance, uniforms, activities, examinations, support and refund terms.

// 02 · decision framework

Verify the pathway,
then price the year.

What is actually published?

Garden publishes latest-available 2025/26 tuition of ฿147,000–฿609,800. Maryvit Sattahip publishes no usable current tuition or extras tariff.

What is the curriculum choice?

Garden moves from British EYFS and National Curriculum into Cambridge IGCSE and the IB Diploma. Maryvit Sattahip follows Thailand's Basic Education Core Curriculum in Thai, with English taught as a subject.

What needs planning?

Garden's latest tariff is one academic year older and boarding is off campus. Maryvit Sattahip families need a dated complete quote, subject-language confirmation and Thai credential evidence; its five-step 2569 process, 2.75 GPA threshold and seven-business-day confirmation rule are operational signals, while scholarship awards need current eligibility terms.

Shortlist guidance

  • Garden suits families seeking an established English-medium British-to-IB route in Ban Chang with optional boarding from Year 5.
  • Maryvit Sattahip suits families considering a registered Thai private through-school on a 35,200 sq m Sattahip campus and willing to resolve the absent tariff and exact teaching-language offer before payment.
// 03 · compare the usable offer

Two all-through routes.
Different credentials.

The schools overlap from kindergarten through secondary, yet lead toward different records of learning. Garden combines English-medium British stages with Cambridge IGCSE and the IB Diploma; Maryvit Sattahip uses Thai as the medium, with English taught as a subject.

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; Maryvit Sattahip 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.

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.

Maryvit Sattahip 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.

Build complete first-year totals

Garden's latest 2025/26 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 Sattahip has no current public tuition, entry or extras schedule in the ledger. Do not carry an old price into this comparison or infer one from another Thai private school.

Ask Maryvit Sattahip 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 Sattahip total remains unknown until every compulsory row is written.

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.

Maryvit Sattahip 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.

Audit support without assumptions

Garden publishes ELS at ฿20,000–฿30,000 per term and prices compulsory learning support on request. Maryvit Sattahip 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.

Maryvit Sattahip 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.

Compare registration and curriculum claims carefully

Maryvit Sattahip 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 current ledger.

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.

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. Maryvit Sattahip advertises a competitive April scholarship exam for 100%, ฿20,000/year and ฿10,000/year awards but publishes no current eligibility detail.

Ask Maryvit Sattahip to state the standard annual price, award duration, renewal conditions, covered charges and confirmation deadline separately. A scholarship headline has no decision value without those terms.

Test the real family week

Garden is in Ban Chang, Rayong; Maryvit Sattahip is in Plu Ta Luang, Sattahip. Drive both routes at arrival and collection times, including work and sibling stops.

Maryvit Sattahip 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.

Finish the offer meeting

  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 Sattahip's Thai national pathway.

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. At Maryvit Sattahip, 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.

Check care outside lessons

Confirm arrival supervision, meals, allergies, illness procedures, late collection and activities. Garden prices meals, resources, transport and boarding separately. Maryvit Sattahip 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.

Separate address from commute

Garden is in Ban Chang, Rayong; Maryvit Sattahip is at 23/1 Moo 6 in Plu Ta Luang, Sattahip. Verify each entrance, transport route and contract address before payment. Test gate queues, parking and the return journey.

Maryvit Sattahip 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.

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, both schools may be usable, but Garden's British primary sequence and Maryvit Sattahip's Thai national primary sequence create different language and transfer demands. At age eleven, compare Garden's Cambridge IGCSE transition with Maryvit Sattahip'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 Sattahip 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 2025/26 schedule and Maryvit Sattahip's dated personalised quote, and note who supplied every grade and support answer. That record makes the decision auditable.

// FAQ

Quick answers
before you decide.

Which school publishes lower tuition?

No current ranking is possible. Garden's latest published tariff is 2025/26; Maryvit Sattahip has no current public tariff.

Do both schools follow an international curriculum?

No. Garden follows British stages through Cambridge IGCSE to the IB Diploma. Maryvit Sattahip follows Thailand's national curriculum; English is taught as a subject, and the public record does not substantiate an English-medium programme.

How long can a child stay?

Garden publishes ages 2–18 and Nursery through Year 13. Maryvit Sattahip describes Pre-Nursery through Secondary 6.

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 Maryvit Sattahip quote include?

Ask for academic year, exact grade, tuition, every entry charge, meals, transport, books, uniform, insurance, activities, examinations, subject languages, support and refund terms.

Five questions.

Use the decision framework above to weigh curriculum, fees, continuity, location and your child’s fit.