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. Phoenix Wittaya serves ages two to 17+ through a Thai-core, school-described Cambridge-aligned bilingual programme, but its formerly cited tariff is no longer available. Obtain dated complete quotes before comparing cost.
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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. Phoenix Wittaya follows Thailand's Basic Education Core Curriculum with a bilingual programme the school describes as Cambridge-aligned; that wording is not treated as independent Cambridge accreditation.
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| Dimension | Garden Rayong | Phoenix Wittaya School |
|---|---|---|
| School | Garden International School, Rayong | Phoenix Wittaya School |
| Age span | Ages 2–18; Nursery through Year 13 | Ages 2–17+; Nursery through Secondary 6/Year 13 |
| Curriculum | British EYFS and National Curriculum, Cambridge IGCSE and IB Diploma | Thai Basic Education Core Curriculum with a school-described Cambridge-aligned bilingual programme |
| Published tuition | Latest 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 formerly cited school-domain tariff no longer publishes Phoenix tuition, so previous figures are retired. |
| Named extras | Application ฿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 point | Latest fee tariff is 2025/26; request a dated enrolling-year quote and reconcile optional boarding. | Obtain a dated grade-specific quote and verify what Cambridge-aligned means for subjects, examinations and final credentials. |
| Sources | school overview · latest published fees | retired fee-source check · school overview · age placement · secondary programme · OPEC listing |
| Published support-cost label | Combined 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 primary-undated fee page. |
| Live editorial | Read the Garden Rayong editorial | Read the Phoenix Wittaya editorial |
Phoenix's former fee figures are not usable current evidence, 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 Phoenix quote naming tuition, entry charges, meals, books, transport, insurance, uniforms, activities, examinations, support and refund terms.
Garden publishes latest-available 2025/26 tuition of ฿147,000–฿609,800. Phoenix publishes no usable current tariff; its previously cited school-domain fee source now resolves to unrelated content.
Garden moves from British EYFS and National Curriculum into Cambridge IGCSE and the IB Diploma. Phoenix follows Thailand's core curriculum in Thai and English and describes its bilingual teaching as Cambridge-aligned.
Garden's latest tariff is one academic year older and boarding is off campus. Phoenix families need a dated complete quote plus written evidence of subject languages, examinations and final 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; Phoenix Wittaya combines Thai and English within Thailand's national curriculum.
Ask both schools to state the child’s proposed class, start date, age cut-off and following year. Garden publishes Nursery through Year 13; Phoenix describes Nursery through Secondary 6/Year 13.
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.
Phoenix Wittaya records Thai and English. 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 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.
Phoenix has no current public tuition, entry or extras schedule in the ledger. Earlier figures have been retired because the formerly cited school-domain source no longer publishes Phoenix information. Do not carry an old price into this comparison or infer one from another bilingual school.
Ask Phoenix for a dated offer naming the child, grade, programme, academic year, tuition, application or registration, deposit, meals, books, transport, insurance, uniforms, activities, examinations and support. A Phoenix 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.
Phoenix describes Nursery through Secondary 6/Year 13, but a Cambridge-aligned programme is not automatically a Cambridge qualification. Ask which final Thai or international 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. Phoenix Wittaya 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.
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.
Phoenix describes secondary through Secondary 6/Year 13. 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.
Phoenix appears in Thailand's Office of the Private Education Commission directory. That verifies a private-school record but does not independently verify Cambridge registration or examinations. 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.
Garden publishes scholarships of up to 25% of tuition, reviewed annually, that replace other discounts and exclude examinations, trips and resource funds. The current Phoenix ledger records no usable standard fee or discount tariff.
Ask Phoenix 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; Phoenix Wittaya is in Nongprue. Drive both routes at arrival and collection times, including work and sibling stops.
Phoenix Wittaya advertises bus service without a current public price. 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.
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 Phoenix Wittaya, inspect work in Thai and English and trace how its bilingual 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. Phoenix Wittaya publishes that food and bus services exist but not what a current family at a specific stage and address will pay, 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; Phoenix Wittaya is in Nongprue, Banglamung. Verify each entrance, transport route and contract address before payment. Test gate queues, parking and the return journey.
Phoenix 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 Phoenix Wittaya's Thai bilingual primary sequence create different language and transfer demands. At age eleven, compare Garden's Cambridge IGCSE transition with Phoenix Wittaya'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 Phoenix 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 Phoenix's dated personalised quote, and note who supplied every grade and support answer. That record makes the decision auditable.
No current ranking is possible. Garden's latest published tariff is 2025/26; Phoenix's formerly cited tariff is no longer available and earlier figures have been retired.
No. Garden follows British stages through Cambridge IGCSE to the IB Diploma. Phoenix follows Thailand's core curriculum and school-described Cambridge-aligned bilingual teaching; alignment is not independent Cambridge accreditation.
Garden publishes ages 2–18 and Nursery through Year 13. Phoenix describes ages 2–17+ and Nursery through Secondary 6/Year 13.
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.
Ask for academic year, exact grade and programme, tuition, every entry charge, meals, transport, books, uniform, insurance, activities, examinations, language support and refund terms.
Use the decision framework above to weigh curriculum, fees, continuity, location and your child’s fit.