This comparison is deliberately not a price ranking. Garden Rayong publishes a British IGCSE-to-IB route and latest-published 2025/26 tuition of ฿147,000–฿609,800. REPS publishes a Thai-bilingual route from Nursery through Grade 12 and 2026/27 tuition of ฿84,800–฿153,800. The credential, language environment, inclusions and two boarding models matter as much as the headline gap.
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Both schools publish provision from the early years through secondary, but Garden's latest tariff is 2025/26 while REPS publishes 2026/27. Garden follows British stages through Cambridge IGCSE and the IB Diploma; REPS follows Thailand's national bilingual programme with Cambridge and Oxford supplementary materials. Both publish weekly and full boarding.
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| Dimension | Garden Rayong | Royal English Programme School (REPS) |
|---|---|---|
| School | Garden International School, Rayong | Royal English Programme School (REPS) |
| Age span | Ages 2–18; Nursery through Year 13 | Ages 1–18; Nursery 1–Grade 12 |
| Curriculum | British EYFS and National Curriculum, Cambridge IGCSE and IB Diploma | Thai Ministry bilingual programme with Cambridge and Oxford supplementary materials; Thai national credential |
| 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. | Dated 2026/27, annualised: Nursery ฿84,800; Kindergarten ฿105,400; Primary 1–6 ฿129,400; Secondary 1–6 ฿153,800. |
| Named extras | Application ฿5,000; enrolment ฿60,000–฿120,000; refundable deposit ฿40,000; transport, boarding, visa documents, trips and compulsory support separate. | Application ฿1,000; enrolment ฿10,000 Nursery/Secondary or ฿20,000 Kindergarten/Primary; refundable deposit ฿10,000; optional classes, bus and boarding priced separately. |
| Planning point | Latest fee tariff is 2025/26; request a dated enrolling-year quote and inspect its small off-campus boarding house. | Thai national credential rather than an international diploma; weekly and full boarding are published options. |
| Sources | school overview · latest published fees | 2026/27 fees · programme overview · boarding · examinations · 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 2026/27 fee page. |
| Live editorial | Read the Garden Rayong editorial | Read the REPS editorial |
The fee years differ, so align the child's proposed grade and request matched offers. Price Garden’s entry, resources, meals, support, transport and boarding rows alongside REPS's enrolment, deposit, waiting-list fee, extra classes, bus, boarding, uniforms, trips, examinations and support.
Garden publishes latest-available 2025/26 tuition of ฿147,000–฿609,800. REPS publishes 2026/27 tuition of ฿84,800–฿153,800, plus entry rows and priced bus and boarding options.
Garden moves from British EYFS and National Curriculum into Cambridge IGCSE and the IB Diploma. REPS follows Thailand's bilingual national programme, using Cambridge and Oxford materials as supplements rather than awarding an international diploma.
Garden's latest tariff is one academic year older and its boarding house is off campus. REPS families must verify English-medium subject allocation, Thai credential portability, inclusion differences by stage and whether day, weekly boarding or full boarding fits family life.
The schools overlap from nursery through secondary, yet lead toward different records of learning. Garden combines English-medium British stages with Cambridge IGCSE and the IB Diploma; REPS combines Thai and English within Thailand's national curriculum. Both publish boarding.
Ask both schools to state the child’s proposed class, start date, age cut-off and following year. Garden publishes Nursery through Year 13; REPS says it serves Nursery 1 through Grade 12 and publishes one tuition band for each major stage.
Do not translate Year, Grade, Primary and Secondary labels by age 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.
REPS 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.
REPS annualises its two equal 2026/27 semesters at ฿84,800 Nursery, ฿105,400 Kindergarten, ฿129,400 Primary and ฿153,800 Secondary. Application is ฿1,000; enrolment is ฿10,000 for Nursery or Secondary and ฿20,000 for Kindergarten or Primary; the refundable damage deposit is ฿10,000. A ฿10,000 waiting-list booking fee applies when that route is used.
REPS prices optional extra classes at ฿9,900 per semester and bus at ฿18,100–฿27,700 per semester by route. Kindergarten tuition includes lunch, afternoon snacks, milk and resources, but the public page does not state the same inclusion set for every stage. Ask both schools for a personalised offer and create totals only from compulsory written rows.
Garden publishes Cambridge IGCSE followed by the IB Diploma. Confirm which senior years accept newcomers and which subjects operate for the enrolling cohort.
REPS's endpoint is Grade 12 under the Thai Ministry pathway. Cambridge and Oxford resources supplement teaching but do not make the credential international. Ask which final qualification and transcript pupils receive, which national examinations apply, how university admissions support works 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. A lower current bill may carry additional tutoring or transfer preparation if the next school uses a different system.
Garden publishes ELS at ฿20,000–฿30,000 per term and prices compulsory learning support on request. REPS 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.
REPS publishes Secondary 1–6 under its Thai-English English Programme. Ask which upper-secondary tracks run now, which subjects are taught in English, what national examinations apply, how timetable choices work 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.
REPS appears in Thailand's Office of the Private Education Commission directory, which is useful evidence of the school record but does not turn its Thai bilingual programme into a Cambridge or British curriculum. 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 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 regulatory registration separate from curriculum, examination 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. REPS publishes sibling tuition discounts of 5% for the second child and 10% for the third and later children.
Apply each discount only to the row named in the written offer. Do not extend a tuition percentage to deposits, boarding, bus, meals or other services without explicit confirmation.
Garden and REPS are both in Ban Chang, with REPS in Pala. Drive both routes at arrival and collection times, including work and sibling stops.
Garden publishes weekly boarding at ฿297,000 and full boarding at ฿345,000 per year in a small off-campus house. REPS prices weekly boarding at ฿80,000 and full boarding at ฿85,000 per semester, plus a ฿10,000 refundable boarding deposit. Compare supervision, house scale, transport, weekends and inclusions.
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 REPS, 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. REPS includes specified food and resources in kindergarten, publishes route-based bus prices and offers boarding; ask for the different inclusion set at the child's actual stage.
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; REPS is in Pala, Ban Chang. Verify each entrance, transport route and contract address before payment. Test gate queues, parking and the return journey.
Both publish day, weekly-boarding and full-boarding options. Garden's house is off campus and capped at 12 pupils; residential families should inspect each school's supervision, rooms, meals, weekend arrangements, medical response, transport and home-contact routines rather than comparing the fee alone.
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 REPS's Thai bilingual primary sequence create different language and transfer demands. At age eleven, compare Garden's Cambridge IGCSE transition with REPS'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. For REPS, separate day, bus, weekly-boarding and full-boarding scenarios and keep uniform, trip, examination and learning-support costs open until the signed offer resolves them.
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 REPS's 2026/27 schedule, and note who supplied every grade and support answer. That record makes the decision auditable.
The fee years differ, but REPS publishes much lower headline tuition across every broad stage. Compare matched enrolling-year totals, curricula, credentials, inclusions and boarding rather than ranking tuition alone.
No. Garden follows British stages through Cambridge IGCSE to the IB Diploma. REPS is a Thai-English bilingual English Programme following Thailand's Ministry of Education curriculum.
Garden publishes ages 2–18 and Nursery through Year 13. REPS publishes ages 1–18 and describes Nursery 1 through Grade 12.
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.
Both do. Garden publishes weekly and full boarding from Year 5 in a small off-campus house; REPS publishes weekly and full boarding with semester pricing and a refundable deposit.
Use the decision framework above to weigh curriculum, fees, continuity, location and your child’s fit.