ISE vs St Andrew's

ISE publishes AERO and NGSS standards, with an American high-school diploma or IB Diploma route at Grades 11–12; it describes MAP and later PSAT/SAT use as applicable. St Andrew's publishes IB Primary Years alongside its British primary curriculum, then IGCSE and IB Diploma. Ask ISE which assessments and courses run for the child's cohort. If Dutch provision or PYP continuity matters, ask St Andrew's how these operate in the proposed year group.

St Andrew's publishes three to six hours per week of Dutch language and culture lessons from Reception through secondary, with CNaVT and IBDP Dutch routes. The school calls it the Eastern Seaboard's only Dutch Stream; it is not a full Dutch-medium parallel curriculum. ISE does not publish comparable Dutch instruction. If sustained mother-tongue Dutch matters, St Andrew's is the structural fit. If your family is English-medium only, move to commute and fee calculus.

ISE is in Bowin, Sriracha, and St Andrew's is in Ban Chang, Rayong. Both require a route check from the family's actual address. Test school-run drives and bus options, including after-school activities, before treating either location as easier.

ISE gives exact published tuition-only numbers: ฿358K (Pre-K) → ฿514K (K–G5) → ฿601K (G6–8) → ฿617K (G9–10) → ฿646K (G11–12 IBDP). Add lunch, bus, and exam fees for all-in. St Andrew's publishes published fee bands (฿213K–868K/yr) plus one-time fees — exact per-year amounts require the 2026/27 PDF from the school. St Andrew's is lower at entry and at Year 1 peer comparison; ISE's exact structure suits families who model budgets in spreadsheets. Compare the published fee year, year group and included items at each school.

ISE publishes a student-to-teacher ratio below 8:1, but not current enrolment. St Andrew’s publishes a 30-rai campus, Forest School and eco-literacy provision. Ask both schools for current cohort sizes, available courses and activities, transport options and a visit to the child’s proposed class. The published tuition bands alone do not establish which arrangement will work for the child.

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Ask both schools for the current IB Diploma subject list, prerequisites, timetable blocks, counselling sequence, examination charges and recent cohort context. ISE’s IB route sits alongside an American high-school diploma; St Andrew’s follows British and IB PYP foundations toward IGCSE and the Diploma. The shared IB endpoint does not make the preceding education or fallback route identical.

For a younger pupil, compare the classroom they will enter rather than the qualification they may take years later. At ISE, observe how AERO and NGSS expectations appear in teaching and ask for the actual class size. At St Andrew’s, ask how British curriculum and PYP work together, and observe Forest School or outdoor learning only if it is part of the proposed class’s normal timetable.

Start with standard 2026/27 tuition, then add application, registration or enrolment, refundable deposits, meals, transport, books, uniform, trips, examinations and assessed support. Keep payment discounts separately labelled. ISE’s tuition excludes lunch, bus, uniform and IB examinations; St Andrew’s family should request the exact year-group row and all compulsory extras from its current schedule.

Run both journeys during school traffic and obtain exact bus quotes to the home address. Record pickup times and late-activity returns beside the invoice. The defensible choice is the package whose present classroom, full annual cost, IB subject route and weekly commute all work for this child—not simply the school whose curriculum label sounds more familiar.