RGEst. 1995 · Nord Anglia
Premium · British + IB
Regents International Pattaya
Pong · Banglamung
Boarding-capable. Nord Anglia. IB Diploma or A-Level. ฿436K–829K.
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// HEAD-TO-HEAD · Premium · British + IB
Regents vs Garden.
The premium-tier decision many Eastern Seaboard families run twice: Regents in Pong, Banglamung (Nord Anglia, boarding from Year 3, IB Diploma or A-Level) versus Garden in Ban Chang, Rayong (CIS + FOBISIA founding member, IBDP-only, day school). Both founded 1995. Both publish year-by-year fees. Both deliver the IB Diploma. The split is not curriculum quality alone — it is commute, Sixth Form optionality, boarding, and whether Nord Anglia pricing fits your budget.
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// 01 · 18-point comparison
Side by side.
Regents fees from Nord Anglia public tuition page (2025/26) cross-referenced with ISD record. Garden fees from gardenrayong.com/admissions/fees (2025/26). Garden invoices per term — standard years multiply by three; Y11 IGCSE and Y12–13 IBDP are 2-term exam-year totals.
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| Dimension | Regents (Pattaya) | Garden (Rayong) |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1995 | 1995 |
| Address | Pong, Banglamung, Chonburi — Pattaya-side premium campus | Ban Chang, Rayong — ~30 min south of central Pattaya |
| Age range | 2–18 (Pre-Nursery → Year 13 · full through-school) | 2–18 (Nursery → Year 13 IBDP · full through-school) |
| Secondary on campus | Yes — IGCSE → IB Diploma or A-Level on same campus | Yes — IGCSE → IB Diploma on same campus (no A-Level) |
| Early Years philosophy | British EYFS · IPC lower-primary pathway | British EYFS / Foundation Stage |
| Primary curriculum | British National Curriculum + IPC | British National Curriculum |
| Language model | English-medium · Thai · Mandarin | English-medium · Thai · Spanish · French · Mandarin |
| Accreditation | Nord Anglia Education · CIS · IBO | CIS · CAIE · IBO · ONESQA · FOBISIA (founding member) |
| Class size | Large premium campus — verify cohort sizes on tour | Smaller cohort — verify IBDP class size on tour |
| Annual tuition (published) | ฿436,050–829,350/yr (Nord Anglia 2025/26 · flat Y10–13 fee) | ฿147,000–500,100/yr standard 3-term years (gardenrayong.com 2025/26) |
| Nursery / EY1 tuition | ฿436,050/yr (Pre-Nursery · age 2–3) | ฿147,000/yr (Nursery half-day) · ฿268,500 full-day |
| Year 1 / KS1 tuition | ฿604,200/yr (Years 1–2 band) | ฿418,500/yr (Years 1–2 band) |
| Year 6 tuition | ฿635,550/yr (Years 3–6 band) | ฿447,300/yr (Years 3–6 band) |
| One-time admission | ฿60,000 (Pre-N–Reception) · ฿107,000 (Y1–13) · ฿7,500 application | ฿60,000 (Foundation) · ฿120,000 (Primary+Secondary) · ฿5,000 application · ฿40,000 refundable deposit |
| Transport | ฿18,000–32,000/term by zone (Nord Anglia fee page) | ฿18,000–32,100/term by zone (gardenrayong.com) |
| Boarding | From Year 3 · ฿434,000/yr (+ ฿30,000 refundable retainer) | Day school only — no boarding |
| Sixth Form pathway | IB Diploma or A-Level — student choice after IGCSE (Y10–13 flat ฿829,350/yr) | IB Diploma only — Y12–13 IBDP ฿304,900 (2-term exam-year total · no A-Level) |
| Live editorial | Regents → read editorial | Garden → read editorial |
Fee comparison uses published 2025/26 figures at peer year-groups. Garden is lower at every overlapping band — Year 1 tuition alone saves ~฿186K/yr (฿418,500 vs ฿604,200). At Year 10, the gap widens to ~฿329K/yr (฿500,100 vs ฿829,350). Over six secondary years, cumulative tuition difference is roughly ฿1.2–1.5 million before bus and one-time fees. Regents Years 10–13 share one flat fee regardless of programme — no IBDP premium. Garden Y12–13 IBDP uses a 2-term billing structure (฿304,900 total) — not directly comparable to Regents' annual ฿829,350; model the full journey with admissions. First-year all-in benchmarks: Regents Pre-N ≈ ฿503,550 · Regents Y1 ≈ ฿718,700; Garden Y1 ≈ ฿590,500 (incl. enrolment + deposit). Regents sibling discount 5% (3rd child) · 10% (4th+). Garden sibling discount not published — verify on tour.
// 02 · The decision framework
Five questions.
Five answers.
1. Do you need IB Diploma + A-Level optionality at Sixth Form?
This is the structural fork between these two premium IB schools. Regents is the only school in this directory offering both IB Diploma and A-Level at age 16 — students choose pathway after IGCSE. Years 10–13 share one flat fee (฿829,350/yr) regardless of programme. If your family is uncertain about IBDP vs A-Level at G11, Regents is the structural fit. Garden is IBDP-only at Sixth Form — no A-Level alternative. If you are committed to IB Diploma and will not switch pathways at G11, Garden's focused model may suit. See also Garden vs Regents for the reverse-angle IBDP deep-dive.
2. Do you need boarding on the Pattaya side of Chonburi?
Regents offers boarding from Year 3 (age 7–8) at ฿434,000/yr plus ฿30,000 refundable retainer — flexi and full boarding available. Y13 full boarder all-in ≈ ฿1,263,350/yr before extras. Garden is day-school only — no boarding option. Families needing a residential solution without leaving Chonburi must choose Regents (or see Rugby vs Regents for boarding from age 10). If both parents commute or you live within bus range, Garden's day model works — but plan the daily Rayong run.
3. Pattaya-side commute or Rayong daily run — which works?
Regents at Pong, Banglamung sits on the Pattaya side — typically 15–25 minutes from central Pattaya depending on traffic. Your school community stays in Chonburi province. Garden at Ban Chang, Rayong is ~30 minutes south of central Pattaya — a daily commute many families accept for lower published fees and FOBISIA sports circuits, but not a school-run you can walk to from Jomtien or Naklua. Test both commutes at school-run times before enrolling. If you live in Rayong or Ban Chang already, Garden's location is a structural advantage; if you are anchored in Pattaya City, Regents wins the daily logistics.
4. Can you budget Regents premium vs Garden published fees?
Both schools publish verifiable year-by-year numbers — this pairing allows a symmetric fee comparison. Regents: ฿436K (Pre-N) → ฿604K (Y1–2) → ฿829K (Y10–13 flat). Garden: ฿147K (Nursery half-day) → ฿419K (Y1–2) → ฿500K (Y10). Garden is ~30–40% lower at secondary year-groups. Whether the Nord Anglia premium justifies ~฿200K–329K/yr more depends on whether IBDP+A-Level optionality, boarding, and Pattaya-side location matter more than fee savings. Budget the full 2–18 journey with admissions — add bus (both schools ฿18K–32K/term by zone), one-time enrolment, and Garden's 2-term IBDP billing at Y12–13.
5. Nord Anglia network or FOBISIA + published IBDP results — which advantage fits?
Regents sits inside Nord Anglia Education — 80+ schools across 30+ countries, MIT for STEM and Juilliard for performing arts partnerships, cross-network teacher exchanges and relocation portability. Structural fit for globally mobile families who may transfer mid-course. Garden pairs CIS accreditation with FOBISIA founding-member status (regional sports, debate, Model UN circuits) and publishes IBDP examination results — 100% Diploma pass rate in 2023 (89% in 2022, 100% in 2021 on its official results page). Verify latest cohort size and average points on tour — a 100% pass rate with a small cohort means something different than 100% with 200 students. Garden also offers broader language exposure (Spanish + French + Mandarin vs Regents' three-language offering).
Summary verdict
- Choose Regents if: you need boarding from Year 3 on the Pattaya side; IB Diploma + A-Level optionality at G11 matters; Nord Anglia global network and relocation portability are part of your plan; Pattaya-side commute fits your family; and top-end fees (฿829K/yr at Y10–13) are within budget.
- Choose Garden if: you are committed to IB Diploma only (no A-Level switch); published fee savings (~30–40% lower at secondary) matter; FOBISIA sports/arts circuits and CIS + published IBDP results are the priority; you accept a Rayong daily commute or live in Ban Chang; and day-school-only fits your family structure.
Neither fits — if…
You want pure British A-Level without IB at premium scale — see Rugby vs Regents. You need IB Diploma at a lower fee point — see ISE Sriracha (American + IBDP at G11–12). You need Established-tier British in Nongprue — see MIS vs TPIS. You want Cognita forest-school IB in Rayong — see St Andrew's vs Regents.
// FAQ
Quick answers
before you decide.
Do both Regents and Garden offer IB Diploma?
Yes. Both run British pathways with IB Diploma at Sixth Form. Regents also offers A-Level as an alternative — students choose after IGCSE. Garden is IBDP-only at Sixth Form.
Which is cheaper — Regents or Garden?
Garden is lower at every peer year-group: Nursery half-day ฿147,000 vs Regents Pre-Nursery ฿436,050; Year 1 ฿418,500 vs ฿604,200; Year 10 ฿500,100 vs ฿829,350 (2025/26 published figures).
Which has boarding?
Regents offers boarding from Year 3 (฿434,000/yr plus ฿30,000 refundable retainer). Garden is day-school only.
Which publishes IBDP pass rates?
Garden publishes a 100% Diploma pass rate for 2023 (89% in 2022, 100% in 2021 on its official results page). Regents does not publish identical figures publicly — verify the current-year pass rate on tour.
Are both CIS-accredited?
Yes. Both hold CIS accreditation. Garden adds FOBISIA founding-member status. Regents adds Nord Anglia Education network and IBDP-or-A-Level optionality at Sixth Form.
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