St Andrew's GV vs Hastin

Ask both schools to state the child’s proposed class, start date, age cut-off and following year. St Andrew’s spans Nursery through Year 13. Hastin publishes Pre-Nursery through Year 9, with no IGCSE or upper-secondary pathway currently advertised.

Do not translate Grade and Year labels by number alone. Request the placement assessment, class equivalence, live cohort and written progression route. For an older pupil, make the Year 9 transfer and next qualification first-meeting questions.

St Andrew’s records English as the medium, with Thai, Mandarin and a Dutch language-and-culture programme. Ask for weekly allocation, subject language, newcomer support and the transition from British stages into IGCSE and IB qualifications.

Hastin records English as the medium alongside Thai. Ask how English proficiency is assessed, which subjects use Thai, and how support connects to Oxford International Curriculum work.

At both visits, request anonymised work and the report format in each teaching language. Observe how teachers explain unfamiliar tasks and whether language support builds independent subject learning.

St Andrew’s 2026/27 tuition runs from ฿213,000 to ฿867,500. Application is ฿5,000; entrance is ฿55,000 in Early Years or ฿100,000 from Year 1, with a ฿20,000-per-term capital-levy alternative for six terms; refundable deposit is ฿100,000. Two-way bus is ฿57,000–฿89,500 and meals are about ฿4,400–฿16,300 a year.

Hastin publishes ฿169,500 for Pre-Nursery through Reception, ฿198,900 for Years 1–6 and ฿229,500 for Years 7–9. Application is ฿3,000 and enrolment ฿30,000.

Hastin prices mandatory Early Years meals at ฿5,000 per term, optional meals at ฿6,000 in Years 1–6 or ฿6,500 in Years 7–9, plus annual ฿1,000 property protection and ฿1,000 accident insurance. Bus, uniform, trips and external exams remain unpriced.

St Andrew’s publishes Cambridge IGCSE followed by the IB Diploma. Confirm current subject combinations, option-block constraints and support when a pupil joins near an examination stage.

Hastin’s current pathway reaches Year 9. Ask which secondary schools accept the record, what placement evidence is supplied, whether pupils enter IGCSE or another system next and where recent leavers progress.

Rehearse relocation after two years. Request the transcript, curriculum map, language evidence, grading scale and teacher references each school would supply.

St Andrew’s publishes EAL at ฿100,000 a year or LEAP at ฿175,000; assessed LSA support is ฿186,067 shared or ฿372,134 full-time. Hastin does not publish a usable language- or learning-support tariff in the sources reviewed.

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.

St Andrew’s published sequence reaches Cambridge IGCSE and the IB Diploma. Its independent IB record confirms the programme; ask admissions for the current Year 12–13 subject list and entry constraints in writing.

Hastin publishes Oxford International Curriculum through Year 9. Ask how pupils are prepared for transfer, which qualifications they enter next and what curriculum records accompany them.

For either school, request anonymised work, a sample transcript, the assessment calendar and a written progression map.

Hastin appears in Thailand’s Office of the Private Education Commission directory as registered international school 1120700016. St Andrew’s IB PYP and Diploma status is independently supported; EDT Silver and ONESQA remain school-published claims.

Ask each school for campus-specific register or examination evidence, then compare teacher qualifications, class size, homework and reporting cadence. Keep registration separate from curriculum, examination and teaching-quality claims.

The sources reviewed for St Andrew’s give no usable sibling-discount figure, so request every concession and renewal condition in writing. Hastin says scholarships, payment plans and financial aid may be available but publishes no award value, criteria or deadline.

Ask Hastin to state any concession, payment dates, eligibility, duration and renewal conditions in writing; do not deduct it from the published tariff before approval.

St Andrew’s is in the Green Valley area of Banchang, Rayong; Hastin is in Pong beside Mabprachan. Drive both routes at arrival and collection times, including work and sibling stops.

St Andrew’s publishes two-way bus at ฿57,000–฿89,500 a year and is day-only. Hastin publishes no current bus price and is day-only. Request pickup windows, vehicle time, supervision and exact address pricing.

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: St Andrew’s British IGCSE-to-IB sequence or Hastin’s Year 9 transfer.

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 St Andrew’s, trace English-medium work through British primary, IGCSE and IB stages. At Hastin, trace English-medium work through Oxford International Curriculum units and ask how pupils demonstrate readiness for the next secondary system.

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. St Andrew’s tuition should be checked against meals, transport, examinations and any support invoices. Hastin prices meals and two annual protection charges outside tuition while bus and uniform remain unpriced, so require a complete current-year 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.

St Andrew’s is in the Green Valley area of Banchang, Rayong; Hastin is at 16/5 Moo 9, Pornprapanimit Road, Pong, Banglamung. Verify each entrance, transport route and contract address before payment. Test gate queues, parking and the return journey.

Both schools are day-only. Ask whether the home address is served and obtain pickup time, route duration, supervision and price in writing.

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 their curriculum sequence, fee level and commute differ. Before Year 9 ends, Hastin families need a receiving-school and qualification plan; St Andrew’s families can continue toward IGCSE and IB subject choices.

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 Hastin, include application, enrolment, meals, protection charges, visa processing, bus, uniform, trips and examinations.

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 St Andrew’s 2026/27 schedule and Hastin’s Academic Year 2026 schedule and note who supplied every grade and support answer.