Comparison · British senior routes
Rugby vs. Regents
A-Level or IB Diploma
Rugby lists A-Level and boarding from Year 6; Regents lists A-Level or IB Diploma and boarding from Year 3. Compare the year-group fees.
School comparison
TPIS vs Regents
TPIS follows an ISP British route in Nongprue. Regents offers IGCSE, IB Diploma or A-Levels and boarding in Pattaya; compare fees and inclusions.
The schools
Provision
| What to compare | TPIS (Tara Pattana) | Regents (Pattaya) |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 88 M. 13 Pattanakarn Road, Soi Tungklom-Tanman 9, Nongprue, Banglamung | Pong, Banglamung — Pattaya-side commute |
| Curriculum | British EYFS → Cambridge/Edexcel IGCSE → A-Level | British EYFS → IGCSE → IB Diploma or A-Level |
| Sixth Form pathway | A-Level only (Cambridge + Edexcel dual board) | IB Diploma or A-Level — real choice at 16 |
| Boarding | No — day school only | Yes — from Year 3 · ฿447,000/year standard; former 5% offer gave ฿424,650 (saving ฿22,350; 31 July 2026 deadline passed) + ฿30,000 retainer |
Tuition and other charges
A school-wide fee range is not a quote for one child. Check the academic year, exact year group, compulsory charges and what tuition includes before comparing totals.
TPIS vs Regents · standard published tuition before full-year-payment discounts (all-in rows include named mandatory charges) · fee years: TPIS 2026/27; Regents 2026/27 · checked 27 July 2026
| What to compare | TPIS (Tara Pattana) | Regents (Pattaya) |
|---|---|---|
| Early years tuition | ฿273,000/yr Nursery standard | ฿464,000/yr Pre-Nursery standard; former 5% offer ฿440,800 (31 July 2026 deadline passed) |
| Year 1 tuition | ฿453,000/yr standard | ฿649,000/yr standard; former 5% offer ฿616,550 (31 July 2026 deadline passed) |
| Year 7 tuition | ฿574,000/yr standard | ฿765,000/yr standard; former 5% offer ฿726,750 (31 July 2026 deadline passed) |
| Year 10 IGCSE tuition | ฿627,000/yr standard | ฿890,000/yr standard; former 5% offer ฿845,500 (31 July 2026 deadline passed) |
| Year 13 Sixth Form tuition | ฿665,000/yr standard (Years 12–13) | ฿899,000/yr standard (A-Level or IBDP); former 5% offer ฿854,050 (31 July 2026 deadline passed) |
| Tuition structure | All-in: meals, insurance, textbooks (Primary + KS3), stationery included | Tuition only — bus, boarding, exam fees separate |
| Enrolment fee | ฿90,000 non-refundable | ฿60K Pre-N–Reception / ฿107K Years 1–13 |
| Application fee | ฿3,000 (Nursery–K) / ฿5,000 (Reception–G12) | ฿7,500 |
| Sibling discount | Tuition: 5% second child and 10% third; the 2026/27 schedule lists no fourth-child rate | 5% third child · 10% fourth and later |
| Language and learning support charges | Separate school labels — “Special Educational Needs” and “English Language & Learning Support”; both are additional costs, with no amount published. | Separate school labels — English Language Acquisition Programme: ฿131,000–฿214,000/year; Personalised Support Programme: ฿27,000–฿92,000/year, plus ฿3,000 inclusion assessment. |
Beyond tuition
Other practical details
| What to compare | TPIS (Tara Pattana) | Regents (Pattaya) |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2010 (ISP member since 2025) | 1994 |
| Network | International Schools Partnership (ISP) since 2025 | Nord Anglia Education (about 90 schools across 37 countries, checked 23 September 2026) |
| Accreditation | Cambridge CAIE · Pearson Edexcel · EDT ISQM | IB World School since 2002 · Education Development Trust and ONESQA claims are school-published; no current campus-specific CIS claim |
| Special programmes | Ror Dor Army Cadet · Duke of Edinburgh · LAMDA · dual exam-board at IGCSE/A-Level | Nord Anglia MIT/Juilliard partnerships · boarding · IB World School since 2002 |
Official sources and dates
Tara Pattana International School school website · fee material · dated profile sources
Regents International School Pattaya school website · fee material · dated profile sources
Before you decide
Where the routes differ
1. Does your child need IB Diploma optionality at Sixth Form?
If the IB Diploma is needed, ask Regents about current entry, subjects and available places. In this pairing, Regents publishes both IB Diploma and A-Level options on campus. TPIS runs A-Level only through Cambridge and Edexcel. If your child might want IBDP, enrolling at TPIS now means switching schools at Year 10 or accepting A-Level as the only path.
2. Do you need boarding on the Pattaya side of Chonburi?
If boarding is required, Regents is the option in this pairing. It boards from Year 3 at ฿447,000 standard, plus a ฿30,000 retainer. The former 5% offer was ฿424,650 and required payment before 31 July 2026. TPIS is a day school.
3. Where in Banglamung are you actually living?
If Nongprue, Huai Yai, or inland Banglamung — TPIS wins on commute. TPIS sits on Pattanakarn Road in Nongprue; Regents is in Pong, 15–25 minutes away depending on traffic and whether you bus. If you are coastal (Jomtien, Pratumnak), both require a bus — but Regents's Nord Anglia bus network is more established for Pong routes. Do not choose TPIS for "Pattaya beach proximity" — neither school is walkable from the coast.
4. Which year band are you modelling fees for?
On standard tuition, TPIS’s standard tuition is lower in these selected published examples, although inclusions and payment terms differ: Year 7 is ฿574,000 versus Regents ฿765,000; Year 10 is ฿627,000 versus ฿890,000; and Years 12–13 are ฿665,000 versus ฿899,000. Regents’ expired 5% annual-payment offer is shown separately (31 July 2026 deadline passed).
5. Does Ror Dor Cadet or Nord Anglia network matter?
TPIS publishes a Ror Dor Army Cadet Programme. Thai-passport families should ask the school and relevant authority to confirm individual eligibility and any conscription implications. Regents is part of Nord Anglia; ask how transfers between member schools work for a child’s actual year group. TPIS joined ISP in 2025; ask how that membership affects the proposed cohort.
Other comparisons
For a different age span, curriculum, boarding option or location, browse MIS vs TPIS · Rugby vs Regents · Garden Rayong · St Andrew's GV. Check the linked source’s date and fee conditions before shortlisting.
Pathway breadth. Complete-cost clarity.
TPIS and Regents can both serve an all-through British-school shortlist in Banglamung, but their senior options, boarding, fee tiers and campus routines need to be compared for the child’s exact cohort.
Verify the available senior route
Ask TPIS for the A-Level subjects expected to run for the child’s likely cohort, timetable constraints and minimum class sizes. Ask Regents for the equivalent A-Level information and its IB Diploma subjects and levels. Record the guidance process used to choose a route and request examples connected to the child’s likely university system.
For younger pupils, observe the proposed class before assigning much weight to post-16 breadth. Compare current work, teacher feedback, grouping and parent reporting. Ask how the curriculum changes between primary, lower secondary, IGCSE and sixth form and when families make binding subject choices.
Reconcile standard and discounted fees
Obtain dated, year-specific invoices from both schools. Compare standard published tuition first, then record annual-payment discounts, deadlines and refund exposure separately. Regents’ published 5% annual-payment reduction required payment before 31 July 2026 and has expired; TPIS has its own payment structure and discounts that should be applied only on the exact written terms.
Add application, registration or enrolment, deposit or retainer, meals, transport, books, uniforms, devices, trips, experiential programmes, examinations, clubs and language or learning support. Separate money due to accept the place, the complete first year and a recurring year. A fee-band gap is meaningful only after both totals contain equivalent categories.
Use boarding only for a boarding decision
Regents publishes boarding provision, while TPIS is compared here as a day-school offer. If boarding is genuinely under consideration, inspect the relevant house and document eligible years, nights, weekends, holidays, meals, laundry, activities, medical care, transport, parent contact and every separate charge. Compare that routine with the TPIS day commute. If the child will be a day pupil at either school, remove boarding from the score.
Make support and scale concrete
Ask for the actual class size and adult staffing in the offered year. Request who assesses English, learning or wellbeing needs, what help occurs inside class, frequency, group size, duration, review date and price. If support affects acceptance, obtain a child-specific plan and clarify how it continues into examinations and senior subject selection.
Observe a normal transition, lunch or activity period as well as a lesson. The schools’ different scale and facilities matter only through the child’s usable routine, access to teachers, activity availability and sense of belonging.
Measure the family week
Drive both routes at actual arrival and collection times despite their shared district label. Include work, siblings and activities. If transport is considered, obtain the exact pickup window, likely journey length, supervision and price. Put school calendars and care coverage beside the route.
Rehearse one change of plan, such as a move abroad or a switch in senior route. Ask what transcript, notice, subject and fee consequences follow. Finish with one evidence sheet containing placement, subjects, classroom fit, complete costs, support, boarding or commute and the next review point; keep all unknowns open until answered in writing.
Save the final quotations, calendars, fee terms and pathway answers together, and review every discrepancy before paying any non-refundable amount.
Common questions
Which is cheaper — TPIS or Regents?
TPIS is lower in these selected published examples, with different inclusions and payment terms on standard tuition: Nursery ฿273,000 versus Regents Pre-Nursery ฿464,000; Year 7 ฿574,000 versus ฿765,000; Year 10 ฿627,000 versus ฿890,000; and Years 12–13 ฿665,000 versus ฿899,000. The Regents 5% offer would have reduced its rows, but its 31 July 2026 payment deadline passed.
Does TPIS offer IB Diploma?
No. TPIS runs British through Cambridge and Pearson Edexcel A-Level only. Regents offers IB Diploma or A-Level as a real choice at age 16 — an Eastern Seaboard school offering both pathways on one campus.
Which has boarding?
Regents offers boarding from Year 3 at ฿447,000 standard, plus a ฿30,000 retainer. The expired 5% offer would have saved ฿22,350, giving ฿424,650 only with payment before 31 July 2026. TPIS is a day school.
What does TPIS all-in tuition include?
TPIS tuition includes Primary and Key Stage 3 textbooks, exercise books, lunch and snacks, on-site accident insurance and standard classroom stationery. Regents prices bus at ฿45,000–฿126,000/year one-way or ฿60,000–฿168,000/year two-way; boarding and examination charges are separate.
TPIS or Regents for a Nongprue family?
TPIS lists a Nongprue British route and Ror Dor Cadet for eligible Thai-passport students, without boarding or IB Diploma in the published information reviewed. Regents lists boarding and an IB Diploma or A-Level choice in Pong. Ask each school for the child’s current place, fee schedule and transport terms.