School profile / Huai Yai
École Française Internationale de Pattaya
A French-language school in Huai Yai with a school-described FLSCO bridge for non-native speakers. AEFE-homologated and CNED-supported study differ by grade.
At a glance
- Tuition
- ฿175,000–฿235,000 a year2026/27; checked 10 October 2026. Fee table
- Ages & grades
- 3-18
- Curriculum
- French National Curriculum (maternelle to terminale)Baccalauréat général · FLSCO (French as Language of Schooling) bridge class for non-native French speakers
- Location
- Huai Yai, ChonburiEast of Pattaya.
- Boarding
- No boarding listed
For parents
Where the school is
Open: the school’s own website shows its 2026/2027 fees and courses (checked 14 October 2026).
Area: Schools in East Pattaya
The experience
Learning and school life
French-language provision, grade placement and the limits of the published record.
Curriculum and qualifications
EFIP lists the French National Curriculum from maternelle to terminale, leading toward the baccalauréat général. The AEFE establishment entry distinguishes homologated grades from CNED-supported study; ask which arrangement applies to the intended year group.
Official AEFE establishment entry, grade-by-grade status checked 25 July and pupil/level counts rechecked 29 August 2026.
French-language support
French is the teaching language. EFIP lists FLSCO as a bridge for non-native French speakers, but a published support charge does not establish that every beginner can enter every grade. Ask the school to assess spoken French, literacy, prior curriculum and the intended support plan.
The 2026/27 financial regulation prices an intensive-French supplement where required; see Costs.
French grades and placement
The school’s English fee schedule groups Nursery, Reception and Year 1 as maternelle; Years 2–6 as primaire; Years 7–10 as collège; Year 11 as seconde; and Years 12–13 as première and terminale. These labels help interpret the schedule; placement still depends on the child’s birthday, language and completed syllabus.
For a pupil approaching lycée, ask which subjects are taught locally, what CNED timetable applies, who supervises coursework and how progress and university guidance are handled. Request an offer naming both the French grade and the school’s English mapping.
Campus capacity and current cohort
The school has stated a capacity of up to 400 pupils. AEFE’s directory snapshot rechecked 29 August 2026 lists 160 pupils across 15 levels, nine homologated. The directory total is neither capacity nor a class-size claim; ask for the current cohort and class size in the child’s grade.
The fee picture
Costs for 2026/27
Published tuition, required charges, optional services and missing prices.
Nursery to Year 13. This whole-school range is not a quote for one child; the grade and first-year charges determine the total.
Source: EFIP financial regulation 2026/2027, a four-page school PDF visually checked 25 July 2026. The academic year is printed in the document.
Annual tuition by grade
School-published 2026/27 schedule · Thai baht
| Grade band | Annual tuition |
|---|---|
| Nursery, Reception, Year 1 | ฿175,000 |
| Years 2–6 | ฿200,000 |
| Years 7–10 | ฿215,000 |
| Year 11 | ฿220,000 |
| Years 12–13 | ฿235,000 |
The PDF carries code EFIPRFEN200326, consistent with a 20 March 2026 issue. The tuition rows above use the year printed inside that document. View the fee regulation.
Required entry and annual charges
In addition to the relevant tuition row
Standard one-time charge for a new pupil.
Annual charge.
Published package for a new pupil.
Amounts: 2026/27 financial regulation, checked 25 July 2026.
Learning and grade extras
- Intensive French: ฿20,000 where required for a non-French-speaking child in the relevant primary band.
- Years 7–9 books: ฿8,000 in Year 7; ฿11,000 or ฿13,000 in Years 8–9, depending on the language option.
- CNED: ฿39,000 in Year 10 and ฿48,000 in high school.
Meals, travel and support
- Bus: ฿35,000 annually one way or ฿46,000 round trip. Confirm the actual stop and supervision.
- Meals: ฿12,960 for Nursery–Year 1, ฿14,110 for Years 2–6 or ฿18,000 for Years 7–13. Wednesday-activity meals add ฿648 or ฿705 per period in the younger bands.
- Education-visa application support: ฿5,000 per child and ฿5,000 for one attached parent; translation, legalisation and government visa costs are excluded.
Amounts and conditions: 2026/27 financial regulation, checked 25 July 2026.
Exams and activities are not fully priced
DNB and baccalaureate examination fees are added and invoiced by the French International School of Bangkok (LFIB), but EFIP’s document gives no amount. Extracurricular activities billed by period also lack a public tariff. Ask for the relevant exam invoice, payment and refund terms, any travel or supervision charge, and the selected activity’s price. An unpriced item is not a zero-cost item.
Financial regulation, checked 25 July 2026.
First-year examples
Early years, without bus or meals: ฿175,000 tuition + ฿50,000 registration + ฿5,000 administration + ฿4,000 uniform = ฿234,000 before any required language support or other services.
Year 8 with Spanish books, meals and round-trip bus: ฿215,000 tuition + ฿50,000 registration + ฿5,000 administration + ฿4,000 uniform + ฿13,000 books + ฿18,000 meals + ฿46,000 bus = ฿351,000 before exams, activities, visa support or language intervention. These are arithmetic illustrations, not child-specific quotes.
Discounts and refund terms
Tuition discounts are 10% for the second child and 15% for the third and each subsequent child. Eligible French nationals may seek an AEFE scholarship, but no award is assumed in these figures; confirm scope and timing through the current embassy and AEFE process.
Once a term or service period starts, it is fully due; ordinary absences do not create a refund or partial deduction. A leaving pupil must settle fees and return school property before records and the resignation certificate are released. Ask about notice, pre-year cancellation and whether CNED, meals and transport share the tuition cut-off.
Fee rules and discounts: 2026/27 financial regulation, checked 25 July 2026.
Change from the previous primary fee schedule
The range endpoints were unchanged, but Years 7–10 rose from ฿210,000 to ฿215,000 (about 2.38%) and Year 11 from ฿215,000 to ฿220,000 (about 2.33%). This comparison does not replace the child’s current written invoice.
Planning a visit
Visit and admissions
Huai Yai location, school transport and the official admissions route.
Published location
- Official site
- ecolepattaya.com
- Address
- 58/31 Moo 3, Huai Yai, Bang Lamung, Chonburi
Huai Yai is inland from Jomtien and central Pattaya. Check the journey from your address at school-run time; families travelling from Naklua or Si Racha should test their own route.
Arrange a visit
Ask for the child’s French grade, homologation or CNED status, language assessment, possible start date and written invoice before paying the first-registration charge.
Transport and school day
The published bus tariff does not identify your stop, pickup time, supervision or ride length. Request those details for the child’s address and test the journey at arrival and dismissal. Confirm lunch choice and Wednesday activities alongside the published service charges.
Term dates 2026/27
Not published. No 2026/27 term dates found on the school’s own website. Ask admissions for the 2026/27 calendar before booking travel.
Accreditation, checked at the source
- AEFE (French Ministry network) Confirmed Listed by the AEFE; 9 of its 15 levels are homologated by the French Ministry of Education (Petite section to Sixième). Proof
Confirmed means we read it on the awarding body’s or government’s own page on 14 October 2026. The Cambridge International, CIS, ISAT and COBIS search directories could not be reopened that day, so listings found only there are not shown.
Official channels
- Website: ecolepattaya.com
- Facebook: EFIP on Facebook
Profiles linked from the school’s own website, checked 14 October 2026. Links only; nothing is embedded.
For your conversation
Questions to ask
- Which French grade and route apply?Ask for the placement decision, AEFE homologation or CNED status, and subject timetable for the child’s year.
- What is the full first-year invoice?Request tuition, registration, administration, uniform, books, CNED, meals, bus, language support, exams and activities as applicable, with payment and refund dates.
- What French support is available?Ask for the assessment, FLSCO or intensive-French plan and the price before accepting a place.
- What is the actual journey?Confirm the bus stop, supervision and pickup time, or test the trip from home at school-run hours.
- How will progress be supported?For older pupils, ask who teaches locally, supervises CNED work and advises on the baccalauréat and university route.
Evidence and dates
Sources and dates
- 2026/27 feesEFIP financial regulation 2026/2027
- AdmissionsOfficial admissions page
- AEFE statusOfficial AEFE establishment entry
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