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El Dream Christian International School

A Christian school in Nong Pla Lai using the A.C.E. self-paced learning model. The school describes explicit Christian formation; its leaving credential needs confirmation for the intended grade.

Official admissionsLocation and visit details
Illustration: an empty school library at dusk, tall shelves of books, a long reading table with small chairs and green-shaded reading lamps, a picture-book display, two small armchairs on a round rug and a tall window onto the evening sky

At a glance

Tuition
฿207,200–฿290,000 a year2026/27, lunch and books extra; checked 10 October 2026. Fee table
Ages & grades
K3–G12Through-school span
Curriculum
A.C.E.Christian · self-paced
Location
Nong Pla Lai, Banglamung, Chonburi
Boarding
NoDay school

Provision source: school.opec.go.th OPEC international-school record 1120700015. Checked 27 July 2026.

For parents

Where the school is

Open: the school’s own website shows its 2026–2027 calendar (checked 14 October 2026).

Area: Schools in Naklua and North Pattaya

The experience

Learning and school life

Illustration: an empty classroom at dusk seen from the back row, small desks with chairs tucked in and a few bags on them, a blank board, posters, low bookshelves, a teacher's desk with a globe, children's drawings and windows onto palms

A.C.E. learning model

A.C.E. is built around individualised, mastery-oriented work, traditionally organised through PACEs rather than a single whole-class progression. Families drawn to self-pacing, explicit Christian formation and structured independent work may find that coherent.

More detail

Others may want more seminar discussion, collaborative projects, specialist labs or a conventional subject timetable. Ask to see the actual weekly pattern for the target grade, how much instruction is teacher-led, how progress is moderated and how pupils transition from the programme to another school.

Christian school day

The school’s own mission is explicitly Christian. A family should ask how that appears in assemblies, classroom material, discipline, worship, science teaching and expectations of parents and pupils.

More detail

Faith alignment may be a strong positive for some households and a poor fit for others. The useful conversation is specific and respectful: what participation is required, what is taught, and how are families of another or no faith included?

Programme by year group

Ask for the child’s target-grade timetable, languages of instruction, qualification route and available support. The school category alone does not establish these details.

Evidence to request

Ask for current class size, the subjects and support available in the child’s grade, and dated graduate information where relevant. Group-wide or undated claims do not establish outcomes for this campus.

The fee picture

Costs

What the source gives฿207,200–฿290,000

Published 2026/27 annual tuition. Lunch, textbooks and learning support are extra; request a child-specific total.

Cost source. www.eldream.ac.th Both pages rendered and visually checked on 27 July 2026. The document prints 2026–2027 fees, payment timing, late charges, proration and withdrawal/refund terms.

Fee details

The official 2026/27 PDF separates tuition, diagnostics, registration, lunch, textbooks and learning support. The document year was confirmed visually inside the PDF.

Published charges · checked 10 October 2026
ChargePublished amountStructure / action
2026/27 annual tuition
K3–K5฿207,200Lunch + textbooks extra
Grades 1–3฿230,000Lunch + textbooks extra
Grades 4–6฿250,400Lunch + textbooks extra
Grades 7–9฿269,600Lunch + textbooks extra
Grades 10–12฿290,000Lunch + textbooks extra
Entry and recurring extras
Application฿2,000Non-refundable
Diagnostic test฿2,000–฿5,000By grade band
Registration฿40,000Non-refundable
Lunch฿24,000–฿28,000/yearKindergarten / Grades 1–12
Textbooks฿13,000–฿17,000/yearBy grade
Learning support฿60,000/yearConfirm assessment criteria
Bus · uniform · trips · external examsNot publishedRequest written tariff

The same PDF publishes withdrawal refunds of 50% before term with at least one quarter’s notice, 30% before week five and none after week five. Approved refunds are processed within 30 days; future-quarter tuition may be refundable, but textbooks are non-refundable once ordered. Families should read the complete policy and save the applicable schedule before paying. The dated 2026/27 calendar starts Quarter 1 on 3 August 2026 and ends with the banquet on 11 June 2027; the site’s general Events page still labels itself 2025/26, so this guide relies on the newer dated PDF.

Recurring meals, books and learning support

Lunch is ฿24,000 a year in Kindergarten or ฿28,000 in Grades 1–12; textbooks are ฿13,000–฿17,000. Published components give a Kindergarten recurring minimum of ฿244,200 and up to ฿335,000 for Grades 10–12 using the highest textbook band, before other extras. Required English as a Second Language support adds ฿60,000 a year.

First-year entry and assessment

Application is ฿2,000 and registration ฿40,000, both non-refundable. Diagnostic testing costs ฿2,000 in K3–Grade 2, ฿3,000 in Grades 3–6 or ฿5,000 in Grades 7–12. A new Grade 10 pupil’s known tuition, lunch, top-band books and entry charges total at least ฿377,000; learning support would bring that to ฿437,000, before unpriced extras.

Missing charges

The 2026/27 PDF does not price bus, uniforms, trips or external examinations and does not publish a deposit or sibling discount. Ask which are included, compulsory, optional or unavailable, especially any Grade 10–12 examination or certification charge and the issuing body for the final credential.

Planning a visit

Visit and admissions

Contact and location

Official site
www.eldream.ac.th
Address
19/3 Moo 5, Nong Pla Lai, Banglamung, Chonburi 20150
Map
Open in Google Maps

Arrange a visit

Official admissions

The leaving route needs documentary answers

“Grade 12” describes the endpoint inside the school; it does not by itself identify a diploma recognised for every university system. Ask for the exact certificate issued, the issuing organisation, external examinations taken, transcript format and recent university destinations with cohort sizes.

More detail

Then verify recognition directly with likely universities or the relevant admissions authority. Do not infer an American diploma, Thai M6 certificate, GED, A-Level or another credential unless the school names it in writing for this campus.

The location is different from the motorway-school cluster

Nong Pla Lai sits north-east of central Pattaya. The school may work well for families in north Banglamung, around the Route 36 corridor or near the eastern communities, while a daily run from Jomtien or Sattahip could be materially longer.

More detail

No public bus tariff was found. Ask for the exact home quote, route time, first pickup, last return, supervision and whether transport remains available after activities.

Questions for admissions

Request a sample weekly timetable, an explanation of diagnostic placement and advancement, current class and teacher numbers, the exact Grade 12 credential, recent graduate destinations, required faith participation, who needs learning support and what it covers, and full bus, uniform, trip and examination tariffs. Ask which costs in the PDF repeat annually and what refund rules apply if the family withdraws after paying registration.

Term dates 2026/27

  • Quarter 1: starts 3 August 2026
  • Quarter 2: starts 19 October 2026
  • Quarter 3: starts 11 January 2027
  • Quarter 4: starts 29 March 2027

Summer vacation runs 14 June to 30 July 2027.

School calendar, re-read 14 October 2026. Schools can move dates; confirm before booking travel.

Accreditation, checked at the source

We found no accreditation claim on this school’s website that an awarding body could confirm on 14 October 2026. Ask the school which inspections or memberships apply and for the certificate.

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

Profiles linked from the school’s own website, checked 14 October 2026. Links only; nothing is embedded.

For your conversation

Questions to ask

  • What is the full first-year cost?Get tuition, entry charges, transport, support and refund terms in writing.
  • What will my child study?Request the current timetable and qualification route for the intended year.
  • How would the journey work?Test the route from home at arrival and collection times.
  • What support is available?Ask for the grade timetable, class size and available language or learning support, including any separate charge.

Evidence and dates

Sources and dates

  • Fees · official PDFwww.eldream.ac.th Both pages rendered and visually checked on 27 July 2026. The document prints 2026–2027 fees, payment timing, late charges, proration and withdrawal/refund terms.
  • Calendar · official PDF2026/27 school calendar Rendered and visually checked on 27 July 2026. Quarter 1 begins 3 August 2026; the end-of-year banquet is 11 June 2027.
  • Admissionswww.eldream.ac.th School-published tour, application, diagnostic, child meeting and parent-interview process; checked 27 July 2026.
  • School identitywww.eldream.ac.th Official Christian mission, campus identity and contact details. Checked 27 July 2026.
  • Registrationschool.opec.go.th OPEC international-school record 1120700015. Checked 27 July 2026.

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