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Wells Chonburi’s current 2026/27 fee sheet changes both the price and the age-range record. It publishes tuition from Nursery through Grades 11-12, with the top annual figure at ฿760,000, and the contact page also lists Grade 12. However, the live homepage says the campus currently accommodates only Nursery through Grade 8, while the dedicated campus and system-overview pages say Nursery through Grade 10. A directory should not silently choose whichever version makes the page simpler. The verified record carries the full fee-sheet range and flags all three claims so a family with an older child asks which grades are actually operating now, launching later, or only priced in advance.
The prior directory range stopped at ฿680,000 for Grade 10 in 2025/26. The rendered 2026/27 Chonburi document shows ฿345,000 per semester for Grades 9-10 and ฿380,000 per semester for Grades 11-12. With two semesters, those totals are ฿690,000 and ฿760,000. Nursery remains ฿160,000 per semester, or ฿320,000 annually. The corrected top matters most to families with teenagers because the difference between the old maximum and the current published maximum is ฿80,000 before any extras. The schedule is explicitly headed School Year 2026-2027 and effective 1 March 2026.
Registration is ฿5,000 from Kindergarten 1 onward. The one-time, non-refundable campus-development fee is ฿150,000 for Nursery through Kindergarten 3 and ฿220,000 for Grades 1-12. Grades 1-12 also require a refundable ฿35,000 damage deposit. A new Grade 1 family therefore faces ฿260,000 in registration, development fee and deposit before lunch, transport, uniform or support. Refundable does not mean optional or immediately available: obtain the deposit conditions, notice period and repayment timing. The published family concessions give the second child ฿80,000 off the campus-development fee; the third and fourth children receive a waiver of that fee plus annual tuition discounts of ฿100,000 and ฿160,000 respectively. Only a written offer establishes which pupils qualify and how the school orders siblings.
Lunch is ฿15,000 per semester and is presented as mandatory unless administration approves food from home. The bus tariff is distance-based each semester: round trip runs from ฿36,000 within 30 kilometres to ฿80,000 at 81-100 kilometres; one-way runs from ฿25,200 to ฿56,000. ESL or learning support is ฿30,000-฿80,000 per semester where applicable. Uniform pieces cost ฿600 each in Nursery-K3 or ฿750 each in Grades 1-12, with a ฿300 tie for later grades. Those prices make route, support assessment and required quantities part of the affordability decision.
The schedule offers a full-year advance discount equal to 3% of second-semester tuition only, not 3% of the full annual amount. Paying by two instalments adds 5%, while three instalments adds 6% on the unpaid balance. Credit-card payments add 3%, and late payment is ฿200 per day. The document also tells families to expect an approximate annual tuition increase of 6%-10%. Those terms make a clean comparison dependent on one payment method. Do not compare a discounted Wells annual amount with another school’s termly total or treat the stated increase as a guaranteed future tariff.
The previous record inherited WASC and ONESQA language from the wider Wells system. Current official WASC and IB listings identify Bangkok campuses, including On Nut, rather than the Chonburi campus. The current OPEC database has a separate entry for Wells International School Chonburi, which is the campus-specific registration evidence used here. This page does not describe Chonburi as WASC-accredited, IB-authorised or AP-delivering merely because related Wells campuses hold those statuses. Families should ask which external programmes and examination arrangements are active at Ban Bueng itself.
The campus is at 88/8 Moo 2 in Ban Bueng, inland from central Pattaya. It may be practical for families working or living along the Chonburi industrial corridor, while a household in Jomtien, Naklua or central Pattaya should treat the journey as a major selection factor. The published bus tariff covers distance bands, not specific stops or travel time. Request the actual pickup, first pickup, number of stops, arrival window and late-activity return. Test the route on a working school day before accepting a place or choosing a home.
Wells Chonburi can suit a family seeking an American-curriculum day school in the Chonburi corridor with a detailed published cost structure. Nursery through Grade 8 is the only scope explicitly described as currently operating on the homepage. For Grade 9 upward, admissions should identify the present enrolled cohort, offered subjects, teachers, timetable, graduation credential and whether any study or examinations require travel to Bangkok. A fee line or a generic grade label does not prove delivery. That written answer should come before the campus-development fee, because it is both large and non-refundable.
This record describes the primary public evidence available for Wells International School — Chonburi Campus on 25 July 2026. It does not promise that a price, timetable, route or place remains unchanged after that date. Schools can update a PDF without changing its filename, move a link while leaving an older download online, or quote a family-specific charge that never appears on the public page. Keep a copy of the source and ask admissions to attach the applicable schedule to the offer. If the written offer differs, ask which document controls and why. The signed, dated school document should govern the family’s payment decision; this editorial should help expose differences before money becomes non-refundable.
Build the comparison around the child’s entry date, exact grade, language profile, learning needs, intended leaving credential and actual home address. Ask each shortlisted school for the same evidence: the grade timetable, current class size, teacher allocation, first-year invoice, normal continuing-year invoice, transport plan, support decision, withdrawal terms and calendar. Then put every amount on the same annual basis only where the source supplies the number of billed periods. A school can be the better fit without being the cheapest, largest or most internationally branded. The useful conclusion is narrower: whether this campus can deliver the required route at a cost and daily rhythm the family can sustain.
The Chonburi-specific PDF was rendered and visually checked. The year printed inside is 2026/27 and the schedule is effective 1 March 2026.
| Level / charge | Annual / published amount | Structure |
|---|---|---|
| Nursery–K3 tuition | ฿320K–฿390K | Two semesters |
| Grades 1–6 tuition | ฿460K–฿580K | Two semesters |
| Grades 7–10 tuition | ฿630K–฿690K | Two semesters |
| Grades 11–12 tuition | ฿760K | Confirm live delivery |
| Registration + development | ฿155K–฿225K | One-time; development non-refundable |
| Damage deposit | ฿35K | Grades 1–12 · refundable |
| Lunch / semester | ฿15K | Mandatory unless approved |
| Bus / semester | ฿25.2K–฿80K | One-way / round-trip by distance |
| ESL / support / semester | ฿30K–฿80K | Where applicable |
| Sibling concessions | ฿80K–฿160K | Development / tuition discounts by child order |
Evidence status: primary-dated, with a programme-scope conflict. The fee schedule and contact page extend through Grade 12, the dedicated campus page says Grade 10, and the live homepage says the campus currently accommodates through Grade 8. The tuition range follows the dated fee schedule while the editorial requires families to verify actual delivery.
The clearest fit is a family whose home and work make Ban Bueng practical and who values a detailed campus-specific fee schedule. The choice is much less settled for a Grade 11-12 applicant until admissions documents the live cohort, subjects and graduation route. Budget the development fee, lunch, transport and support alongside tuition.
A useful offer identifies the exact entry grade, programme, start date and academic year in both the school’s normal calendar and Gregorian form. It states whether each figure is annual, semester, term or monthly. Where a school offers several language or curriculum tracks, the quote must name the selected track. If any price is promotional, require the standard amount, eligibility rules, deadline and the years to which the discount applies. Never compare a discounted first year with another school’s standard continuing-year cost.
Application, assessment, registration, enrolment, campus-development and deposit charges are not interchangeable. Ask which lines are one-time, which repeat at a phase change, which are non-refundable, and which can be transferred to a sibling. A refundable deposit needs written notice periods, deduction rules and a repayment timetable. Build two totals: cash required before the first day, and the normal recurring bill in the next complete year. This prevents a modest tuition headline from hiding a much larger first-year commitment.
Have admissions mark meals, snacks, insurance, books, workbooks, online platforms, devices, uniforms, sports kit, clubs, local trips, residential trips, celebrations, external examinations, visa paperwork and learning support. “Optional” should mean a pupil can realistically decline it without missing a normal curriculum requirement. Ask for expected quantities where prices are per item. If the school has no published amount, the written offer should still state how and when the charge is set and whether it can change after enrolment.
A fee table can contain future grades before a campus actually teaches them, and a group website can describe qualifications delivered only at another campus. Ask for the current highest enrolled grade, the grade planned for the child’s graduation year, subject availability, examination board and the exact leaving credential. Request campus-specific evidence rather than accepting a group-level accreditation or programme claim. For a Thai national-curriculum school, confirm Thai examination and transcript routes; for an international school, confirm the campus’s authorised programme and examination centre arrangements.
Give admissions the exact address and intended activity schedule. Request one-way and round-trip prices, pickup and return windows, the first pickup, the last drop-off, vehicle type, seatbelts, adult supervision and the policy when a pupil stays late. A straight-line map estimate is not a school-run test. Drive the route during real morning and afternoon traffic before signing a lease. A lower tuition figure can lose its value when the child spends several hours each week on an indirect multi-stop route.
Ask which subjects are taught in which language for the target grade and who teaches them. If English, Thai or learning support may be required, obtain the assessment basis, staffing, group size, frequency, review date and full tariff before paying a non-refundable charge. A school may be able to admit a child without being able to provide the support the family assumes. The written plan should distinguish ordinary differentiation from separately charged specialist provision and state how examination accommodations are handled.
Use the same academic year, pupil age, grade, route and payment method for every shortlisted school. Annualise only when the school explicitly publishes the number of billed terms or semesters. Keep monthly lines monthly when the number of billed months is missing. Add compulsory recurring extras to tuition and show refundable deposits separately from non-refundable entry costs. Retain the dated source and signed offer because next year’s increase is easier to understand when the family has a clean baseline.
Ask for a dated offer and campus-specific proof of current Grade 11-12 subjects, teachers and credential.
Wells International School — Chonburi Campus offers American. Ages 2-18 published (highest operating grade unconfirmed). Verify current pathways with the school's admissions office.
Published annual tuition is approximately ฿320K–฿760K per year (Jul 2026 verification). One-time fees, boarding, transport, and supplementary charges are additional — see the editorial fee table.
Wells International School — Chonburi Campus is in Chonburi (88/8 Moo 2, Ban Bueng, Chonburi 20170 (45–60 min inland from central Pattaya)). Commute times from central Pattaya vary — see the editorial for area context.
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