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// SUPPORT GUIDE · 2026/27
Learning support.
Price the plan.
Nine schools in the 29-school source set publish a 2026/27 tariff that names English-language or learning support. Six price language programmes separately, three use combined labels, and only two publish a distinct priced pathway for additional learning needs.
Source checked 27 July 2026 · 9 priced support records
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// 01 · English-language support
Six schools price
language support separately.
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EAL, ELS and ESL are school labels for support with English. They are not diagnoses and should not be used as shorthand for special educational needs. These six current schedules identify the language programme without combining it with a general learning-support label.
| School | Published tariff | Programme / basis | What triggers it | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regents | ฿131,000–฿214,000/year | English Language Acquisition: Primary, Secondary Junior, Core and Secondary Senior | Admissions assessment, then termly review | Fee PDF ↗ |
| St Andrew's | ฿100,000/year EAL; ฿175,000/year LEAP | EAL or one-year Learning English with Accelerated Progress | English is not the first language and/or is below school standard | Fee PDF ↗ |
| ISE | ฿19,200–฿57,600/semester | EAL Levels 3–1; arithmetic full-year equivalent ฿38,400–฿115,200 | Assigned proficiency level and 2, 4 or 6 lessons/week | Fee PDF ↗ |
| MIS | ฿45,000–฿90,000/year | Moderate or intensive English Learning Support by year group | English proficiency below the school's required standard | Official source ↗ |
| SISB Rayong | ฿20,000 or ฿30,000/term | ELS1 or ELS2 Special; arithmetic three-term equivalent ฿60,000 or ฿90,000 | Listed as an additional fee “if required” | Fee PDF ↗ |
| El Dream | ฿60,000/year | ESL for Grades 1–12; ฿15,000/quarter or ฿30,000/semester | The fee sheet gives a tariff but no public assessment rule | Fee PDF ↗ |
The highest price here is not evidence of the strongest programme, and the lowest is not evidence of weak support. Hours, group size, withdrawal from mainstream lessons, staff role, review frequency and the child's starting level all change what the tariff buys.
// 02 · Mixed labels
Three tariffs combine
different support labels.
Rugby, ISC and Wells publish a single row or tier table that names both English-language and learning support. The public documents do not split the price between those purposes, so this guide does not reclassify them as dedicated SEN tariffs.
| School | Published tariff | Exact public label | Important limit | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rugby Thailand | ฿5,500–฿70,000/term | “EAL & SfL Fees — English as an Additional Language and Support for Learning” | Six tiers; further EAL and one-to-one fees may be added | Fee PDF ↗ |
| ISC | ฿21,000–฿70,000/year | “English as an Additional Language / Learning Support” | Four bands from 3 to 8–10 sessions/week | Fee PDF ↗ |
| Wells Chonburi | ฿30,000–฿80,000/semester | “ESL Fee/Learning Support (If applicable)” | Price varies by grade and is blank for some grades | Fee PDF ↗ |
// 03 · Additional learning needs
Two schools publish
a distinct priced pathway.
| School | Published pathway | Annual fee (THB) | Separate assessment | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regents | Enhanced Support Level 1 | 27,000 | 3,000 inclusion assessment package | Fee PDF ↗ |
| Regents | Enhanced Support Level 2 | 51,000 | 3,000 inclusion assessment package | Support page ↗ |
| Regents | Enhanced Support Level 3 | 92,000 | 3,000 inclusion assessment package | Fee PDF ↗ |
| St Andrew's | Shared Learning Support Assistant (50%) | 186,067 | Regular short interventions are described as free | LSA fee PDF ↗ |
| St Andrew's | Full-time Learning Support Assistant | 372,134 | Support agreement with family and school | LSA fee PDF ↗ |
Regents says its specialist team supports additional educational needs and may include speech and language therapy and counselling. St Andrew's says regular six-week to one-term interventions are free, while the paid LSA arrangements provide more intensive and regular support.
These are not like-for-like products. Regents prices support levels; St Andrew's prices a staffing arrangement. Neither figure can tell a family whether the school can meet a specific child's needs.
// 04 · Provision without a comparable price
A blank tariff
is not free support.
Garden says EAL and learning support are compulsory when assessed as necessary, describes learner passports, in-class and withdrawal support, and says the associated fee is available on request. Its latest public fee schedule remains 2025/26. Garden fees ↗ · Garden inclusion ↗
MIS publishes its English-support tariff above, but prices Additional Education Needs case by case after assessment. TPIS describes intensive and transitional ELLS, small-group or one-to-one learning support and external specialists; its current 2026/27 tuition page lists both SEN and language support as additional costs without a tariff. MIS support ↗ · TPIS fees ↗ · TPIS support ↗
Across the other 20 directory records, no comparable 2026/27 tariff naming language or learning support was found. Those records are Garden, TPIS, BPIS, EFIP, BJP, BEST, Phoenix Wittaya, Highgate, Lovell, REPS, TJAS Si Racha, Satit Udomseuksa, ACS Si Racha, Darasamutr, Maryvit Bowin, Hastin, Maryvit Sattahip, Belfry, Sirasartsuksa Amata and Kids Avenue. This is a publication gap, not a claim that support is unavailable.
// 05 · Before paying
Ask for the plan,
not only the price.
Give admissions the child's recent reports, diagnoses, therapy notes and current accommodations before the assessment. Ask who delivers support, their qualification and supervision, group size, hours, subjects missed, review cycle, exit criteria, exam-access arrangements, external-provider policy and the full fee if intensity changes.
Then request a written statement of what the school can and cannot provide. An admission offer, EAL place or paid assistant does not by itself confirm speech therapy, occupational therapy, behavioural support, accessible facilities or a particular examination accommodation.
// Editorial verdict
Price is a budget input, not a fit verdict.
Use these tariffs to expose the possible extra bill and the questions a school must answer. Choose only after the school has reviewed the child's evidence and put the provision, staffing, review points and total charge in writing.
// 06 · Who this guide suits
Use it to budget.
Skip it for diagnosis.
This guide suits families who know that English support may be required, are comparing the cost of an assessed plan, or need to identify schools that publicly separate language support from additional-needs provision.
Skip tariff comparison as the first step when a child needs continuous one-to-one care, therapy, specialist equipment, behavioural support or complex exam accommodations. Start with a confidential needs review and a written provision decision; compare price only after the proposed support is genuinely equivalent.
// 08 · Sources + receipts
Every support figure,
kept in its own category.
- Rugbyofficial fee page · 2026/27 fee PDF
- Regentslearning-support page · 2026/27 fee PDF
- St Andrew's2026/27 fee PDF · LSA fee PDF
- ISEofficial fee PDF
- MIS2026/27 fee page · support page
- ISC2026/27 fee PDF
- Wells2026/27 Chonburi fee PDF
- SISB2026/27 Rayong fee PDF
- El Dream2026/27 fee PDF
- No-price detailGarden inclusion · TPIS support
Search suggestions and result snippets were used to identify the planning question. Prices and provision statements come from the schools' own pages or documents. Arithmetic annual equivalents are labelled; publication status is not used as a quality ranking.
// FAQ
Quick answers
about learning support.
How much does English-language support cost at Pattaya schools?
The 2026/27 sources use different billing bases. Published dedicated-language tariffs range from ฿19,200 per semester at ISE Level 3 to ฿214,000 per year for Regents' Core Programme. Rugby, ISC and Wells use combined language-and-learning-support labels, so their prices should not be treated as directly equivalent EAL packages.
Is EAL or ELS the same as special educational needs support?
No. EAL, ELS and ESL describe help with English-language access, not a diagnosis. Some schools place language and learning support in one fee row, but that accounting label does not make the needs interchangeable. Ask the school to identify the goal, staff role, hours, group size and exit criteria for each part of the proposed plan.
Does paying a learning-support fee guarantee admission?
No. Schools assess whether they can meet a child's needs, and an available tariff does not guarantee a place, a particular specialist or every requested accommodation. Share reports before assessment and ask for a written provision decision. The offer should state the support, staffing, review cycle, exclusions and total charge before any non-refundable payment.
What should parents ask about school learning support?
Ask who delivers support, their qualifications and supervision, weekly hours, group size, subjects missed, review dates, exit criteria, parent reporting, external-specialist arrangements, exam-access support and how fees change with intensity. Also ask what the school cannot provide. Compare prices only after two schools have proposed genuinely equivalent provision for the child.
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