The growth of Pattaya as home for the expats working in the city, combined by the influx of international companies on the Eastern Seaboard has led to a great demand for international schools.
Sometimes the Thai education system cannot cope with these foreign students for a combination of reasons. One of the biggest reasons is that many students are already in the middle of learning an international standard curriculum at their previous schools.
Therefore there has been the foundation and growth of a number of international schools to service the specific demand for this level of education.
The International School Eastern Seaboard (ISE)
The ISE is an English language, coeducational, nonsectarian, college-preparatory day school. Students are accepted from pre-kindergarten through to grade twelve. There is a comprehensive academic program focusing on mathematics, science, history, and languages including English. Physical education is an important part of the curriculum together with arts and co-curricular activities.
ISE strives to be a model of an American style school. All programs are designed to accommodate students from many nations and to combine and satisfy their educational needs. To support the linguistic and cultural diversity of our international students a quality English as an Additional Language (EAL) program is offered. The program assures mastery of course / subject content and develops the skills needed to succeed in an international school.
St. Andrews International School
Part of St. Andrews marketing PR is the statement that the school was the first and only Gold awarded establishment on the Eastern Seaboard. This prestigious award comes from the independent inspectors of the CfBT.
St. Andrews has a spectacular location based in the lush Green Valley area near Rayong. Close to Pattaya City and only a couple of hours from Bangkok, it has the perfect base. The school is fairly compact with 500 students with ages ranging from 2-18 year olds. Therefore the classes are small and manageable with students getting almost individual attention.
St. Andrews is also part of the Cognita group, which is an international organisation encompassing 60 schools in 7 different countries. St. Andrews is actually three schools, and has three different campuses located on the Eastern Seaboard; Green Valley, Sukhumvit Campus and Sathorn.
As well as it’s academic prowess St. Andrews is proud of it’s sporting activities which are centred around the huge playing fields. The school also has a 25m swimming pool, basketball courts and a large extensive library.
Regents International School
One of the best known schools on the Eastern Seaboard and also one of the most respected. This school can be day or boarding and offers accommodation for up to 160 students.
Regents is part of the Nord Anglia partnership that encompasses 42 different international schools, located in 15 different countries. Nord Anglia educates 32,000 children across the world to extremely high uniformed standards.
Regents School offers a comprehensive and diverse educational platform from academic to sporting and arts. On campus is housed 2 drama studios, a three hundred seat theatre, a double gym, a 25m pool, a full sized football pitch and a 400m running track.
Regents statement is that they combine the principles of quality learning with a commitment to nurturing in each student a sense of social awareness and responsibility.
Bromsgrove International School
Bromsgrove International School (BIST) provides an outstanding boarding and day school education for students aged 2-18 years. BIST is affiliated with Bromsgrove School UK, and it draws on over 450 years of education dynasty. The school seeks to provide a “British” education in an international setting. BIST follows an enhanced form of the English National Curriculum which places the emphasis on how to learn rather than just memorising factual knowledge.
The beautiful Upper School campus is located within Windsor Park Golf Club which boasts enviable space and outstanding learning facilities. Also on campus is a full sized football pitch, indoor sports centre, 25m swimming pool, basketball courts, golf putting green and a brand new performing Arts Centre.
We know from feedback our clients provide that education is one of the most important factors when deciding where to look for a home to rent or buy in pattaya. Hopefully you will have found this article useful and will help when selecting where your children will go to school.
