Bangkok

Bangkok has one of the largest and most varied international school markets in Asia, with well over a hundred licensed international schools across the city and its neighbouring provinces. Families can choose from British schools linked to famous UK names — Harrow, Shrewsbury, Brighton College, Wellington, Wycombe Abbey, Dulwich, King's College — as well as long-established American, IB, Australian, Canadian, Singapore-system, French, Swiss-German, Japanese and Korean schools. Fees span a very wide range. Some of the city's best-known schools charge over THB 900,000 a year in the middle years, while a large group of well-regarded schools sit between THB 500,000 and THB 800,000 and several established options cost considerably less. Every international school in Thailand must be licensed by the Office of the Private Education Commission and accredited, most often by CIS, WASC, NEASC, BSO or Thailand's ONESQA. Because Bangkok traffic makes the school run a major factor, this guide groups schools by area: Central Bangkok (Sathorn, Sukhumvit, Rama 9 and the riverside), Sukhumvit East & Bang Na, Samut Prakan & Suvarnabhumi, East Bangkok (Ramkhamhaeng, Min Buri, Krungthep Kreetha), North Bangkok (Chatuchak, Don Mueang, Pathum Thani) and Nonthaburi & West Bangkok (Nichada Thani, Ratchaphruek, Thonburi). Every school listed here can claim its listing to keep details, fees and photos up to date.