Anyone worked in NIST or KIS?

[sleepwalker999]

Exploring the option of trying to work in either of these schools in the next few years, just wanted to ask if anyone has any experience in working at these schools or any other IB school in Bangkok or elsewhere in Thailand?

 

Interested to hear about salary, workload, behaviour of students, general atmosphere at the schools etc. 

 

 

[starshiptrooper]

Both schools have a very good reputation overall. KIS is a much smaller school that has a reputation of being more "family like" with a good community. Teaching load is manageable from what I've heard.

 

NIST is on of the top international schools in the world. It's a very professional environment. The teaching load is heavier than at KIS but plenty of support is offered.

 

Both schools have plenty of "long timers" since the working condition generally are good. Student behavior is what you expect from good international schools - it's very polite compared to other schools. NIST has a very diverse student body whereas KIS less so.

 

Renumeration at NIST is among the top in Asia. Expect about 230,000+. KIS has salaries that of typical mid tier international schools in Bangkok 100,000-150,000. Both salaries obviously allow for a very comfortable living.

[sleepwalker999]

Thank you for the reply, I've been doing a bit of research on both schools since my last post and your post definitely reflects the differences I have discovered between them. NIST in particular seems extremely well paid but a serious workload attached to it.