ArranP Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 (edited) Hello My Thai wife and I relocate from UK to Phuket May 2009. My wife has a daughter aged 6 from a preivous relationship with a Thai partner. She currently attends a Thai Chatholic School in Nakhon Sawan, once we have chosen an area of Phuket to live in and are settled we will bring her down and enroll her in a local school. Also we have just had our new born daughter, she is just over a week old. I would like a similar good standard of education for both of daughters. My wife has said she would be happy for her 6 year old to carry on attending a Catholic Thai School and for our new born to attend the International School. Due to the cost difference between these schools I think the level of education would also differ, maybe significantly ? I would like to treat both of our daughters equally and give them both the same opportunities in life. I know there is an International school in Phuket and believe the fees are somewhere near 300,000 per year, but I don't know what other schools there maybe, for example Thai Catholic and how they compare or whether they teach english ? I'm open to general advice and would like to learn your own experience regards putting Thai and Thai/Fallang Children through education in Phuket ? Thanks for your responses. Regards Arran and Joy. Edited November 12, 2008 by ArranP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icebkk Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 http://www.satreephuket.ac.th/ i dnt think its catholic but it has EP http://www.phuket.net/phuket-living/schools.htm i attended British International School phuket for a short time but in that time i found it a good school many diff people from the world, which i did not like much.. my friend is a farung boy 100% and he goes to the satree phuket school he said he enjoys is a lot. i think thats the best thai system school they got there im not sure. http://www.montessori-thailand.com/introduction.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torrenova Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Given that there are 6 years between your children, they will never be in the same school at the same time so direct comparisons are not available. However, I certainly understand your feelings regarding favouring one over the other; something which could come back to haunt you later on. If fees are an issue and I think for many they are, then I would suggest paying relatively modest fees and using any supplementary cash for additional tuition where necessary. Then again, if the 100% Thai child does not speak English and has no intention of learning to a high degree of proficiency, then you have a ready made excuse for education differentiation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArranP Posted November 15, 2008 Author Share Posted November 15, 2008 (edited) http://www.satreephuket.ac.th/i dnt think its catholic but it has EP http://www.phuket.net/phuket-living/schools.htm i attended British International School phuket for a short time but in that time i found it a good school many diff people from the world, which i did not like much.. my friend is a farung boy 100% and he goes to the satree phuket school he said he enjoys is a lot. i think thats the best thai system school they got there im not sure. http://www.montessori-thailand.com/introduction.htm Thanks icebkk for the links and school views. Edited November 15, 2008 by ArranP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArranP Posted November 22, 2008 Author Share Posted November 22, 2008 (edited) There seems to be a positive point about putting them through a Thai education system, that the child will identify with the Thai culture and what it is to be Thai, where they may not get this from International schools? I was reading some posts from grown up half Thai / half Fallang children, where they commented on how they liked that they had this exposure/knowledge to the Thai culture. This is also a valuable point when considering the education for a child. Edited November 22, 2008 by ArranP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArranP Posted November 26, 2008 Author Share Posted November 26, 2008 (edited) Is there an agency/entity in Thailand I can contact to get advice on whether to put my child through thai education or international education system, the advantages/dis-advantages of both routes, options for going onto universities in Thailand and/or Britiain when they're older. I don't want to be making decisions now that may limit them in the future. Edited November 26, 2008 by ArranP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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