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I'm sorry if the title is misleading.

Basically, our daughter starts P1 in the new year and we love going to visit the Uk in the English summertime. I don't have enough cash to put her through a snobby international school, and doubt if any Thai schools will allow acations or a month or so mid-term (July/August).

Cheap international school? Private Thai school with a bundle of notes under the table? HELP!!

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

ps. We live in the Taling Chan area

Posted (edited)

Don't know of any schools around Taling Chan but here's my view anyway.

I don't like international schools very much, I find bilingual school much better for the future of a half western / half Thai child. I would expect that there are circumstances where a private bilingual school would be OK with the child leaving for a month in the middle of a term. The school would bring up the issue about the child getting behind, if that is not a real problem or something that can be worked on, then I think they would be perfectly OK - as long as you still pay the school fees for the time of course. Government schools would not allow it I would think. I dislike private Thai schools, bad option as they push raw knowledge way too much and often don't care about the development of children, anything for money so they would allow if if you pay

Good Luck

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Our boys (7yrs and 4yrs) are in Lertlah School on Phethkasem 77.

We are pretty happy with it and the rates are quite reasonable.

They have both a bilingual and international program.

www.lertlah.com

Feel free to PM me if you have any specific questions.

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I think placing ur child in a bi-lingual school the first 5-6 years is the way to go.

Most better thai schools (at least those here in Phuket) offer a thai program and an English program. Thai schools get out april and may so she will be home then you will be taking her out for the summer June and July, first few years would be ok but not after year 4 or so. IMHO

No idea of costs in Bangkok but here in Phuket

Bi-lingual school apx 80,000- 120,000 baht/year

International school ( BIS, PIA, QSI)

352,000-450,000/year

Big diference in the pocketbook. BUT all we can do as parents is give the best eduation to our kids as we can.

Posted

I think placing ur child in a bi-lingual school the first 5-6 years is the way to go.

Most better thai schools (at least those here in Phuket) offer a thai program and an English program. Thai schools get out april and may so she will be home then you will be taking her out for the summer June and July, first few years would be ok but not after year 4 or so. IMHO

No idea of costs in Bangkok but here in Phuket

Bi-lingual school apx 80,000- 120,000 baht/year

International school ( BIS, PIA, QSI)

352,000-450,000/year

Big diference in the pocketbook. BUT all we can do as parents is give the best eduation to our kids as we can.

Thanks for posting that. Prices in Bangkok are very similar to Phuket, more schools in Bangkok so more variation in prices (bilingual 60,000 to 150,000, international 300,000 to 500,000) but good schools are around the same I think - bilingual 100 to 110,000 per year, international 350 to 400,000 up

Bilingual is a good choice :)

Good Luck

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