Curriculum, fees and location, side by side.
For families, the school decides everything.
Where you live, how long you drive, what paradise costs.
Phuket has a serious lineup: a global IB school, a British school with boarding, a French stream, an American option and a Thai-rooted Cambridge school.
Here’s how they compare, with 2026–27 fees straight from each school.
A British-curriculum school from Nursery to Year 13, with IGCSE, the IB Diploma and BTEC in the senior years. Weekly and full boarding are available from Year 4 (BISP).
Part of the global UWC movement, teaching the full IB from early years to the Diploma, with boarding available (UWC Thailand).
A British-curriculum school for ages 2 to 18, with IGCSE, A-Level and BTEC, on two campuses: Cherngtalay and Chaofah City. One fee table covers both (HeadStart).
Part of the ISP school group, teaching the Cambridge curriculum through IGCSE and A-Level, with a French National Curriculum stream at the same fees (BCIS Phuket).
The most affordable of the six, teaching the English National Curriculum through IGCSE and A-Level for ages 2 to 18, with Thai roots in the Kajonkiet school network (KIS Phuket).
An American-style school using QSI’s mastery-learning approach. Fees are published in US dollars (QSI Phuket).
It depends on your child. BISP for a British pathway with the IB Diploma and boarding, UWC Thailand for the full IB, HeadStart near Bang Tao, BCIS for Cambridge or French, KIS for value, and QSI for an American-style education.
For 2026–27, annual tuition runs from about ฿285,000 to ฿982,700, depending on school and year group. Joining fees, deposits and extras come on top.
HeadStart’s Cherngtalay campus. UWC Thailand in Thalang is a short drive north.
Yes. UWC Thailand teaches the full IB, and BISP offers the IB Diploma.
Shortlisting schools, booking visits and driving you between campuses. Phukether Concierge makes the biggest family decision a lot simpler.