Start with structure, then compare price. BJP publishes English National Curriculum pathway · IGCSE pathway through Year 10 · GED preparation · ESL support for 2-16; BPIS publishes British (English National Curriculum, KS3-5) · Cambridge IGCSE (Y10-11) · AS/A-Level (Y12-13) for 11-18. The table below uses the current directory records and preserves any “primary-undated” or unavailable outcome instead of converting it into an estimate.
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Fee and programme claims were reconciled to the school records on 24 July 2026. A missing fee remains missing; an undated school schedule remains undated.
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| Dimension | BJP | BPIS |
|---|---|---|
| School | BJP Elite Academy | Burapha Pattanasart International School |
| Directory tier | specialist-bilingual | established-international |
| Area | Banglamung · 163/30 Permsub Garden Resort, near Siam Country Club, Bang Lamung | Banglamung · 253/17 Moo 13, Sukhumvit-Pattaya Alley 81, Nongprue, Banglamung, Chonburi 20150 |
| Age / grade span | 2-16 | 11-18 |
| Published curriculum | English National Curriculum pathway · IGCSE pathway through Year 10 · GED preparation · ESL support | British (English National Curriculum, KS3-5) · Cambridge IGCSE (Y10-11) · AS/A-Level (Y12-13) |
| Teaching languages | English (medium) · Thai · French (secondary foreign language) | English (medium) · Thai |
| Accreditations recorded | Thai Ministry of Education — school-published accreditation claim | Thai Ministry of Education · Cambridge Assessment International Education (CAIE) |
| Boarding | No | No |
| Published tuition range | ฿80,000–฿120,000/yr standard tuition | ฿126,000–฿157,500/yr standard tuition |
| Fee year / verification | 2026/27 · checked 27 July 2026 | primary-undated · checked 27 July 2026 |
| Record checked | 2026-07-29 | 2026-07-29 |
| Fee structure and extras | School-published 2026/27 tuition: Preschool ฿80,000; Kindergarten/Reception ฿100,000; Primary, Secondary and ESL ฿120,000. Mandatory annual registration is separate at ฿12,000, making the recurring tuition-plus-registration span ฿92,000-฿132,000. A single tuition payment is due 15 August; two instalments are due 15 August and 15 January; three are due 15 August, 15 January and 15 March. Paying in two instalments adds ฿5,000/year; three instalments add ฿10,000/year. Books/course materials ฿2,000-฿17,500/year; accident insurance ฿2,000/year; canteen ฿400/week or ฿1,500/month; bus ฿2,000-฿10,000/month depending on direction and distance; uniform items ฿100-฿1,500. Sibling tuition discount: 10% second child, 15% third, 20% fourth. GED is ฿120,000 total in the published half-day or full-day formats. | School-published tuition page, academic year not stated: Years 7-10 ฿126,000/year (฿63,000 × two semesters); Years 11-13 ฿157,500/year (฿78,750 × two semesters). The page combines application ฿200, registration/admission ฿30,000 and insurance ฿1,200 as ฿31,400 in one-time entry charges. The fee page describes tuition as all-inclusive, but the school's 2025/26 handbook says extra classes require payment and that its bookstore and school shop sell textbooks, uniforms and class supplies. No public tariff is given for those items, transport, trips or external examinations. Obtain a written, grade-specific inclusion list before accepting a place. Admissions are accepted year-round. |
| Sibling discount | Published — see school record | Not published in the record |
| Year established | Not school-published | 2018 |
| Student count | Not school-published | Not school-published |
| Campus size | Not school-published | Not school-published |
| Primary fee source | https://www.bjp-pattaya.com/index.html#fees | https://bpis.ac.th/school-fees/ |
| Full editorial | BJP → read editorial | BPIS → read editorial |
| Published support-cost label | ESL is a published programme/tuition category at ฿120,000/year, not a separate learning-support tariff. | No language- or learning-support tariff appears on the current primary-undated fee page. |
Do not compare the lowest and highest numbers as though they cover the same grade. Read each school’s fee-structure row, then request the exact grade invoice. Registration, meals, transport, books, support and external examinations can materially change the first-year and recurring totals.
BJP publishes English National Curriculum pathway · IGCSE pathway through Year 10 · GED preparation · ESL support for 2-16; BPIS publishes British (English National Curriculum, KS3-5) · Cambridge IGCSE (Y10-11) · AS/A-Level (Y12-13) for 11-18. Ask for a current weekly timetable, not only a curriculum logo, so you can see which subjects are actually taught in each language.
BJP publishes ฿80,000–฿120,000/yr standard tuition; BPIS publishes ฿126,000–฿157,500/yr standard tuition. Compare the grade-specific total after mandatory registration and extras, not the endpoints alone. If the range covers very different ages, the child’s own row matters more than either endpoint.
BJP: 2026/27, checked 27 July 2026. BPIS: primary-undated, checked 27 July 2026. The comparison uses standard published tuition before full-year-payment discounts; discounted figures are labelled as such. A primary-undated schedule is school-published but cannot safely be assigned to an academic year. Save the dated school document or email alongside the offer.
Compare each published age span with the year your child needs. If either school ends before graduation, shortlist the next school and price that transition now. BJP: no boarding in the record. BPIS: no boarding in the record.
Ask both schools for a dated, grade-specific invoice separating tuition, registration, deposit, meals, transport, books, uniforms, support and examination charges. Also confirm the teaching language, qualification route and next transfer point in writing.
BJP publishes English National Curriculum pathway · IGCSE pathway through Year 10 · GED preparation · ESL support for 2-16; BPIS publishes British (English National Curriculum, KS3-5) · Cambridge IGCSE (Y10-11) · AS/A-Level (Y12-13) for 11-18.
BJP publishes ฿80,000–฿120,000/yr standard tuition; BPIS publishes ฿126,000–฿157,500/yr standard tuition. Compare the grade-specific total after mandatory registration and extras, not the endpoints alone.
BJP: 2026/27, checked 27 July 2026. BPIS: primary-undated, checked 27 July 2026. The comparison uses standard published tuition before full-year-payment discounts; discounted figures are labelled as such. A primary-undated schedule is school-published but cannot safely be assigned to an academic year.
BJP: no boarding in the record. BPIS: no boarding in the record.
Ask both schools for a dated, grade-specific invoice separating tuition, registration, deposit, meals, transport, books, uniforms, support and examination charges. Also confirm the teaching language, qualification route and next transfer point in writing.
BJP and BPIS can both look like budget-conscious English-pathway choices, but their published age ceilings create different plans. BJP’s published route runs through Year 10, with IGCSE and GED references in its record. BPIS publishes a British secondary route for Years 7–13, with school-published IGCSE and AS/A-Level pathways. A family choosing BJP should decide what happens after Year 10 before enrolment; a family choosing BPIS should ask how the proposed Year 7–13 progression works for the child’s intended graduation route. A lower fee does not solve a later transfer.
Ask both schools how they place a child arriving from Thai, bilingual or international education. The key questions are the language of core subjects, prior-record assessment, year placement, support, examination preparation and the documents a future school will need. For BPIS, ask which IGCSE and A-Level subjects are available in the intended cohort and how university guidance works. For BJP, ask how the school prepares a Year 10 leaver for the next institution or credential route. Treat the answer as a child-specific plan, not a general brochure claim.
BJP publishes a 2026/27 English-pathway range of ฿80,000–฿120,000 plus registration in its record. BPIS publishes ฿126,000 for Years 7–10 and ฿157,500 for Years 11–13 on a live but undated tuition page. The important distinction is not only the range; it is the stage, fee year and what is included. Ask for the exact year-group quote, payment dates, application and registration charges, insurance, deposits, transport, books, uniforms, activities, trips, examination fees and learning support.
BPIS describes tuition as all-inclusive while its handbook separately refers to paid extra classes and school-shop supplies. That makes a written inclusion list essential. BJP’s public figures should receive the same treatment: identify every required item and mark unpriced services quote-only. A figure without a current academic year, payment basis or inclusion list is a starting point, not a complete first-year budget.
For a BJP family, begin planning the post-Year-10 move early. Ask how transcripts, references, exam results and curriculum records are issued, which English and Thai documentation is available, and who helps a family explain the child’s placement to the next school. For BPIS, ask how a joining student moves toward the IGCSE and A-Level stages, which subject choices are realistic and what support applies to a child arriving late in the pathway.
Test the ordinary school day as well. Visit the proposed class, drive the actual route at drop-off and collection, ask about transport availability and see how a new child is supported. A practical offer should name the class, fee year, payment basis, support plan and all required charges. Keep the dated fee document, admissions email, placement confirmation and payment terms together before transferring a deposit.
Choose the route that fits the child’s next qualification, language environment, daily journey and complete written cost. Recheck every term if the start date, year group or family plan changes.
Give both admissions teams the child’s date of birth, current reports, language background, support needs, home address and start date. Ask which class is proposed, what assessment is required, whether a place is available and how the first term will be managed. Then request an itemised fee offer. Tuition, entry charges, insurance, books, uniforms, food, transport, activities, examinations and support should all be labelled as compulsory, optional, refundable, non-refundable or quote-only.
Ask the future question before paying. Which documents will the child receive on leaving? Which qualification route is intended? How will the school help with the next transition? These questions are particularly important when one published pathway ends after Year 10 and the other continues through Year 13. The right choice is the one whose daily setting, language, future route and total written cost fit the child together.
Before signing, compare the same child, exact year group and payment basis. Visit the proposed class, test the ordinary commute and ask admissions to confirm every required charge, support arrangement and future transition step in writing. Keep the fee document, quote and placement note together, then recheck them whenever the start date or family plan changes.
Do not assume that a lower annual tuition figure covers the same hours, examinations, supplies or later transfer needs. Current, child-specific information is more valuable than a generic headline price.
Review every current document carefully before payment.
Ask again if terms, placement or family circumstances change.
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