EFIP vs
BJP Elite Academy.

The verified differences.

EFIP figures come from its 2026/27 financial rules. BJP figures come from the live school fees page checked on 24 July 2026. Tuition is shown separately from mandatory annual registration so the recurring total is not confused with tuition alone.

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The key correction is structural. BJP’s school-published page does not support the former description of parallel French-national and Cambridge streams. French appears as a language offering; the advertised core is English curriculum, IGCSE pathway, GED and ESL. Families needing French-system continuity should assess EFIP’s grade-by-grade AEFE and CNED structure rather than treating the two names as interchangeable.

Compare the next move,
not just this year.

The most important difference appears after the child has settled in. EFIP is designed for families who want French to remain the organising academic system. Its AEFE-listed homologated levels and CNED-supported upper years need to be understood grade by grade, but they give parents a defined question to ask: how will this pupil continue through the French pathway from the entry class to the intended leaving point? BJP is an English-medium school whose current published span ends at Year 10. It advertises an IGCSE pathway and GED option, so an older pupil’s plan must include both the qualification sought and the institution that will provide the next stage.

For a younger child, ask each school to show a sample week for the exact class. At EFIP, establish how much of the day is taught in French, what Thai and English provision looks like, and how intensive French support changes the timetable for a newcomer. At BJP, establish how its English curriculum is sequenced, when IGCSE preparation begins, which subjects are available, and how French as a foreign language fits beside the core timetable. A language named on a website is not the same thing as a curriculum delivered through that language.

For a child entering secondary school, work backwards from the likely destination. A family expecting a move to France or another French-system school should ask EFIP for the pupil’s written grade map, the status of that level, the role of CNED and the records supplied on transfer. A family considering BJP should ask which IGCSE subjects the school will actually enter for the relevant cohort, who the examination centre is, what supervised teaching accompanies any external course, and what pupils normally do after Year 10. Do not rely on a general programme label where a subject list and progression letter can answer the question precisely.

Unknown is not
the same as free.

The published tuition gap is meaningful, but it is not the whole family budget. For 2026/27, EFIP lists tuition of ฿175,000–฿235,000. BJP lists ฿80,000–฿120,000 tuition and a mandatory ฿12,000 annual registration fee, producing a basic recurring band of ฿92,000–฿132,000 before the other named costs. Compare the same child, the same academic year and the same payment timing. Do not compare an early-years rate at one school with an older-year rate at the other, or a discounted payment plan with a standard tariff.

Create two columns for the first year and two for every later year. EFIP publishes a ฿50,000 first-registration charge, ฿5,000 administration and a ฿4,000 new-pupil uniform line, then separate prices for services including transport, meals and some books. BJP publishes books, insurance, meals, transport and uniforms in addition to tuition and annual registration, while its current fee page does not identify a separate one-time entry charge. That absence should be written as “not identified on the published page,” not entered as zero. Ask admissions to confirm every unpriced or unclear line on a dated invoice.

Transport can materially change the result. EFIP publishes ฿35,000 for one-way annual transport and ฿46,000 return. BJP publishes monthly bus bands from ฿2,000 to ฿10,000 depending on direction and distance. A monthly range needs the number of charged months before it can be compared with an annual price. Ask for the stop, collection window, return options after activities, sibling treatment and refund rule. Then add the family’s own driving time if the bus is not usable. A lower school invoice can still produce a harder daily routine.

Sibling discounts also need the same base. EFIP publishes 10% for a second child and 15% for a third or later child. BJP publishes 10% for a second, 15% for a third and 20% for a fourth. Ask which line receives the percentage, whether the discount applies to the youngest child, whether annual registration and extras are excluded, and whether another promotion cancels it. The useful number is the written household total, not the largest percentage printed in isolation.

Make the offer
child-specific.

Take the same short dossier to both admissions teams: recent reports, languages used at home, the child’s reading and writing profile, any current support, expected entry date and likely leaving destination. Ask each school to reply with the proposed class, programme, assessment steps, support plan, full first-year invoice and conditions attached to the place. This turns two broad websites into two offers that can actually be compared.

At EFIP, the decisive checks are the child’s French level, the exact homologation or CNED arrangement for the proposed grade, the timetable effect and cost of intensive French, and the examination arrangements later in the pathway. At BJP, the decisive checks are grade placement, the exact IGCSE or GED plan, the subjects and teaching format available to that cohort, English-language support if needed, and the transfer route after Year 10. In both cases, ask who will review progress and when parents will be told if the initial placement is not working.

A classroom visit should focus on the proposed year group rather than the reception tour. Look at the language pupils use with teachers and one another, the level of independent work, the amount of teacher feedback, class routines and how a new pupil is brought into the lesson. Ask to see anonymised examples of work at the beginning and end of the year. Facilities matter, but pathway clarity, teaching practice and a manageable commute will shape far more of the child’s ordinary week.

Rule out the
wrong product early.

EFIP is not the natural choice for a family seeking a low-cost English-medium route whose child will not use a French-system pathway. It is also not a decision to make from the AEFE label alone: parents of older pupils must be comfortable with the school’s written grade-specific mix of homologated provision and CNED support, including the language demands and any separate charges.

BJP is not a French-national alternative to EFIP merely because French is offered. Its current published core is English curriculum through Year 10, with IGCSE, GED and ESL options. It is also not the obvious choice for a family requiring a published all-through Sixth Form route on one campus. Those families need a documented post-Year-10 plan before paying, not a promise to solve the transition later.

Neither school should be selected from the tuition range alone. The right result is the offer that names the child’s class, language support, qualification path, recurring extras, first-year charges and likely next transition. If either admissions response leaves one of those items vague, keep it marked as an open condition and compare again after the school answers in writing.