Start with structure, then compare price. REPS Ban Chang publishes Thai MoE bilingual · Cambridge + Oxford supplementary materials for 1-18; BJP publishes English National Curriculum pathway · IGCSE pathway through Year 10 · GED preparation · ESL support for 2-16. 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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| Dimension | REPS Ban Chang | BJP |
|---|---|---|
| School | Royal English Programme School (REPS) | BJP Elite Academy |
| Directory tier | specialist-bilingual | specialist-bilingual |
| Area | Rayong · 188/46 Moo 4, Pala-Ban Chang Road, Pala, Ban Chang, Rayong 21130 | Banglamung · 163/30 Permsub Garden Resort, near Siam Country Club, Bang Lamung |
| Age / grade span | 1-18 | 2-16 |
| Published curriculum | Thai MoE bilingual · Cambridge + Oxford supplementary materials | English National Curriculum pathway · IGCSE pathway through Year 10 · GED preparation · ESL support |
| Teaching languages | English · Thai | English (medium) · Thai · French (secondary foreign language) |
| Accreditations recorded | Thai Ministry of Education · Office of Private Education Commission (OPEC) | Thai Ministry of Education — school-published accreditation claim |
| Boarding | Yes — verify current fee | No |
| Published tuition range | ฿84,800–฿153,800/yr standard tuition | ฿80,000–฿120,000/yr standard tuition |
| Fee year / verification | 2026/27 · checked 27 July 2026 | 2026/27 · checked 27 July 2026 |
| Record checked | 2026-07-27 | 2026-07-29 |
| Fee structure and extras | School-published 2026/27 tuition, annualised from two equal semesters: Nursery ฿84,800; Kindergarten ฿105,400; Primary 1-6 ฿129,400; Secondary 1-6 ฿153,800. Kindergarten tuition includes lunch, afternoon snacks, milk and resources; the public page does not state the same inclusion set for every other grade. One-time non-refundable application is ฿1,000 and enrolment is ฿10,000 for Nursery or Secondary and ฿20,000 for Kindergarten or Primary; refundable damage deposit ฿10,000. A non-refundable waiting-list booking fee of ฿10,000 applies when used. Optional extra classes cost ฿9,900/semester; visa documents are ฿15,000/family. Weekly boarding is ฿80,000/semester and full boarding ฿85,000/semester, plus a ฿10,000 refundable boarding deposit. Bus is ฿18,100-฿27,700/semester by route. Sibling tuition discount is 5% for the second child and 10% for the third and subsequent children. The official uniform page publishes no prices, and no current tariff was found for trips, learning support or external examinations. The rendered 2026/27 calendar starts classes on 11 May 2026, ends the main year on 12 March 2027 and lists optional summer programmes through April. | 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. |
| Sibling discount | 5% second child · 10% third and subsequent children | 10% second · 15% third · 20% fourth |
| Year established | Not school-published | Not school-published |
| Student count | Not school-published | Not school-published |
| Campus size | Not school-published | Not school-published |
| Primary fee source | https://repsbanchang.com/fees/ | https://www.bjp-pattaya.com/index.html#fees |
| Full editorial | REPS Ban Chang → read editorial | BJP → read editorial |
| Published support-cost label | No language- or learning-support tariff appears on the current 2026/27 fee page. | ESL is a published programme/tuition category at ฿120,000/year, not a separate learning-support tariff. |
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.
REPS Ban Chang publishes Thai MoE bilingual · Cambridge + Oxford supplementary materials for 1-18; BJP publishes English National Curriculum pathway · IGCSE pathway through Year 10 · GED preparation · ESL support for 2-16. Ask for a current weekly timetable, not only a curriculum logo, so you can see which subjects are actually taught in each language.
REPS Ban Chang publishes ฿84,800–฿153,800/yr standard tuition; BJP publishes ฿80,000–฿120,000/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.
REPS Ban Chang: 2026/27, checked 27 July 2026. BJP: 2026/27, checked 27 July 2026. The comparison uses standard published tuition before full-year-payment discounts; discounted figures are labelled as such. 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. REPS publishes weekly boarding at ฿160,000/year and full boarding at ฿170,000/year, plus a ฿10,000 refundable boarding deposit. BJP: 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.
REPS and BJP publish relatively accessible fee bands, but they lead through different systems. REPS follows a Thai Ministry bilingual route through Secondary 6; BJP describes an English National Curriculum pathway, IGCSE preparation through Year 10 and a separate GED option.
Ask both schools to put the proposed class, start date and placement basis in writing. At REPS, request the current timetable showing which subjects are taught in Thai and English and where Cambridge or Oxford materials supplement the Thai route. At BJP, ask how the English pathway is sequenced by year, which subjects form the IGCSE preparation and what happens after Year 10.
For an older child, confirm examination registration, awarding body, subjects expected to run and the credential the route is designed to produce. BJP’s GED preparation is a distinct option and should not be treated as identical to its IGCSE pathway. Ask likely receiving institutions to verify important recognition questions independently.
Observe a normal lesson in the proposed year. Note teaching language, how unfamiliar work is explained, how pupils receive feedback and how teachers respond to different working speeds. Request anonymised pupil work and the report format parents receive. A materials brand or curriculum label is less informative than evidence from the class the child will join.
If language or learning support may be needed, ask who assesses it, what provision occurs in class, frequency, group size, review date and cost. BJP publishes an ESL tuition row, but the family still needs to know what it includes. REPS has no current public learning-support tariff, so obtain any child-specific provision and price in writing.
REPS annualised tuition is ฿84,800 for Nursery, ฿105,400 for Kindergarten, ฿129,400 for Primary and ฿153,800 for Secondary. Application is ฿1,000; enrolment is ฿10,000 for Nursery or Secondary and ฿20,000 for Kindergarten or Primary; the refundable damage deposit is ฿10,000. A ฿10,000 non-refundable waiting-list booking fee applies when used.
REPS also publishes optional extra classes at ฿9,900 per semester, bus at ฿18,100–฿27,700 per semester and visa documents at ฿15,000 per family. Kindergarten tuition includes lunch, snacks, milk and resources, but do not extend that inclusion to other grades without written confirmation. Weekly boarding is ฿80,000 per semester and full boarding ฿85,000, plus a refundable boarding deposit.
BJP’s tuition is ฿80,000 for Preschool, ฿100,000 for Kindergarten or Reception and ฿120,000 for Primary, Secondary and ESL, with ฿12,000 annual registration. Two instalments add ฿5,000 and three add ฿10,000. Books or course materials, insurance, canteen, bus and uniform are separately priced.
Build totals for acceptance, the complete first year and a recurring year. Compare REPS and BJP on the payment pattern the family will use, and apply sibling discounts only after written confirmation. Include boarding only if genuinely relevant. Record refundability, notice periods and due dates beside every material sum.
REPS publishes continuity through Secondary 6 in the Thai bilingual route. Ask how graduates use that credential and what English-language evidence may accompany applications. BJP’s recorded span ends at 16, so identify the next route before enrolment: later secondary study, GED, another qualification or transfer. Ask when applications should begin and what transcript BJP supplies.
Run one relocation scenario for both schools. Ask a likely receiving school how it would place the child and which reports, examination records and language evidence it needs. This turns vague portability claims into a concrete document and timing check.
REPS is in Pala, Ban Chang; BJP is near Siam Country Club in Banglamung. Drive both routes at actual school times and include work, siblings and activities. If considering REPS boarding or either bus, obtain exact pickup, return, supervision and weekend arrangements rather than treating transport as a solved line item.
Finish with one sheet covering placement, language by subject, classroom evidence, complete costs, support, travel and the next pathway checkpoint. Save the offers and calendars together and resolve every documented mismatch before the acceptance deadline and before paying any non-refundable charge.
REPS Ban Chang publishes Thai MoE bilingual · Cambridge + Oxford supplementary materials for 1-18; BJP publishes English National Curriculum pathway · IGCSE pathway through Year 10 · GED preparation · ESL support for 2-16.
REPS Ban Chang publishes ฿84,800–฿153,800/yr standard tuition; BJP publishes ฿80,000–฿120,000/yr standard tuition. Compare the grade-specific total after mandatory registration and extras, not the endpoints alone.
REPS Ban Chang: 2026/27, checked 27 July 2026. BJP: 2026/27, checked 27 July 2026. The comparison uses standard published tuition before full-year-payment discounts; discounted figures are labelled as such.
REPS publishes weekly boarding at ฿160,000/year and full boarding at ฿170,000/year, plus a ฿10,000 refundable boarding deposit. BJP: 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.
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