Same district. Opposite tiers. TPIS in Nongprue — ISP member since 2025, dual exam-board British, all-in day tuition, Ror Dor Cadet. Regents in Pong — Nord Anglia premium, Lion Cubs from age one from August 2026, boarding from Year 3, and IB Diploma or A-Level choice at 16. Both run British pathways through age 18. The decision is not curriculum overlap — it is tier, boarding, Sixth Form optionality, and whether you are modelling ฿550K or ฿830K per child.
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TPIS and Regents both use their school-published 2026/27 fee PDFs. The table compares standard tuition before full-year-payment discounts and labels Regents’ discounted annual option separately.
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| Dimension | TPIS (Tara Pattana) | Regents (Pattaya) |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2010 (ISP member since 2025) | 1994 |
| Address | 88 M. 13 Pattanakarn Road, Soi Tungklom-Tanman 9, Nongprue, Banglamung | Pong, Banglamung — Pattaya-side commute |
| Network | International Schools Partnership (ISP) since 2025 | Nord Anglia Education (80+ schools globally) |
| Curriculum | British EYFS → Cambridge/Edexcel IGCSE → A-Level | British EYFS → IGCSE → IB Diploma or A-Level |
| Sixth Form pathway | A-Level only (Cambridge + Edexcel dual board) | IB Diploma or A-Level — real choice at 16 |
| Boarding | No — day school only | Yes — from Year 3 · ฿447,000/year standard; 5% annual-payment saving ฿22,350 gives ฿424,650 (+ ฿30,000 retainer) |
| Accreditation | Cambridge CAIE · Pearson Edexcel · EDT ISQM | IB World School since 2002 · Education Development Trust and ONESQA claims are school-published; no current campus-specific CIS claim |
| Early years tuition | ฿273,000/yr Nursery standard | ฿464,000/yr Pre-Nursery standard; annual prepayment ฿440,800 |
| Year 1 tuition | ฿453,000/yr standard | ฿649,000/yr standard; annual prepayment ฿616,550 |
| Year 7 tuition | ฿574,000/yr standard | ฿765,000/yr standard; annual prepayment ฿726,750 |
| Year 10 IGCSE tuition | ฿627,000/yr standard | ฿890,000/yr standard; annual prepayment ฿845,500 |
| Year 13 Sixth Form tuition | ฿665,000/yr standard (Years 12–13) | ฿899,000/yr standard (A-Level or IBDP); annual prepayment ฿854,050 |
| Tuition structure | All-in: meals, insurance, textbooks (Primary + KS3), stationery included | Tuition only — bus, boarding, exam fees separate |
| Enrolment fee | ฿90,000 non-refundable | ฿60K Pre-N–Reception / ฿107K Years 1–13 |
| Application fee | ฿3,000 (Nursery–K) / ฿5,000 (Reception–G12) | ฿7,500 |
| Sibling discount | Tuition: 5% second child and 10% third; the 2026/27 schedule lists no fourth-child rate | 5% third child · 10% fourth and later |
| Special programmes | Ror Dor Army Cadet · Duke of Edinburgh · LAMDA · dual exam-board at IGCSE/A-Level | Nord Anglia MIT/Juilliard partnerships · boarding · IB World School since 2002 |
| Live editorial | TPIS → read editorial | Regents → read editorial |
| Published support-cost label | Separate school labels — “Special Educational Needs” and “English Language & Learning Support”; both are additional costs, with no amount published. | Separate school labels — English Language Acquisition Programme: ฿131,000–฿214,000/year; Personalised Support Programme: ฿27,000–฿92,000/year, plus ฿3,000 inclusion assessment. |
TPIS standard tuition rises from ฿273,000 in Nursery to ฿665,000 in Years 12–13. Regents standard tuition rises from ฿464,000 in Pre-Nursery to ฿899,000 in Years 12–13; its 5% annual-payment option reduces the top row to ฿854,050. TPIS includes lunch, Primary/KS3 textbooks, insurance and standard stationery, while Regents prices several services separately.
If yes — Regents, full stop. It is the only school in this pairing — and one of only three premium British schools in the directory — offering both IB Diploma and A-Level on the same campus at age 16. TPIS runs A-Level only through Cambridge and Edexcel. If your child might want IBDP, enrolling at TPIS now means switching schools at Year 10 or accepting A-Level as the only path.
If boarding is required, Regents is the option in this pairing. It boards from Year 3 at ฿447,000 standard, or ฿424,650 with its 5% annual-payment option, plus a ฿30,000 retainer. TPIS is a day school.
If Nongprue, Huai Yai, or inland Banglamung — TPIS wins on commute. TPIS sits on Pattanakarn Road in Nongprue; Regents is in Pong, 15–25 minutes away depending on traffic and whether you bus. If you are coastal (Jomtien, Pratumnak), both require a bus — but Regents's Nord Anglia bus network is more established for Pong routes. Do not choose TPIS for "Pattaya beach proximity" — neither school is walkable from the coast.
On standard tuition, TPIS is lower at every displayed peer: Year 7 is ฿574,000 versus Regents ฿765,000; Year 10 is ฿627,000 versus ฿890,000; and Years 12–13 are ฿665,000 versus ฿899,000. Regents’ 5% annual-payment option is shown separately.
If you hold a Thai passport and have sons approaching Year 10, TPIS's Ror Dor Army Cadet Programme can waive the 2-year military conscription at age 21 — the only international school in this directory running it. That is a structural reason to choose TPIS that has nothing to do with fees. If your family relocates internationally and you want seamless Nord Anglia transfers across 80+ schools, Regents is the network play. ISP membership at TPIS is only one year old (2025) — ask admissions what has actually changed operationally.
You want Nongprue British at lower fees than TPIS — run MIS vs TPIS (Montessori EYFS, ~฿442K all-in at Year 7). You want premium British boarding without IB — run Rugby vs Regents. You want IB Diploma without Nord Anglia pricing — Garden Rayong or St Andrew's GV are the Rayong alternatives.
TPIS and Regents can both serve an all-through British-school shortlist in Banglamung, but their senior options, boarding, fee tiers and campus routines need to be compared for the child’s exact cohort.
Ask TPIS for the A-Level subjects expected to run for the child’s likely cohort, timetable constraints and minimum class sizes. Ask Regents for the equivalent A-Level information and its IB Diploma subjects and levels. Record the guidance process used to choose a route and request examples connected to the child’s likely university system.
For younger pupils, observe the proposed class before assigning much weight to post-16 breadth. Compare current work, teacher feedback, grouping and parent reporting. Ask how the curriculum changes between primary, lower secondary, IGCSE and sixth form and when families make binding subject choices.
Obtain dated, year-specific invoices from both schools. Compare standard published tuition first, then record annual-payment discounts, deadlines and refund exposure separately. Regents publishes a 5% annual-payment reduction under its stated 2026/27 deadline; TPIS has its own payment structure and discounts that should be applied only on the exact written terms.
Add application, registration or enrolment, deposit or retainer, meals, transport, books, uniforms, devices, trips, experiential programmes, examinations, clubs and language or learning support. Separate money due to accept the place, the complete first year and a recurring year. A fee-band gap is meaningful only after both totals contain equivalent categories.
Regents publishes boarding provision, while TPIS is compared here as a day-school offer. If boarding is genuinely under consideration, inspect the relevant house and document eligible years, nights, weekends, holidays, meals, laundry, activities, medical care, transport, parent contact and every separate charge. Compare that routine with the TPIS day commute. If the child will be a day pupil at either school, remove boarding from the score.
Ask for the actual class size and adult staffing in the offered year. Request who assesses English, learning or wellbeing needs, what help occurs inside class, frequency, group size, duration, review date and price. If support affects acceptance, obtain a child-specific plan and clarify how it continues into examinations and senior subject selection.
Observe a normal transition, lunch or activity period as well as a lesson. The schools’ different scale and facilities matter only through the child’s usable routine, access to teachers, activity availability and sense of belonging.
Drive both routes at actual arrival and collection times despite their shared district label. Include work, siblings and activities. If transport is considered, obtain the exact pickup window, likely journey length, supervision and price. Put school calendars and care coverage beside the route.
Rehearse one change of plan, such as a move abroad or a switch in senior route. Ask what transcript, notice, subject and fee consequences follow. Finish with one evidence sheet containing placement, subjects, classroom fit, complete costs, support, boarding or commute and the next review point; keep all unknowns open until answered in writing.
Save the final quotations, calendars, fee terms and pathway answers together, and review every discrepancy before paying any non-refundable amount.
TPIS is lower at every displayed peer stage on standard tuition: Nursery ฿273,000 versus Regents Pre-Nursery ฿464,000; Year 7 ฿574,000 versus ฿765,000; Year 10 ฿627,000 versus ฿890,000; and Years 12–13 ฿665,000 versus ฿899,000. Regents’ 5% annual-payment option reduces its rows.
No. TPIS runs British through Cambridge and Pearson Edexcel A-Level only. Regents offers IB Diploma or A-Level as a real choice at age 16 — the only Eastern Seaboard school in this directory with both pathways on one campus.
Regents offers boarding from Year 3 at ฿447,000 standard; the 5% annual-payment saving is ฿22,350, giving ฿424,650, plus a ฿30,000 retainer. TPIS is a day school.
TPIS tuition includes Primary and Key Stage 3 textbooks, exercise books, lunch and snacks, on-site accident insurance and standard classroom stationery. Regents prices bus at ฿45,000–฿126,000/year one-way or ฿60,000–฿168,000/year two-way; boarding and examination charges are separate.
If you live in Nongprue and do not need IB Diploma or boarding, TPIS is the structural fit — same postcode, lower fees, Ror Dor Cadet for Thai-passport families. Choose Regents if you need boarding, IBDP optionality at 16, or Nord Anglia network transfers — and accept the Pong commute plus premium fee band.
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