A British education is based on the English or British National Curriculum. In Britain, it is compulsory for children between the ages of 5 and 16, with clear provision made for students, based on their ages, in specific developmental Key Stages. A defined curriculum accompanies each Key Stage, with clear assessments and examinations to monitor and track each child’s progress. Each Key Stage encompasses core subjects, including English, mathematics, science and information technology, as well as foundation subjects in the humanities, creative and performing arts, modern languages and physical education.
Students study the International version of the General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) over the two years of Key Stage 4, from the age of 14 to 16. This includes core and elective subjects. Upon completion of Key Stage 4, students sit for the IGCSE examinations, a formal assessment of the child’s attainment of his or her compulsory education. Students planning to attend university continue onto Key Stage 5 to complete two years of advanced courses, comprised of A Level courses and/or the IB in Years 12 and 13.
Established over 50 years ago, the A Level programme has been the primary qualification for further education in the United Kingdom, a tried and tested model, often referred to as the “Gold Standard” by global universities. An A Level programme offers depth and breadth through a challenging and academic learning path. Typically, students choose three or four subjects in their first year of study [Y12 in the UK curriculum] before narrowing to three in the second year [Y13]. Students focus on subjects where individual abilities, passions and strengths lie.
Here in Bangkok we are fortunate enough to have many exceptional British Schools and the following schools are listed only in alphabetical order not in order of ranking.
- Acacia (Sathorn)
- Acacia (Ekkamai)
- ABC Pathways International Kindergarten
- The Apple Tree International Kindergarten
- Annabel’s Early Years International Kindergarten
- Ascot International School
- Bangkok International Preparatory & Secondary School (Bangkok Prep)
- Bangkok Patana School (BPS)
- BERNIE British International Prepatory Centre
- Bright Skies International School
- Brighton College Bangkok
- Bromsgrove International School Thailand (BIST)
- Casa Bambino International Preschool
- Crescent International School
- DBS Denla British School
- DADI International Kindergarten Thonburi Branch
- DADI International Kindergarten Narathiwas Branch
- The First Steps International Pre-School & New Primary School
- Hampton International School
- Hampton International Pre-School, Sathorn Campus
- Harrow International School Bangkok
- Keaes Acadmics (Language & Tutorial School)
- Kensington International Kindergarten
- KiddyKare International Kindergarten
- Kidz Village International Kindergarten
- Kids’ Academy International School
- King’s College International School Bangkok
- Little Treehouse Nursery
- Modern International School Bangkok (MISB)
- OISCA International Kindergarten and Day Care
- Outdoor School Bangkok (OSB)
- Pallies International Daycare and Preschool
- Prep International Kindergarten
- RBIS International School
- Regent’s International School, Bangkok
- Raintree International School
- Seeh Phinong International Kindergarten
- Rugby School Thailand
- Shrewsbury International School Bangkok City Campus (SHC)
- Shrewsbury International School Bangkok Riverside (SHR)
- Siam Singapore International School
- Singapore International School Suvarnabhumi (SISB Suvanabhumi)
- Singapore International School Bangkok (SISB Prach Uthit)
- Singapore International School Thonburi (SISB Thonburi)
- St Andrews International School Samakee
- St Andrews International School Bangkok (STA)
- St Andrews International School, Dusit
- St Andrews International School, Green Valley
- St Andrews International School, Sathorn
- St Andrews International School, Sukhumvit 107
- St Stephen’s International School
- St Stephen’s International School (Khao Yai)
- Storytime Preschool Bangkok
- Thonglor Greenfield Nursery
- Traill International School
- Tinytots International School
- Wellington College International School Bangkok (WCIB)
