True Annual Cost · Bangkok
True annual cost of international schools in Bangkok
Updated 2026-04-26 · 118 schools with full cost data · 120 schools indexed
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118 international schools in Bangkok have full cost data published. Median published tuition is $10,000 USD per year, while median true annual cost (with capital levy, registration, transport, uniform, technology and activity fees) runs $12,000 USD — roughly 20% above published tuition. Cheapest in the table: PANWA International School at $8,000 USD/year true cost. Most expensive: Shrewsbury International School Bangkok at $28,592 USD.
True-cost dataset · Source: Official international-school fee schedules + IBO, COBIS & CIS accreditation registries · Last verified Apr 27, 2026 (6 weeks ago) · Verify fees, admissions, and current enrollment directly with the school's admissions office.
Key facts
- 118 schools with full cost data published tuition + WhereNext-modeled true annual cost (registration, transport, uniform, activities).
- Median tuition: $10,000/yr published headline tuition midpoint.
- Median true cost: $12,000/yr ~20% above the published tuition median.
- Cheapest: PANWA International School $8,000/yr true annual cost.
- Most expensive: Shrewsbury International School Bangkok $28,592/yr true annual cost.
Schools ranked
118
Median tuition
$10.0k
Median true cost
$12.0k
Median hidden fees
+20%
Curriculum mix
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How we calculate true cost
The True Annual Cost takes the school’s mid-point USD tuition and adds city-calibrated extras for transport, uniform, registration recurrent, lunch, technology fee, and activity fees. The number is scaled by tier — premium-tier schools tend to charge proportionally higher capital levies and ancillary fees than budget schools.
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