Bangkok - School Report Question and Answers
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There are countless schools in the Bangkok area, so it's easy to miss St. Andrews 71 (because there are a million St. Andrews schools in Bangkok). The school genuinely cares about the students. I watched my children flourish during our first year at the school. I can't wait to see where we go this year. - Aug 2023
We would advise prospective parents to research the curriculum and values carefully before choosing this school. - Mar 2023
bottom line as mentioned.....if you are conservative, a person of faith or believe in traditional family values then ISB will not be a good school for you. You are better off choosing a school in Bangkok that is more traditional such as the Bangkok Christian International School. - Jan 2023
Originally we applied for NIST as we live in downtown Bangkok, but missed the deadline, due to arriving in October. NIST was the largest city school near us, and then Patana was bigger but it was further towards the edge of the city. We are glad we went with Patana. NIST parents have told me that NIST had major bullying and clique issues, and besides that it would take almost 2 hours sometimes for a child to get home from NIST on a bus transport due to traffic congestion, and they lived fewer than two kilometers away. Some parents from NIST moved their kids to Patana. Patana had occasional traffic as we lived in the City Center, and the latest we had her home was about 30 minutes late (that happened twice during our three years), but never more. The Patana commute was normally about 30-35 minutes in the morning, and 35 minutes in the afternoon on the bus from the City Center to Patana. So the kids could relax/sleep during these commutes. - Apr 2019
The school bus is safe; but if you have a younger child, be sure to request an assigned seat for them so they don't get stuck in musical chairs at the back of the bus with older kids! - Jun 2018
