British Columbia International School Bangkok: Useful info for parents

Language of instruction		English
Native English teachers
Extra languages (other than English)
Class sizes	Average	11 students / class
Class sizes	Maximum	17 students / class
Extracurricular activities
School bus

Yearly fees:	470,000 ฿

School fees for a 12 year old child in THB valid for the academic year 2019/2020

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Number of students	146
Number of nationalities represented in the school	12 and more each day.
Most common nationality	Thai
Ratio of local students to international students	70% to 30%

Max. number of students per class	17
Average number of students per class	10-12
Does the school employ teaching assistants?	Yes
Native English speaking teachers	Yes
Language support for students not fluent in English	Yes
Additional language classes offered by the school	English and Thai
Use of technology in the classroom	Yes
Do teachers assign homework to their students?	Yes
Approximate hours of homework given	Depending on the child's age. Children are not given large amounts of homework, and never new work

Uniform required	Yes
Waiting list	No
Entry evaluation for students	Yes
Brief description of entry evaluation required	Entry exams for all ages
Deadline for registration (new academic year)	There is no deadline in grades K3-G9.
Students can join after academic year begins	Yes
Percentage of students who pursue further education post-graduation	95%
External examinations or assessments available	Students may choose to sit SAT examinations as we are an official test centre but most do not.
Do students practice religion at the school? What religion?	No customs and culture only
School bus service available	Yes

Dedicated staff/programs for students with special learning needs	Yes ELL/ELA
Learning support offered	Thai as an additional language support and English ELL support
The school supports gifted, able and talented students	Our class sizes are very small and students are encouraged to move at their own pace, either slowly or quickly both with support
Student access to education psychologist	Yes from 2019-20

School start time	8 am
School finish time	2.40pm
Supervised care before/after school	The school offers clubs and activities but not supervised care after 4 pm.
Extracurricular activities or clubs offered	Monday to Friday we offer afternoon activities that range from Top Flight Basketball coaching, Chelsea Football club coaching, Advanced Inventor, Harry Potter Club, A Taste of French, Art Club, Music and Cooking Club. These clubs change every term.
School provided lunches	Yes we have the top Bangkok school catering company Epicure providing healthy and interesting international buffet daily plus morning and afternoon snack
Food alternatives for special dietary needs (ie. vegan, kosher, halal etc)	Yes, we offer vegan options daily together with vegetarian and replacement items for allergies or special diets etc.
Sports activities included	Hockey and Ice Hockey are offered together with Basketball, Volleyball, Futsal, Swimming, Badminton and Track, and Field
Sports facilities at the school	Yes we have a state of the art gymnasium and currently building a five-lane swimming pool for competitions.
Sports teams or sport competitions available for students	We are part of the CISSA organization for sport and we compete with other schools in all school sports and travel within Asia as well to compete

Qualities and characteristics best defining the school	We are an inclusive school with a kind caring community. We value and treat each student as an individual. We provide students with the skills needed to achieve success and for them to discover how to lead and not just follow. We only employ NES (native English speaking) highly experienced teachers from Canada, Australia, United Kingdom, USA, and South Africa.
Teaching approach of the school	Inquiring Learning. We have an open-ended approach to learning guided by students through questions, research, and curiosity. This nutures students passions and talents and give a deeper understanding by going beyond memorizing of facts and content. Students then learn to own their learning and reach their goals.

Yearly fees, 710,000 ฿