Oonchai Chayaburakul, an employee at an export company, agreed, saying she was willing to pay more than Bt300,000 annually to ensure her daughter received a better education. The reason I send my daughter to an international school is not because of the language. I want her to think critically and be able express her ideas. Good Thai schools are also expensive. It's a way of giving the best to your children.
Foreign investors see potential in the international school business.
Huge sums have been invested in modern facilities and big campuses like the New International School of Thailand, Harrow International School and Dulwich International College. International kindergartens, which are required to have a floor space of only 90 square wah, have also mushroomed. As the international school business expands, many Thai schools are trying to upgrade their English courses. 36 private schools now offer a special English program, adapted from the general education curriculum. Every subject is taught in English except Thai and Thai Social Studies.