It can be challenging for families living outside their own country, and choosing the school for your children can be even more difficult. Parents are faced with choosing between local and international schools, different curriculums, day schools and boarding schools.

Why Study in Thailand?

Thailand is amongst the most popular destinations for tourists and expatriates. With its rich cultural heritage, delicious food, and friendly locals, it is dubbed the “land of smiles.” Furthermore, Thailand is a newly industrialised country with an emerging economy, and its culture is influenced by neighbouring countries in Asia, including Lao, Myanmar, Cambodia, China, and India.

With all the aforementioned factors, international boarding schools in Thailand are vibrant communities with students from all over the world. They provide opportunities for children to create friendships and connect with global and local students.

The best boarding schools in Thailand ensure that students are immersed in an educational world where learning is central to all activities. Teachers live on campus and are available for extra help after the school day ends, meaning boarding students often progress more quickly academically than they otherwise would.

Boarding at Rugby School Thailand

Among the numerous international schools in Thailand, Rugby School is a unique British international school near Pattaya and within easy reach of Bangkok. The School aims to develop each student into an academically apt, kind and well-rounded individual who can achieve in all areas of life and boarding further supports this aim.

As one of the best boarding schools in Thailand, Rugby School not only provides academic excellence but also nurtures the mind, body, and spirit of all students. The boarders enjoy an 80-acre campus with state-of-the-art facilities, fresh air, a natural environment in, a beautiful remote location, and expert pastoral care to provide physical and emotional wellbeing throughout their boarding experience.

Rugby’s boarding school adopts a family-friendly and flexible approach, with 3 distinct boarding options:

• Part Boarders

The Part Boarders option allows students to board up to 3 nights per week. The nights must be booked with the house staff, and they will be fixed for the whole term. Part boarding is available for students aged 10 to 13 years old only.

• Weekly Boarders

Weekly Boarding would be able to stay at the campus all week and head home during the weekends. This is one of the most popular choices for expat families living in or near the Bangkok area. Rugby School Thailand is near Bangkok, and provides transport to and from the city on Friday to Monday each week.

• Full Boarders

Full Boarding is the option for students who live further afield or who want to throw themselves more fully into boarding life. They enjoy a full weekend programme in evenings and weekends; they go home for fixed ‘Exeat’ weekends (usually two per term), half term holidays and during term breaks. However, Rugby has ‘Holiday House Parents’ to accommodate any boarders who cannot go home at these times, and families can also request additional time away from school via the boarding house staff.

Rugby School Thailand’s boarding students become part of a unique family of friends, living in purpose built boarding houses that provide a nurturing home environment where happy memories are made along with academic growth. Conversation, kindness and support are always at hand, and the boarding community enjoy a joyful, active boarding lifestyle.

Rugby School Thailand

‘The Whole Person, The Whole Point’ is the School ethos. It has a 450-year-old British private school legacy that it has used to create a leading British international school within easy reach of Bangkok, Thailand. The aim at Rugby School is to improve the individual outcome for every student in its care with academic excellence, co-curricular activities and traditional values. Its award-winning education promotes a diverse, happy and active lifestyle for day and boarding students.