HeadStart International School Phuket (+ Chaofah campuses) vs BCIS Phuket (Berda Claude)
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Photo: Google MapsHeadStart International School Phuket (+ Chaofah campuses)
Phuket, Wichit · Phuket
Photo: Google MapsBCIS Phuket (Berda Claude)
Phuket, Chalong · Phuket
In short
How they differ
- On published fees, BCIS Phuket (Berda Claude) is the less expensive of the two: its range (฿302,000 – ฿502,500 / year) sits against ฿347,000 – ฿540,000 / year at HeadStart International School Phuket (+ Chaofah campuses) — a gap of ฿37,500 at the top of the range and ฿45,000 at entry level.
- Curriculum: HeadStart International School Phuket (+ Chaofah campuses) lists British, Cambridge IGCSE/A-Level; BCIS Phuket (Berda Claude) lists Cambridge British + French national (dual). That difference — not the brand name — is what most affects transferability to your next school or university system.
- Over 13 years at today's fees, the midpoint totals are ฿5,765,500 at HeadStart International School Phuket (+ Chaofah campuses) and ฿5,229,250 at BCIS Phuket (Berda Claude) — a difference of ฿536,250 before annual increases.
- History differs: HeadStart International School Phuket (+ Chaofah campuses) was founded in 2005, BCIS Phuket (Berda Claude) in 2017.
| HeadStart International School Phuket (+ Chaofah campuses) | BCIS Phuket (Berda Claude) | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Phuket, Wichit · Phuket · South | Phuket, Chalong · Phuket · South |
| Founded | 2005 | 2017 |
| Grades / ages | 2–18 | 2–18 |
| Curriculum | British, Cambridge IGCSE/A-Level | Cambridge British + French national (dual) |
| Accreditation / notes | EDT (school prospectus) | — |
| Annual tuition | ฿347,000 – ฿540,000 / year [O] Official fees Full fees breakdown | ฿302,000 – ฿502,500 / year [O] Official fees Full fees breakdown |
| Est. 13 years | ฿4,511,000 – ฿7,020,000 at today's fees, before annual increases | ฿3,926,000 – ฿6,532,500 at today's fees, before annual increases |
| Fee history (recorded) | +10.7% on recorded points, 2020/21 → 2024/25 (4 school years recorded) Fee history | +23.1% on recorded points, 2020/21 → 2024/25 (5 school years recorded) Fee history |
| Boarding | No | No |
| Nearest rail station | — | — |
| Google rating | No live Google rating (Google removed K-12 reviews in Apr 2025) | No live Google rating (Google removed K-12 reviews in Apr 2025) |
| School website | Visit website → | Visit website → |
Fees are the published annual ranges in our dataset (checked 2026-10-06); one-off enrolment charges, deposits and transport are additional — each school's fees page shows the published wording in full. Enrolment/student numbers are not shown because neither school publishes a figure we could verify in this pass.
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