Bangkok Patana School vs XCL American School of Bangkok — Sukhumvit
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Photo: Google MapsXCL American School of Bangkok — Sukhumvit
Watthana · Bangkok
In short
How they differ
- On published fees, XCL American School of Bangkok — Sukhumvit is the less expensive of the two: its range (฿453,450 – ฿808,630 / year) sits against ฿515,000 – ฿1,014,000 / year at Bangkok Patana School — a gap of ฿205,370 at the top of the range and ฿61,550 at entry level.
- Curriculum: Bangkok Patana School lists English NC, IGCSE, IB DP/CP; XCL American School of Bangkok — Sukhumvit lists American, AP, IB options. 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 ฿9,938,500 at Bangkok Patana School and ฿8,203,520 at XCL American School of Bangkok — Sukhumvit — a difference of ฿1,734,980 before annual increases.
- History differs: Bangkok Patana School was founded in 1957, XCL American School of Bangkok — Sukhumvit in 1983 (ASB founded).
| Bangkok Patana School | XCL American School of Bangkok — Sukhumvit | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Bang Na · Bangkok · Bangkok Metropolitan | Watthana · Bangkok · Bangkok Metropolitan |
| Founded | 1957 | 1983 (ASB founded) |
| Grades / ages | 2–18 | 2–18 |
| Curriculum | English NC, IGCSE, IB DP/CP | American, AP, IB options |
| Accreditation / notes | CIS context; oldest British school in Thailand | — |
| Annual tuition | ฿515,000 – ฿1,014,000 / year [O] Official fees Full fees breakdown | ฿453,450 – ฿808,630 / year [O] Official fees Full fees breakdown |
| Est. 13 years | ฿6,695,000 – ฿13,182,000 at today's fees, before annual increases | ฿5,894,850 – ฿10,512,190 at today's fees, before annual increases |
| Fee history (recorded) | +23.2% on recorded points, 2017/18 → 2024/25 (6 school years recorded) Fee history | +3.7% on recorded points, 2020/21 → 2022/23 (3 school years recorded) Fee history |
| Boarding | No | No |
| Nearest rail station | Bang Na (BTS Sukhumvit) · 1.9 km straight-line | Phrom Phong (BTS Sukhumvit) · 0.8 km straight-line |
| 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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