The BIG interview part 2: NIST-supremo on fees, regulation and why some schools have profit margins reaching 50%
Mr James Dalziel is Head of School at NIST, one of Thailand’s most well known international schools. In an hour long interview over Zoom with TIS Monitor, he talks frankly about why the number of international schools in Thailand is growing so quickly, regulating the industry and why enrollment fees are used. Also taking […]
The BIG interview part 1: NIST-supremo on Covid-closure, refunds and which students tend to perform better
Mr James Dalziel is Head of School at NIST, one of Thailand’s most well known international schools. In an hour-long interview over Zoom with TIS Monitor, he talks frankly about the challenges facing the school during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the pressure from the board to cut costs and why educating a student at […]
Thailand’s largest schools lagging behind in student-teacher ratios
Despite high fees and well recognized brand names, some of Thailand’s largest international schools are worse than average in terms of their student to teacher ratio. Thailand’s largest international schools pride themselves on the quality of education given at their prestigious establishments. But some of them fall below average when we look at the important […]
When size matters: Looking at Thailand’s largest intl’ schools
According to official figures obtained by TIS Monitor, Bangkok Patana has the most students of any international school in Thailand, with second place going to St Andrews NAE Sukhumvit 71. Some families deliberately choose to enroll their children in large schools with high numbers of students. A larger school usually means a wider selection of […]