Garden International School Bangkok | |
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Yannawa, Bangkok Thailand |
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Type | Private, Mixed Day "British International School" |
Established | 1999 |
Head of School | David Figes |
Enrollment | 300 |
Average class size | 20 students |
Student to teacher ratio | 5:1 in Primary and 10:1 in Secondary |
School colour(s) | Blue and White |
Website | www.gardenbangkok.com |
Garden International School Bangkok is a British curriculum international school in Sathon District, Bangkok, Thailand that runs from Early Years up to Year 13. The school is part of the MBF Taylors Ltd. Education Group, which owns schools in Malaysia, Rayong in Thailand and also English language and bilingual schools in both Thailand and Malaysia.
Garden International School Bangkok is a CfBT candidate school., and is accredited by the Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (ONESQA) and the International Schools Association of Thailand. The school is also a Cambridge Examinations Centre.
For Sport and Physical Education, the school competes in The Greater Bangkok Athletics Conference (GBAC).
The school provides a British education based on the National Curriculum of England and Wales and accepts students from Early Years, up to Year 13.
All students up to the end of Year 9 study the core areas of English, Science, Mathematics, Music, Art, a Foreign Language, Humanities, Computing and Physical Education. After the completion of Year 9, students study their core IGCSE subjects of English, Maths and Science choosing additional IGCSE subjects so that students take other subjects that are of personal interest and could lead to further study at A Level.
Students in years 10 and 11 study a mix of subjects at the International General Certificate of Secondary Education level (IGCSE) which is the culmination of study at Key Stage 4.
The IGCSE subjects available are:
Students at the start of Year 12 study for a further two years with the completion of the Advanced Subsidiary Level (AS Levels) at the end of year 12 and then progressing into Year 13 where students go to complete their A2 Levels to provide completion of the complete A Level which is the culmination of study for Key Stage 5. Students study four subjects at AS Level and then continue with three subjects to complete their studies at A Level.
The subjects for AS and A Level are:
Garden students perform consistently well in external examinations, with 94% of the class of 2016 attaining at least five IGCSEs with grades A*-Cs and 34% of IGCSE grades being A* or As.