Rugby School Thailand

Rugby School Thailand
โรงเรียนนานาชาติรักบี้
Location
Bang Lamung District
Chonburi Province, 20150
Thailand
Information
School type British Private School
International School
Boarding School
Motto Orando Laborando
(Latin: "I prayed, I worked / Through prayer I work")
Established 2017
Sister school Rugby School UK
Headmaster Nigel Westlake
Gender Co-Educational
Education system Britain's National Curriculum
Language English
Website www.rugbyschool.ac.th

Rugby School Thailand (Thai: โรงเรียนนานาชาติรักบี้) (RST) is a private coeducational international school in Bang Lamung District, Chonburi, Thailand. It is a day and boarding school similar to its sister school, Rugby School in the UK. Its 80-acre (190 rai campus is approximately 110 km from Bangkok and 20 km from Pattaya. RST offers Britain's national curriculum to both Thai and international students.

In September 2017, the prep and pre-prep school opened for pre-nursery up to Year 6. Years 7-13 will open in September 2018, with boarding available for Year 3 students and above.[1]

History

In 2015, Nigel Westlake, former Headmaster of Packwood Haugh School and Brambletye School, joined with Wisdom Enterprise (owned by the Teepsuwan family) to set up a new international school in Thailand.[2] With over 30 years' experience in the UK independent sector, with 15 of those as head, Mr. Westlake serves as the founding headmaster of the new project.

After presenting their plans and receiving positive feedback from 14 schools in the UK, the founders chose to partner with Rugby School [3]

The 80 acre campus is open for pre-prep and prep school and will open for senior school in September 2018.

Curriculum

Rugby School Thailand offers the UK National Curruculum, supplemented by selected components of the British Private School Curriculum, for key stages 0-2 from pre-nursery up to Year 6 (ages 2-10).[4]

In September 2018, the school opened with 145 students for key stages 3-5 (ages 12-18) and also offer the internationally recognised qualifications IGCSEs, and A-Levels. The school will eventually be able to accommodate roughly 1,250 pupils.[5]

Boarding

Boarding at Rugby School Thailand will begin in September 2018 and will be available to children from years 3-13 and will offer three different boarding options.[6]

  1. Day boarding - Day pupils may board for up to two fixed nights per week.
  2. Weekly boarding - Weekly boarders board for four or five nights per week (Monday to Friday).
  3. Full boarding - Full boarding pupils will board every night of the week throughout the term. They will be able to go home at leave weekends or over half-term.

Fees

Tuition fees range from 380,000 to 550,000 baht per year. Boarding fees range from 340,000 to 440,000 baht yearly.[7]

Campus

At the 80-acre campus, facilities include:

  • Four swimming pools: pre-prep, prep (25 metres) and senior (50 m and 25 m)
  • Two sport halls (one covered, one air-conditioned)
  • Golf course
  • 10 basketball courts
  • 10 tennis courts
  • Two futsal pitches
  • Five football/rugby/cricket pitches
  • 400 m track with shaded viewing platform
  • Boarding houses for prep and senior students
  • Lake and boat house
  • Music and drama auditorium
  • Senior art and design centre
  • Senior science centre
  • Sixth form centre
  • Dining halls

References

  1. ↑ "Pre-Prep, Prep, Senior", Rugby School Thailand
  2. ↑ "Wisdom Enterprise collaborates with Rugby School", Bangkok Post EXPAT Forum
  3. ↑ "Rugby School Thailand: The Whole Person is The Whole Point", The BigChilli
  4. ↑ "Academic Ambition", Rugby School Thailand
  5. ↑ "British traditions transplanted in Chon Buri". Bangkok Post. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "Pastoral Care, Boarding", Rugby School Thailand
  7. ↑ "School Fees". Rugby School Thailand. Retrieved 10 February 2018.

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