Garden International School, Eastern Seaboard, Ban Chang | |
Native Name: | โรงเรียนนานาชาติการ์เด้น อีสเทิร์นซีบอร์ด บ้านฉาง |
Type: | Private, International School |
Head Name: | Head of School |
Head: | Jackie Houghton |
Established: | 1994 |
Location: | 188/24 Moo 4, Phla Road, Phla Subdistrict, Ban Chang, Rayong |
Country: | Thailand |
Coordinates: | 12.6934°N 101.0473°W |
Enrollment: | 500+ |
Garden International School, Eastern Seaboard, Ban Chang, also known as the Garden International School Rayong (GIS) is located in Ban Chang district, around 170 kilometers to the south-east of Bangkok.
The school was established in 1994. It offers a British curriculum and has full accreditation from the Council of International Schools (CIS). It follows the UK National Curriculum in all year groups; at secondary level it teaches IGCSEs and then switches to the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. Its students sit the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) and the International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB) [1]
There are around 500 students representing more than 40 different nationalities. As well as involving all students’ in house activities, the school has a daily programme of extra-curricular activities, with many being run by the teachers and free of charge.
GIS is part of the Malaysia-based Taylor's Education Group, which owns schools across South East Asia.[2]
The campus contains 2 swimming pools, a football field, library, auditorium and music classrooms.