FAQs

Early Years follow the English Early Years Foundation stage (FYFS) within a play based, creative and interactive environment.  Years 1- Year 6 follow the English National Curriculum with all lessons taught in English with the exception of the Thai and French language classes. Throughout the school there is an emphasis on developing a positive and nurturing learning environment.

St. Andrews International School, Sathorn was established in January 2003.

St. Andrews International School, Sathorn in accredited by EDT (Educational Development Trust formally CfBT) and Sor Mor Sor (The Office of the Private Education Commission). We are also affiliated with ISAT (International Schools Association of Thailand).

Placement of each child is determined from their date of birth. Our cut-off date for each academic year is 1st September. This is applied to all students who enrol at St. Andrews, no matter what curriculum they may have been studying previously. Please see the Year Listing page for more information.

The academic year starts on the last week of August and follows a three term calendar. Term 1 starts at the end of August and runs until the second week of December. Term 2 January until April (before the Thai New Year) and Term 3 starts from mid-April up to the end of June. Please see dates on the Calendar page.

Yes. We assess all students before enrolling them into St. Andrews International School, Sathorn. For those applicants relocating from abroad, we require the previous and current years’ school reports prior to enrolment.

Here at St. Andrews International School, Sathorn, we offer EAL (English as an Additional Language) to those who need support with the English language. Limited spaces are available for this programme. Please contact the school as soon as you have received your place should you require support.

Our class sizes are kept small to benefit the child's learning environment. The maximum number of children in each class is 20 (less in Nursery and Kindergarten).

All of our teachers are English native speakers with exception of the Thai language teachers who are Thai.

Yes, we offer a wide range of after-school clubs to our students. A list goes out at the beginning of each term for club registrations. Activities vary from sports, arts and crafts, music and languages.

Parents can easily contact the teachers through email or through the school office. As we are a close knit school, parents also can meet and talk to the teachers before and after school.

Students from Nursery to Year Three start lessons at 8.15 am. Nursery students are usually dropped off and allowed to have some outdoor play time before starting at 8.30 am. For Year Four, Five and Six, students start at 8.00 am.

Nursery finishes at noon or attend for the full day. For KG to Year Six, the school day finishes at 2.35pm. After-school activities carry on an hour later on Monday to Thursday.

The school does provide this service. Details on pick up and drop off should be discussed with the Transport department beforehand.

Contact: sat-transport@standrews-schools.com

The school provides students with a healthy snack in the mornings and lunch. We have a selection of Asian, International and Vegetarian food for lunch. Rice, a salad bar and a fruit selection is served daily. We also take great care with children who have severe allergies and make sure that canteen staff and class teachers are aware of such cases.

Yes. The shirts and blouses are a blue and white stripe. The boys wear navy shorts and the girls wear navy culottes. A blue and white PE kit is worn during the PE lessons and a navy swimsuit during the swimming lessons. Black shoes should be worn with the school uniform and proper sports trainers for PE. A hat is also required for outdoor play. Everything listed above is sold at the school except for shoes.