HeadStart International School Cherngtalay
Choeng Thale · Thalang
The second HeadStart campus, purpose-built on a hillside in Cherng Talay, Thalang, teaching the National Curriculum for England from the youngest classes; it has a 50-metre pool, a sports hall and dance studios. It shares the fee schedule of the Chaofah City campus: 347,000 THB a year in preschool to 540,000 THB from Year 7 in 2026/27, and runs a school bus for Years 1–9.
At a glance
- Lessons inEnglish
- Ages2–14Foundation to Year 9
- CurriculumNational Curriculum for England
- Finishes withThe school's British track leads to IGCSEs at 16, then AS and A Levels, or the vocational BTEC, at 18 in the Sixth Form.
- Fees per year฿347,000 – ฿540,000/ yearPer year, 2026-27; the range runs from the youngest to the oldest year group.
- WhereChoeng Thale · ThalangCherng Talay, Thalang
- StatusOpenInternational school
Facts checked 3 October 2026 on headstartphuket.com (opens in a new window) and the OPEC register (opens in a new window).
The campus
- A purpose-built campus on 24 rai of mountainside: secondary, art and music classrooms, a sports hall, a 50 m pool, dance studios and a dining hall
HeadStart International School Cherngtalay and the homes around it
- HeadStart International School Cherngtalay
- 0 homes for rent within 1.5 km, priced per month
- Bus stops: not published by the school
Apartments and villas, the catalog
Homes for rent near HeadStart International School Cherngtalay
No home for rent within 1.5 km of the school yet; the catalog's map shows homes farther away.
2026-27
Money
Tuition, 2026-27
| Year group | Amount | Per |
|---|---|---|
| Preschool | ฿347,000 | per year |
| Early Years – Reception | ฿360,000 | per year |
| Years 1–6 | ฿480,000 | per year |
| Years 7–9 | ฿540,000 | per year |
| Years 10–11two payments of 270,000 | ฿540,000 | per year |
| Years 12–13two payments of 270,000 | ฿540,000 | per year |
yearly total of the 2026/2027 fee schedule (three terms, e.g. Years 1–6: 192,000 + 144,000 + 144,000); the schedule is one for both campuses
Paid once
| Item | Amount | Per |
|---|---|---|
| Application fee | ฿8,000 | once |
| Entrance fee (non-refundable) | ฿100,000 | once |
| Endowment feerefunded on permanent withdrawal, less any amount owed, if the child stayed to the end of the school year | ฿75,000 | once |
Extras
| Item | Amount | Per |
|---|---|---|
| Uniform, school bus, academy trips and competitions, school trips, individual music lessons, late pick-upcharged separately; amounts not in the schedule | not listed |
Fees from headstartphuket.com (opens in a new window), checked 3 October 2026.
Hours are not on the pages read; a school bus.
The school day
- School busSchool bus to different parts of the island, morning and afternoon, Monday to Friday, for Years 1–9
Not offered
Boarding
Licence and accreditation
- Licence
OPEC 1183700014 (opens in a new window) — in-system, international (ในระบบประเภทนานาชาติ)
Levels: pre-kindergarten – lower secondary; 621 pupils on the register, seen 30 September 2026.
Contacts
Also worth knowing
- Thai name
โรงเรียนนานาชาติเฮดสตาร์ท เชิงทะเล
- Campuses
This school has 2 campuses; the other one is headstart city.
Written in our own words on 3 October 2026; no names, photographs or biographies of staff are recorded.
12 questions, answered from the school's pages