Serving our community for over 30 years.
Garden International School (GIS) was established in 1994 to meet the educational needs of the growing international community on Thailand’s Eastern Seaboard. Initially catering to the children of expatriates drawn by nearby industrial developments, GIS quickly expanded. It gained recognition from both the Thai Ministry of Education and the UK’s Department for Education and Skills within its first two years. By 1997, GIS became a founding member of the Federation of British International Schools in Asia (FOBISIA) and received accreditation from the International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO) in 1998, offering both the IGCSE and IB Diploma programmes.
In 2012, GIS achieved full accreditation from the Council of International Schools, a distinction that continues to set it apart as the only fully accredited school in the region. Today, the school hosts almost 500 students from around 40 different nationalities, maintaining its reputation as a leading international school in the area.
Our Accreditation
GIS was the first school on Thailand’s eastern seaboard to have full accreditation from the Council of International Schools (CIS).
GIS first gained full accreditation in 2013. Follow-up visits are made every few years to ensure high standards are maintained. During the most recent visit, CIS praised the school for its achievements, including the ‘excellent use of the school Core Values as a guide for decision-making and programme development’ and the ‘positive and supportive school climate’.
Inspectors also liked GIS’s ‘quality and creatively managed’ professional development that is offered to teaching staff, and they highlighted the school’s ‘enthusiastic and capable student body’.
The report added: “GIS is heartily commended for its commitment to the accreditation process. The seriousness with which it has worked to meet the recommendations of the Visiting Team is testimony to its efforts to improve and to the professionalism of its faculty and staff.”
Another strength, according to CIS, is ‘a well operated and safe boarding programme that meets students social and emotional needs.’
CIS helps shape international education through professional services to hundreds of schools around the world.
