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Dulwich College Bangkok set to open doors in Bangna this August
The 400-year-old British institution's first Thai campus is nearing its August 2026 launch, targeting LEED and WELL Gold certification and having already drawn more than 100 applications per teaching post.
Dulwich College International School Bangkok (DCBK) is on course to open its campus in the Bangna district of Bangkok in August 2026, becoming the newest addition to the Dulwich College International (DCI) network, which already spans Singapore, Seoul, Shanghai, Beijing and Suzhou. The school is operated by leading education group Education in Motion (EiM), which partnered with Thai developer Sakol Sathapat to bring the project to fruition.
Located on a 40-rai (15.8-acre) site on Soi Ramkhamhaeng 2, the campus has been designed with low-rise buildings that blend the heritage aesthetic of Dulwich College London with Thai and contemporary architectural influences, inspired by the form of a traditional Thai village. The school is targeting LEED Gold and WELL Gold certification, standards covering green building design and occupant health and wellbeing respectively, which, if achieved, would make it Thailand's first international school to hold both accreditations simultaneously.
Phase one: Early Years to Year 7
At opening, DCBK will welcome students aged three to 11 across Early Years and Junior School, before extending to Year 7 in the 2026–27 academic year. The campus is designed to accommodate up to 1,000 students in its first phase, with facilities including swimming pools, an indoor gymnasium, full-size sports fields and libraries. Subsequent phases will add a Senior School, a performing arts centre and additional learning spaces, with full Sixth Form provision planned by 2029.
The school follows the English National Curriculum, progressing through IGCSEs and, at senior level, a choice of A Levels or the IB Diploma. Founding Head of College Adam Gibson, who previously held leadership roles in Devon and Somerset before a posting at Cranleigh Abu Dhabi, will lead the school from opening. As The Nation Thailand reported, the school has already generated strong staffing interest, with nine teachers joining directly from other Dulwich schools worldwide and more than 100 applications received for every available teaching position.
Thailand's British school boom
DCBK is one of at least four prominent UK independent school campuses opening in Thailand in 2026, alongside Highgate International School, Wycombe Abbey International School Bangkok and Glenalmond Phuket International School. Thailand now counts more than 180 international schools educating over 60,000 students, a dramatic expansion from just five international schools in the early 1990s. Analysts at WhichSchoolAdvisor attribute the current wave to sustained demand for IGCSE, A Level and IB pathways among both the expatriate and a growing local Thai family market.