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Scotland's Glenalmond College Brings Its Brand to Phuket This August
A purpose-built campus inside a world-class sports resort will make Glenalmond Phuket International School the first overseas outpost of the 178-year-old Scottish group.
Phuket is about to welcome one of the most distinctive British school openings in the region this year. Glenalmond Phuket International School, the first international campus linked to Glenalmond College in Perthshire, Scotland, is scheduled to open in August 2026 inside the Thanyapura Sports and Health Resort in the island's northern Thalang district. According to Tes, the new school will be the first to carry the Glenalmond brand outside the United Kingdom, and its founders have not ruled out further international campuses to follow.
The school will open with Early Years (EYFS) and Primary classes, following the National Curriculum for England. A notable curricular twist sets it apart from most British-branded competitors in the region: Singapore Mathematics is compulsory from Year 1 through Year 9, and Mandarin Chinese is taught throughout, including in Early Years. The school has also signalled a strong focus on digital literacy, with specialist rooms for coding, AI awareness and robotics planned from day one.
A sports resort as a school campus
The partnership with Thanyapura gives the school immediate access to elite sports and wellness infrastructure that most new international schools spend years building toward. Facilities at opening will include a 450-seat multi-purpose auditorium, a lecture theatre, a library, and dedicated specialist rooms for science, art, drama, music, design technology, dance and mindfulness. Secondary provision is planned to follow, likely one year at a time, though the school has noted that strong local interest could accelerate that timeline.
Annual tuition for the 2026 to 2027 academic year runs from THB 270,000 for the youngest Wee Bairns sessions up to THB 950,000 for Years 7 to 9, with a one-time placement fee of THB 200,000. Sibling discounts and a 5% reduction for full-year payment in advance are also available. The school's sister institution in Scotland, Craigclowan School and Nursery, covers EYFS through Year 8, giving families a natural onward route if they return to the UK.
Where it sits in Thailand's 2026 openings wave
Glenalmond Phuket is one of at least five new international schools opening in Thailand this August, joining Dulwich College Bangkok, Highgate International School Thailand, Wycombe Abbey International School Bangkok, and The Jataka School. Together they reflect a sustained wave of British-branded expansion that has moved well beyond Bangkok, targeting resort and second-city markets where demand from both expatriate and affluent local families is growing. For Glenalmond, the Phuket opening represents a strategic bet that its combination of a prestigious Scottish heritage, a sport-centred environment and a hybrid British-Singapore curriculum can carve out a distinctive position in an increasingly crowded field.