Bangkok
Dulwich College Bangkok Closes Its Pioneer Package Window Next Month
Families enrolling by 19 August secure a founding-year incentive as the school counts down to opening. The licensing clock with Thailand's Ministry of Education is also ticking.
Dulwich College Bangkok is entering its final weeks of pre-opening admissions with a hard deadline bearing down on prospective families. A Pioneer Package, offering fee reductions for founding families, closes on 19 August 2026, the same month the campus in Bang Na is scheduled to open its gates for the first time. According to Doris School's admissions profile, formal scholarships are not yet being offered, but the Pioneer Package remains open to eligible families who commit ahead of opening day.
The school will open for Early Years to Year 7 in its first academic year, with a phased expansion planned through to Year 13 by 2029. Annual tuition fees for 2026 to 2027 range from THB 711,100 to THB 1,107,499 depending on year group, positioning Dulwich firmly at the premium end of Bangkok's British school market. Phase one of the purpose-built Bang Na campus will accommodate up to 1,000 students, with a 50-metre climate-controlled pool, FIFA-standard football pitch, and SE21 innovation workshops among the headline facilities.
Licensing process under way
One detail worth watching is the school's regulatory standing. Dulwich Bangkok is currently seeking its educational licence from the Thai Ministry of Education and has begun that process ahead of opening, though the licence has not yet been granted. The school intends to pursue internationally recognised accreditations, including CIS, WASC, LEED and WELL Gold, once operational, consistent with practice across the wider Dulwich College International network.
The Bangkok campus is the network's first foothold in Thailand and joins an existing family of schools in Singapore, Seoul, Shanghai, Beijing and Suzhou, all operating under Education in Motion (EiM). The founding Head of College is Adam Gibson, who previously led preparatory schools in the UK and the UAE. The school follows an Enhanced British Curriculum in primary, with a dual IB or A-Level pathway planned for the senior school once those year groups are introduced.
A crowded August
Dulwich Bangkok is one of at least four high-profile British school openings scheduled in Thailand this August, alongside Highgate International School Thailand, Wycombe Abbey International School Bangkok and Glenalmond Phuket International School. The cluster of elite UK-branded openings reflects sustained demand for British curriculum education among both expatriate and affluent local families, and is likely to test the admissions pipelines of all four operators simultaneously. For families still deciding, the Pioneer Package deadline gives Dulwich Bangkok a clear near-term hook that its new rivals have not matched.