Have we lost the plot with international school fees?

Postbox letter from Dave the disillusioned Dad

I recently toured a school that charges north of 900,000 baht a year for Year 9. That’s before you factor in the “optional” extras. By the end, you’re staring down the barrel of a million baht a year so your kid can learn about tectonic plates and get bullied by the children of oil executives.


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