(Bangkok Peng Bodian) More and more rich Chinese people take their children to settle in Thailand. Thailand Singapore International School has benefited the greatest benefit. The school admitted by the school in March this year increased more than doubled compared with the same period last year.
Singapore International School of Bangkok (SISB) is the only university listed on the market in Thailand. The number of raws has greatly increased its stock price by 216%in the past 12 months, becoming at least 5 global market value this year.One of the largest stocks of educational service stocks with a $ 100 million (about S $ 676 million).
SISB CEO Xu Youfu recently interviewed in Bangkok that Thailand has become a popular place for Chinese parents to go abroad to study abroad because Thailand is close to China, and compared with Singapore and other places, Thailand has a lower cost of living in Thailand.
He said: "We are the Singapore brand. Management has the way of thinking of Asians. I think our culture is very similar to the Chinese, so Chinese people come to Thailand, we are one of the biggest beneficiaries."
SISB adopts Singapore course, focusing on science subjects.There are four campuses in this school. The total number of students is 3284 in March this year, an increase of about 25%year -on -year, of which 715 foreign students and 68%come from China.The rich Chinese are moving to overseas more than 10,000 millionaires last year
The wealthy Chinese are moving overseas.According to the data of the Wealth Research Company New World Wealth, China lost a total of 0,800 millionaires last year. It is expected that there will be 13,500 Chinese rich immigrants this year.
Bangkok Securities Analyst Gita stated in the research report released by SISB last month that China restricts the use of a Western teaching system in China. Chinese parents who want to contact international teaching in China choose to send their children abroad.
SISB's income is mainly from tuition fees. The tuition fees are divided by the age of the student and the campus they are located. It is between US $ 12,400 and $ 800, which is lower than Singapore and European and American similar universities.According to the international school database, Singapore's international school tuition was US $ 2,1386 last year, New York was $ 43,100, and London was $ 2,758.
SISB made a profit of 159 million baht (about S $ 6.13 million) in the first quarter of this year, an increase of doubled year -on -year.The school will expand in August this year, adding two new campuses.Securities analyst Abchant predicts that with the surge in retraction, especially students from China, the total number of students from the school is expected to exceed the expected goal of 3,700 people this year and achieve a stronger income growth.
SISB was founded by a group of parents in 2001. At that time, international schools in Thailand used American or British courses, and SISB using Singapore course provided another choice.Xu Youfu is one of the parents of the school. His two children are one of the first students in the school.