Christian German School Chiang Mai (CDSC)
Private internationalGermanChristianNong Hoi, Tha Sala & Nearby
German-language school from kindergarten to the Abitur, founded in 1994 by the Marburger Mission.
Fees
School year 2026-27. Last reviewed: 11 Nov 2026 · source ↗ · fees page ↗
| Year group | Ages | Tuition | All-in annual | Year-1 top-up | Year-1 total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten (half day) | 2–5 | US$4,340†฿146,000 | US$4,640†฿156,000 | US$595†฿20,000 | US$5,230†฿176,000 |
| Kindergarten (full day) | 2–5 | US$5,000†฿168,000 | US$5,290†฿178,000 | US$595†฿20,000 | US$5,890†฿198,000 |
| Flex class–Grade 4 | 6–10 | US$7,460†฿251,000 | US$7,760†฿261,000 | US$1,490†฿50,000 | US$9,250†฿311,000 |
| Grades 5–6 | 11–12 | US$7,760†฿261,000 | US$8,060†฿271,000 | US$1,490†฿50,000 | US$9,550†฿321,000 |
| Grades 7–8 | 13–14 | US$8,390†฿282,000 | US$8,680†฿292,000 | US$1,490†฿50,000 | US$10,170†฿342,000 |
| Grades 9–10 | 15–16 | US$9,070†฿305,000 | US$9,370†฿315,000 | US$1,490†฿50,000 | US$10,850†฿365,000 |
| Grades 10–12 upper school | 16–18 | US$9,750†฿328,000 | US$10,050†฿338,000 | US$1,490†฿50,000 | US$11,540†฿388,000 |
All-in annual fee, last five school years
School’s own fee scheduleMarket research*Estimate*
2022-23 to 2026-27: 36.2% in total, about 8.0% a year (includes market-research years).
2022-23 to 2026-27: 43.2% in total, about 9.4% a year (includes market-research years).
2022-23 to 2026-27: 37.7% in total, about 8.3% a year (includes market-research years).
2022-23 to 2026-27: 37.8% in total, about 8.4% a year (includes market-research years).
2022-23 to 2026-27: 37.8% in total, about 8.3% a year (includes market-research years).
2022-23 to 2026-27: 37.9% in total, about 8.4% a year (includes market-research years).
2022-23 to 2026-27: 31.7% in total, about 7.1% a year (includes market-research years).
* Years marked with an asterisk are based on market research and not directly from the school, so please reference with care.
Market research: 2023-24, BKK Kids 2024 International Schools Guide ↗. These list tuition by school level; we spread them across today’s year groups and add this year’s compulsory charges to make an all-in figure. Estimates fill years with no figure: between two known years we assume steady growth; before the earliest known year we work back at the school’s own rate, or 5.8% a year (the median rise across Chiang Mai schools that publish older schedules). A paler top on a column marks a range (charges that vary by grade).
Yearly charges in the all-in figure
- Lunch (compulsory)US$297†฿10,000
One-time charges (Year 1)
- Admission fee (school)US$1,490†฿50,000
- Admission fee (kindergarten)US$595†฿20,000
Refundable deposits
- DepositUS$1,490†฿50,000
Optional extras
- German as a Foreign Language track, Grades 5–8US$10,350–11,030† (฿348,000–371,000) a year instead of standard tuition
- French Intensive upper schoolUS$13,440† (฿452,000) a year instead of standard tuition
- Additional lessonscharged per term
- Included in tuition
- Not published
- Discounts
- Sibling: 10% for the 2nd child, 15% for the 3rd, 20% from the 4th (also on the admission fee).
- Payment terms
- Per term.
- Refunds
- See the school's fee document.
Older fee schedules are no longer on the school’s website; the chart above shows market research and estimates.
Key facts
- Type
- Private international
- Curriculum
- German
- Programmes
- Abitur
- Ages
- 2–18
- Main teaching language
- German
- Other languages taught
- English, French, Thai
- Religious association
- Christian
- Founded
- 1994
- Owner
- Not published
- Accreditation and licences
- Licensed by OPEC; ZfA-supported German school abroad
- Students
- 232
- Nationalities
- Not published
- Campus size
- Not published
- Class size
- Not published
- Student–teacher ratio
- Not published
Last reviewed: 11 Nov 2026 · source ↗
Location
- Area
- Nong Hoi, Tha Sala & Nearby
- Address
- Don Kaeo, Saraphi, Chiang Mai
- Distance
- 8.3 km from Tha Phae Gate in a straight line. Allow extra time at school-run peaks.
- Map
- Open in Google Maps ↗
- Website
- cdsc.ac.th/en ↗
School life
- Learning support
- German preparation course for new pupils.
- Results and university destinations
- Not published
- Facilities
- Not published
- Boarding
- No boarding published
- School day
- Kindergarten 7:50–13:00 or 7:50–15:30 (Fridays to 13:30)
- Haze and clean air
- Not published
- School bus
- Not published
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† Prices are shown in US dollars, converted at ฿33.63 = US$1 (XE mid-market rate, 10 Nov 2026) and rounded. Schools charge in Thai baht: the baht figure shown with each price is the actual amount. Today’s rate ↗