Chiang Rai's longest-running international school, operating since 1998 — an American curriculum with a Christian ethos, Kindergarten through Grade 12.
| Address | 331 Moo 14, Ban Du, Mueang Chiang Rai district |
| Founded | 1998 — Chiang Rai's longest-running international school |
| Grade coverage | Kindergarten (age 5) through Grade 12 — Elementary (K-6), Middle School (7-8), High School (9-12) |
| Curriculum | American curriculum within a Christian school community and ethos; all subjects in English except Thai language |
| Enrolment | Approximately 150 students, average class size around 15 |
| Fees (2026, guide) | Flat rate ~THB 160,000/year across all grades, plus ~THB 25,000 registration + THB 32,000 capital fee for new students |
| Official website | crics.asia |
Chiang Rai International Christian School has operated since 1998, making it the city's longest-running international school -- twelve years before Chiang Rai International School (CRIS) opened in 2010. CRICS describes itself as a family learning community, delivering an American curriculum within an explicitly Christian ethos from Kindergarten through Grade 12. Unlike some international schools that raise tuition by year group, CRICS charges a flat rate across every grade level, and runs its own financial-aid and multi-child discount programmes -- worth asking about directly if cost is a factor. BAANLYY is not affiliated with CRICS and takes no paid placement in this guide; confirm all figures directly with the school.
CRICS follows an American curriculum across three divisions -- Elementary (Kindergarten through Grade 6), Middle School (Grades 7-8) and High School (Grades 9-12) -- with all subjects taught in English except for Thai language classes. The school's Christian ethos and small average class size of around 15 students shape a close-knit "family learning community" culture that families should weigh against CRIS's larger, secular, day-and-boarding campus when deciding between Chiang Rai's two established K-12 options.
The campus is in Ban Du, an outlying pocket of Mueang Chiang Rai district a short drive from the city centre -- a lower-rent option that trades some walkability for space and value. Chiang Rai has no rail or metro system, so most CRICS families drive or arrange a school transfer; check current bus routes and pick-up times before choosing a home nearby.
Chiang Rai International Christian School has been operating since 1998, making it Chiang Rai's longest-running international school -- five years before Halio-style progressive alternatives and over a decade before CRIS opened in 2010.
CRICS delivers an American curriculum within an explicitly Christian school community and ethos, from Kindergarten through Grade 12 (Elementary K-6, Middle School 7-8, High School 9-12). All subjects are taught in English except Thai language.
As a 2026 guide range published on the school's own Chiang Rai international-schools comparison: a flat rate of roughly THB 160,000/year across every grade level, Kindergarten through Grade 12, plus one-time new-student registration and capital fees of about THB 25,000 and THB 32,000, and returning-student re-enrolment deposit and development fees of a similar amount. Always confirm the current schedule directly with the school.
The campus is in Ban Du (Baan Duu), in Chiang Rai's Mueang district, a short drive from the city centre -- also covered as a lower-rent, outlying residential pocket in BAANLYY's Chiang Rai areas guide.
School facts are drawn from the school's own official website and cross-checked with the existing Chiang Rai international schools guide. BAANLYY is not affiliated with CRICS and takes no paid placement in this content -- always confirm current fees, admissions and campus details directly with the school.
See the full Chiang Rai international schools guide for how CRICS compares with the city's other schools.