Triam Udom Suksa School
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| Triam Udom Suksa School | |
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| Nimittaŋ sādhurūpanaŋ kataññū kataveditā (Reciprocation and Appreciation is an emblem of the good) |
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| Established | 1937 |
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| School type | Public school |
| Grades | 10–12 |
| Director | (พิศวาส ยุติธรรมดำรง) |
| Location | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Students | 4,850 (2005 academic year) |
| Teaching staff | 210 |
| Colors | Pink |
| Website | http://www.triamudom.ac.th |
Triam Udom Suksa School is a public school in downtown Bangkok, Thailand. The school admits upper secondary students grades 10 to 12, and has the largest enrollment students per year in Thailand. The school is often considered the best high school in Thailand, and its yearly entrance examination is among the most competitive, with more than ten thousand students competing for admission.
[edit] History
Triam Udom Suksa School is located on 129,600 square metres on Phyathai Rd., Patumwan District, Bangkok, bordering Chulalongkorn University. It was formerly named Preparatory School of Chulalongkorn University (Triam Udom Suksa literally means preparatory school), and the students would be educated to study in the faculties of the University.
On 3 January 1937, The University Council approved to found Triam Udom Suksa School and had appointed HE Mom Luang Pin Malakul as the first director. The school was officially opened on 16 May 1938 and classes began on 19 May 1938.
In 1947, affiliation was transferred to Thailand's Department of General Education. The students have since been required to take entrance examinations to Chulalongkorn University as regular students, and the name of the school was shortened to "Triam Udom Suksa School".
Nowadays, Triam Udom Suksa School educates upper secondary students (grades 10–12). In 2005, there are 110 classrooms with 4,850 students — 3,200 girls and 1,650 boys — and 210 teachers in total. Triam Udom Suksa School has 10 buildings, with each building having not only classrooms, but in addition special rooms and laboratories such as multiple language lab, experimental lab, library, Thai instrumental room, IT lab, etc. Also, there are other specific buildings which contribute to education and learning in the school such as Science experiment building, central library and activity building.
[edit] Academic vision and assistance
Triam Udom Suksa School had assisted in founding other schools in Thailand as well which are:
- Bodindecha (Sing Singhaseni) School
- Triam Udom Suksa Pattanakarn School
- Queen Sirikit College
In addition, Triam Udom Suksa School has advised and helped with the educational systems of other branches of Triam Udom Suksa School which are:
- Triam Udom Suksa School of the South
- Triam Udom Suksa School of the Northeast
- Triam Udom Suksa School of the North
