Bangkok Patana School

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Bangkok Patana School or "BPS" is a British International School located in Bangkok, Thailand on Soi Lasalle, in the district of Bang Na.

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[edit] History

Founded in 1957 by expatriate Rosamund Stuezel because of the lack of British education in Bangkok, the school quickly rose to prominence as a preparatory school[citation needed]. It is Bangkok's first largest international school in area next to ISB (International School of Bangkok), and has a population of over 2,600 students, from Nursery to Year 13. Most of their graduates have been accepted to college[citation needed].

[edit] Education

Bangkok Patana School is the British international School of Bangkok. It uses the British schooling system up to and including year 11 , which ends with the IGCSE examinations. In keystage 5 it offers the IB instead of the A Levels. Bangkok Patana School is affiliated to the CIS (Council of International Schools, and has not been awarded accredidation. BPS is one of Bangkok’s most popular international schools which has long waiting lines for Thai citizens as international schools are only allowed to have a small percentage of local students.

[edit] Notable Alumni

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