Assumption Samutprakarn School

Assumption Samutprakarn School โรงเรียนอัสสัมชัญสมุทรปราการ
Address
419/1389 Theparak Road Mueang Samut Prakan Samut Prakan 10270 Thailand
Coordinates	13°37′44″N 100°36′07″E / 13.628889°N 100.601944°E / 13.628889; 100.601944Coordinates: 13°37′44″N 100°36′07″E / 13.628889°N 100.601944°E / 13.628889; 100.601944
Information
Type	Private
Motto	Labor omnia vincit ("Work conquers all")
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	May 17, 1979
Founder	Brothers of St. Gabriel
Director	Bro. Thaksabutr Kraiprasit
Faculty	234 (2015) [1]
Grades	1-12
Enrollment	≈4,410 (2015) [1]
Language	The language is taught in schools Thai English Mandarin Chinese
Classrooms	99 (2015) [1]
Colour(s)	White and Red
Website	www.acsp.ac.th

Assumption Samutprakarn School (Thai: โรงเรียนอัสสัมชัญสมุทรปราการ) (formerly Assumption College Samrong Thai: โรงเรียนอัสสัมชัญสำโรง) is a private Catholic school in Samut Prakan, Thailand. The school founded and run by the Brothers of St. Gabriel since 1979 as the thirteenth institution of the foundation. The school provides education to students from grade 1 through 12.

History

Assumption College Samrong established on October 12, 1978. Vichai Maleenont, the founder of BEC World and was the director of Theparak Estate Co., Ltd. at the time donated 23,708 sqm. including 3,000,000 Thai Baht in cash to the Brothers of St. Gabriel for the purpose of establish Assumption College Samrong which was named after the district it was located at the time.

The school opened on May 17, 1979. In its first academic year, it offered classes from grade 1 through 12, consisting 8 classrooms, 15 teachers and 371 students. It was supervised by Bro. Viriya Chandavarodom.^[2][3]

Assumption College Samrong changed its name to Assumption College Samutprakarn in 2003 after the Ministry of the Interior changed the district of administration. This made the school no longer located in Samrong district. The school changed its name again to Assumption Samutprakarn School in 2008.^[2]

Assumption Samutprakarn School received the Royal Award Granted Secondary School in academic year 2007 and the Royal Award Granted Primary School in academic year 2012 awarded by the Office of the Basic Education Commission.^[4]

Assumption College Samutprakarn started its English program in 2006. It firstly offered classes only in grade 1, 4 and 7. The classes grew every year and finally filled all of the 12 levels in 2012.^[5]

Buildings

Assumption

Assumption building is the first building built in 1978. It was finished in half of the full plan at the time they opened in 1979 for its first academic semester. It was blessed by Cardinal Michael Michai Kitbunchu and inaugurated by Sanya Dharmasakti, president of the Privy Council on August 25, 1979. The building was completed as planned in 1981.

Single storey-building

Single storey-building (Thai: อาคารชั้นเดียว) built in 1982. It was constructed with 6 classrooms. It was demolished in 2008 to make way for the new building.

St. Gabriel

St. Gabriel building built in 1984 as a 5 storey-building. At the time, it consists of 7 classrooms on each floor. It was blessed by Cardinal Lorence Tianchai Samarnjit and inaugurated by Pichai Rattakul, the vice prime minister of Thailand, on July 6, 1985. It was used by the students from grade 1 through 3 until the new building was finished in 2008. It was used by the English Program later on.

Montfort

Monfort building built in 1988. It consists of 7 storey including 7 classrooms on each floor.

Administrative building

Administrative building was built simultaneously with Montfort building in 1988. It contains general offices of the school. The construction was completed in 1990. Both Administrative and Montfort building was blessed by Cardinal Michael Michai Kitbunchu and inaugurated by HRH Princess Soamsawali.

Louis Marie

Louis Marie building is a 4 storey-building completed in 1999. Its first and second floor used as a canteen. The third and fourth floor used as convention hall until 2006 when the third floor was remodelled for activities used and laboratories.

Louis Chanel

Louis Chanel building is a 6 storey-building completed in 2007. It used for students from grade 1 through 3 who moved from St. Gabriel building and grade 4 from Montfort building. The building was blessed by Cardinal Michael Michai Kitbunchu and inaugurated by HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn.

Sport Center

Sport Center is a semi indoor arena used for sport activities. It consists of 2 basketball court and futsal field with grandstands.

Sakdanusorn

Sakdanusorn building is a sport activities building completed in 2015. The building consists of 2 swimming pools, a fitness centre and physical education facilities. The building named after its former director, Bro. Sakda Kitcharoen, who died in 2010. Both swimming pools and fitness centre are open for public use after school time.^[6]

School Directors

Notable alumni

Entertainment

• Anuchit Sapunpohng (Oh) - Actor
• Apichet Kittikorncharoen (Big D2B) - Singer ^[7]
• Kawee Tanjararak (Beam) - Singer of D2B ^[8]
• Natthorn Somkanae - Actor
• Chotiwuth Boonyasith (Nut) - Guitarist of Singular ^[9]

Sport

• Sarach Yooyen - football player of Thailand national football team ^[10]

See also

• Brothers of St. Gabriel

References

External links

• Assumption Samutprakarn School
• English program at Assumption Samutprakarn School
• Assumption Samutprakarn School Alumni Association