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Samakkhi Witthayakhom School , or, in brief, SWK , or formerly, Samakkhi Witthayakhom Chiang Rai Provincial School , is a public high school in Changwat Chiang Rai

Chiang Rai Province

Chiang Rai is the northernmost province of Thailand. Neighbouring provinces are Phayao, Lampang and Chiang Mai. In the north it borders Shan State of Myanmar and Bokeo of Laos.-Geography:...

, the northernmost province of Thailand

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.

Established by Chiang Rai Governor Phraya Si Suriyaratchawaranuwat (Suk Ditsayabut) in 1908, it is tallied as the twenty-second oldest public high school of the Country, the fourth oldest of the Northern Region

Northern Thailand

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and the oldest of Changwat

Chiang Rai Province

Chiang Rai is the northernmost province of Thailand. Neighbouring provinces are Phayao, Lampang and Chiang Mai. In the north it borders Shan State of Myanmar and Bokeo of Laos.-Geography:...

. The School has celebrated its centenary in 2008.

In pursuance of the law on Ministry of Education

Ministry of Education (Thailand)

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organisation, it is a state provincial agency with juristic personality, subsidiary to the Office of Chiang Rai Educational Area 1, the Office of Basic Education Commission, the Ministry of Education, respectively.

History

The origin of Samakkhi Witthayakhom School could be reckoned from the initiation of "Samakkhi Witthayakhom Chiang Rai’s Provincial School" (Thai:

Thai language

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โรงเรียนประจำจังหวัดเชียงรายสามัคคีวิทยาคม) in 1908 by Chiang Rai

Chiang Rai Province

Chiang Rai is the northernmost province of Thailand. Neighbouring provinces are Phayao, Lampang and Chiang Mai. In the north it borders Shan State of Myanmar and Bokeo of Laos.-Geography:...

(CR) Governor Phraya Si Suriyaratchawaranuwat (Suk Ditsayabut) (Thai:

Thai language

ศรีสุริยราชวรานุวัตร (ศุข ดิษยบุตร)) by and with the advice

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and consensus of all the local public servants. The name of which was later minified to "Samakkhi Witthayakhom", meaning the "Academic Institute Established by the Unanimous Unity". At that time, the School affairs were taken place at the foothills

Foothills

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of Wat

Wat

A wat is a monastery temple in Cambodia, Thailand, or Laos. The word "wat" means "school".- Introduction :...

Ngam Mueang (Thai:

Thai language

วัดงำเมือง), and only Grade 4 to Grade 6 was provided; however, it was prolongated to Grade 9 in 1917.

In 1924, owing to the limitation of location, CR Governor Phraya Ratchadetdamrong (Phon Sarutanon) (Thai:

Thai language

พระยาราชเดชดำรง (ผล ศรุตานนท์)) ordered the classes of SWK be dichotomised to Grade 4-Grade 6 and Grade 7-Grade 9. The aforesaid was ordered to move to use Wat Ming Mueang (Thai:

Thai language

วัดมิ่งเมือง) as an interim place of education, the latter, to Wat Chet Yot (th:

Thai language

วัดเจ็ดยอด). The Governor also gathered the public contributions and donations for uses in establishing the new permanent office of the School. During which the School has been compelled to use many places as interim office, including inter alia: CR Provincial Military Headquarters

Headquarters

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having been dissolved at the end of 1925.

In 1927, CR educational officer Luang Kittiwat (Thai:

Thai language

หลวงกิตติวาท) granted Government budget to the School to cover the permanent office establishment costs; and Grade 4-Grade 7 was pull out of the School to become a new school entitled "Damrong Rat Songkhro School" (Thai:

Thai language

โรงเรียนดำรงราษฎร์สงเคราะห์); however SWK prolongated its education to Grade 12, being Grade 6 to Grade 12 in total.

Owing to the delay of establishment, SWK acting Director Khuang Sukhontharot (Thai:

Thai language

ข่วง สุคนธรส) and CR educational officer Boonsing Boonkham (Thai:

Thai language

บุญสิงห์ บุญค้ำ) decided to disburse three hundred and fifty Bah

Bah

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t to purchase the six-rai

Rai (area)

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estates at Wat

Wat

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San Pa Daeng (Thai:

Thai language

วัดสันป่าแดง) from the American Missionary

Missionary

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headed by Ray W. Battelle, and further adjacent estates enumerating about one plaeng (Thai measurement

Measurement

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unit). Great amounts of estates and money were also donated to the School by the Government, public servants and aristocrat

Aristocracy (class)

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s, including inter alia: renowned physician

Physician

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and former Minister of Public Health

Public health

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Sem Phringphuangkaeo (Thai:

Thai language

เสม พริ้งพรวงแก้ว) and six hundred millions Baht from the Council of Ministers.

A panel

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was set up by CR Administration to supervise the establishment, having Boonsing Boonkham as chair. The panel signed a contract hiring the bid

BID

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-winning company of a Chinese Huiyuan Hangtrakun (Thai:

Thai language

ฮุยหยวน ฮังตระกูล) to carry out the establishment. On 2 March 1937, there held the ceremony of laying fundamenting stone to the heart of the estates where the permanent office will be built up. And on 11 February of the following year CR Governor Phra Phanom Nakharanurak (Hokkai Phisanlabut) (Thai:

Thai language

พระพนมนครานุรักษ์ (ฮกไก่ พิศาลบุตร)) presided over the inauguration

Inauguration

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of the chief building.

Upon completion of the establishment, the Council of SWK Government Teachers resolved in 1940 to use the School flag and anthem (see "Symbols" below). The abbreviation "SWK" and the motto "balaŋ saŋghassa sāmaggī

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(unity institutes the power)" were also officially invented and declared. Following that, many buildings and places have been installed within the School so as to serve the public needs.

Throughout decades has the School provided the public the education as prescribed in the law on national education and served various public wills. As an outgrowth of such performances, the School has been awarded for many times, those have been conferred to the School are included inter alia: 1990 Royal Best Secondary School

Secondary education

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Award, granted by Bhumibol Adulyadej

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's daughter Maha Chakri Sirindhorn

Maha Chakri Sirindhorn

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at Dusitalaya Hall, Chitralada Palace, Bangkok, 20 May 1991, for extensively pursuing the public advancement; the "Best Classroom Advancement School" Reward granted by CR Educational Office in 1996; the "Best School for Educational Reform" Reward from CR Governor in 2001; the "Best Curricular Arrangement School" Award from the Government in 2002; the "Best Buddhist Development and Support School" Award from the Office of National Buddhism

Buddhism

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in 2004; the "Example School for Democratic Development" Award from Privy Councillor

Privy Council (Thailand)

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Prof Kasem Watthanachai in 2005; and so on and so forth.

During which, in 1993 the feminine students were accepted to attend the education in SWK for the first time after the sixty years of accepting only masculine students, and the Regional Scientific and Technological Education Centre was declared open at the School in the year. The Regional Arts Centre was also opened in 2002, followed by opening of the "English Programme" for Grade 7-9 students in the same year, as well as Thailand’s Self English Access Centre under patronage

Patronage

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of the World Bank

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, the "Buddhist School" Project and the "Technological School" Project in the next year, respectively.

Mindful on the rapid student increment and public need of education, the Government announced, in 1994, open a branch of SWK, entitled "Samakkhi Witthayakhom School 2".

The School met with its centennial in 2007. The manifold cerebration, ceremonies and activities were held under the name "Uniting Hearts, Uniting Wills, the Centenary of Samakkhi Witthayakhom School 2008" (Thai:

Thai language

ร้อยใจ ร้อยไมตรี ๑๐๐ ปี สามัคคีวิทยาคม พ.ศ. ๒๕๕๑, RTGS:

Royal Thai General System of Transcription

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Roi chai roi maitri nueng roi pi samakkhi witthayakhom phoso song phan ha roi ha sip et). The highlight

Highlight

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of which included inter alia: the opening of the Centenary Building—established in May 2007, given the name "King’s 80th Birthday Anniversary Commemorative Building" by Bhumibol Adulyadej

Bhumibol Adulyadej

Bhumibol Adulyadej is the current King of Thailand. He is known as Rama IX...

—presided over by Maha Chakri Sirindhorn

Maha Chakri Sirindhorn

.

Containing intention to prepare the efficacious scientists for the future Thai society, the School in 2008 set a new class for forty students selected from whom from scientific classes of Grade 10 through extra examination. As of 15.00-16.00 hours of every Tuesday and Friday, in a special laboratory

Laboratory

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attend the aforesaid forty students to receive an intensive training in mathematics

Mathematics

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, physical science

Physics

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, chemistry

Chemistry

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, biology

Biology

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and computer.

Administrators

No.	Name	Years in office
Principals
1.	Maj Flg Off Flying Officer Flying officer is a junior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence... Chit	1914–1916
2.	Maj Flg Off Flying Officer Flying officer is a junior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence... Pui Yuwawan	1916–1922
3.	Maj Flg Off Flying Officer Flying officer is a junior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence... Chuea Kusonlawong	1922–1925
4.	Maj Flg Off Flying Officer Flying officer is a junior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence... Amnuai Makhatsathian	1925–1927
5.	Maj Flg Off Flying Officer Flying officer is a junior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence... Khun Minanan	1927-1929 (First period) 1930-1932 (Second period)
6.	Maj Flg Off Flying Officer Flying officer is a junior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence... Dai Buranakon	1929–1932
7.	Maj Flg Off Flying Officer Flying officer is a junior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence... Inthrathat Sirorot	1932–1935
Headmasters
8.	Khuang Sukhonthasan	1935–1938
9.	Uthit Patchimaphirom	1938–1941
10.	Sophit Sukkasem	1941–1953
11.	Prasit Thanapanyo	1953–1962
12.	Muan Thanachaikhan	1962–1969
13.	Banchong Phongsat	1969–1977
Directors
14.	Somsak Sisuwan	1977–1984
15.	Prasit Saenchai	1984–1987
16.	Arun Asa	1987–1989
17.	Bunsong Chailam	1989–1994
18.	Thara Chatuprayun	1994–2000
19.	Kittichot Hoiyiphu	2000-2004 (First period) 2004-January 9, 2007 (Second period)
20.	Pricha Phuanukunnon	January 10, 2007-January 25, 2008
21.	Kittichai Thongpanya (Vice-Director serving ad interim as the Director)	January 26, 2008-June 30, 2008
22.	Thawisak Phiphatthanasak	July 1, 2008-September 30, 2010
23.	Yutthasak Supphaphatthrayut (Vice-Director serving ad interim as the Director)	October 1, 2010–December 23, 2010
24.	Prasoet Kanthawang	December 24, 2010–present

Notable alumni

Nattakan Lonoppharat : teen idol
Nichamon Ongkhasuwan : singer and musician
Decha Bunkham, professor emeritus : Landscape architect
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, National artist 2003
Thawan Duchanee : Painter, National artist 2001
Thanphisit Sotthisewi, Lieutenant : King’s guard
Thitirat Rotsaengrat : CU Band
Chulalongkorn University
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singer, teen idol, teen star, singer
Butsarin Tiyaphairat Woraphatthananan : Senator
Prasit Saenchai : Civil servant
Piya Techathirawat : Thammasat University
Thammasat University
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lecturer
Phairot Thammarot : Guitarist.
Yongyut Tiyaphairat : House of Representatives member
Yongyut Hongprayun, Pol Maj Gen : senior police officer
Rueang Charoenchai : Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization's Regional Centre for Archaeology and Fine Arts director
Wiset Sisuwan : Ministerial adviser
Sawanya Kaeomichai : singer
Sasinthon Insithon : teen idol
Saowalak Duangsong : teen idol, teen star

Symbols

Motto "Balaŋ saŋghassa sāmaggī" (Pāḷī
Páli
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) or "Unity constituting Strength"

Slogan "Be the finest education, the best comportment and the most excellent development"

Byword "Good examples prevailing good instructions."

Seal The Seal of the School composes of a strand tighly roped in the figure of the abbreviated school title in Thai, "ส.ว.ค.", as a symbol of unity. Under the strand lie the clouds representing respectfulness. Upon the strand, there is the royal insignia with glorious light, as a sign of illustratiousness. And beneath the strand is the establishment year in Buddhist Era
Thai solar calendar
The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati was adopted by King Chulalongkorn in AD 1888 as the Siamese version of the Gregorian calendar. It is the legal calendar in Thailand, though Thai lunar calendar dates continue in use. Years are now counted in the Buddhist Era that is 543 years greater than...

and the ribbon with the school motto.

Buddha Statue "Phra Phutthamani Maitri Rattana" . Formerly, it was untiled but called under its artistic identification "Phra Phuttharup Chiang Saen Sing Sam" (th:
Thai language
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พระพุทธรูปเชียงแสนสิงห์ 3, the Chiang Saen's Three Lions Buddhist Statue). On 1 July 2004, Somdet Phra Nyanasamvara, the Supreme Patriach of Thailand
Nyanasamvara Suvaddhana
Somdet Phra Nyanasamvara is the 19th and incumbent Supreme Patriarch of Thailand...

) entitled it with the present name to celebrate the School's Centenary in 2008. The Statue is erected of bronzed, aged around 400–500 years back since the Chiang Saen period. Having the size identical to a mature child sitting in a meditation posture, its length is 17 inches. Three lions mentioned in the former name are the artistic features of the Statue: lion-like feature, divine-like feature and Buddha-like feature. Presently, it is installed within the Building 1's auditorium as a principle Buddha statue.

Anthem "March of Samakkhi Witthayakhom," composed by the Council of Teaching Staffs of the school in 1940 for use in cheering sport competitions. The march lyrics invite people to come and join the school's sport competitions, as well as call for unity and preserverance among the competitions. Listen to the March here.

School precincts

Samakkhi Witthayakhom School located in the urban of Changwat Chiang Rai

Chiang Rai Province

Chiang Rai is the northernmost province of Thailand. Neighbouring provinces are Phayao, Lampang and Chiang Mai. In the north it borders Shan State of Myanmar and Bokeo of Laos.-Geography:...

with various man-desire healing places encircled, namely, supermarkets, department stores, student dormitories, hotels as well as Buddhist temples and temples of other religions.

Particularly, the School's area holds 5 rai

Rai (area)

, 5 ngan

Ngaan

A ngan is a unit of area, equal to 400 square metres , used for measuring land or property area. Its current size is precisely derived from the metre, but is neither part of nor recognized by the modern metric system, the International System .The ngan equals 1/4 rai or 100 tarangwa aka square wa,...

, 200 square metre

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s, consisting of 13 academic buildings, 5 minor buildings, 90 classrooms and 45 academic laboratories. Academic buildings are as follows:

Building 1. First floor is used as the location of the Office of Director, the Office of Steering Affairs, the Office of Student Affairs, the Office of General Affairs and the Office of Academic Affairs. Second floor, the honorary hall and the auditorium. It is the oldest building among the others, established in 1938, having rarely been modified and improved since then. The art style of the Building dates back to the Second World War Period.

Building 2. The location of the Department of Science, the scientific laboratories and the Library of the Scientific and Technological Education Advancement Centre.

Building 3. The location of the Department of Vocational and Technological Education's Computer Division, and the Information and Communication Technology Centre.

Building 4. The location of the Department of the Thai Languae and its Library.

Building 5. The location of the Department of Mathematics and the mathematical laboratories.

Building 6. The location of Charoenchai Library or the Central Library, the Department of Social, Religious and Cultural Education, and the Department of Arts.

Building 7. Upper floor is the Grand Conference Hall, lower floor is the Department of the Foreign Languages. The Central Gymnasium and Thammasathan, the place for religious affairs, are located nearby.

Building 8. The location of the English Programme Programme.

Building 9. It is the newly installed building, Bhumibol Adulyadej
Bhumibol Adulyadej
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entitled it "King's 80th Birthday Anniversary 5 December BE 2550 (2007) Commemorative Building."

Within the School, there thoroughly exists the bonatical garden in honour of Maha Chakri Sirindhorn

Maha Chakri Sirindhorn

, the Princess of Thailand. The garden chiefly contains local plants, flowering plants and fragrant plants. Moreover, there exist two canteens behind Building 9, the one called "Sinthani Canteen," the other one, "Canteen 2." The official residences locate at the back of the said canteens.

Next behind the School, there located Chiang Rai Vocational College and Chiang Rai Commercial College.

Education Arrangement

The School provides basic secondary education (Grade 7-12, called in Thai "Matthayommasueksa (th:
Thai language
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มัธยมศึกษา, secondary education)" 1-6) in conformity to Thailand's National Basic Curriculum, National Education Plan, Government policies and relevant resolutions of the Council of Ministers. Furthermore, it arranges and provides extra programmes in addition of the said secondary education suitable to the diversity of student's capabilities.

Grade 7-9 contain twelve classrooms each, being thirty six classrooms in total, which can be categorised in accordance with the education arrangement as follows:
- Class 11-12 : for the gifted students under the "Programme on Education Arrangement for Science-and-mathematics Gifted Children" (th:
  Thai language
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  โครงการจัดการศึกษาสำหรับผู้มีความสามารถพิเศษทางวิทยาศาสตร์และคณิตศาสตร์) providing the extraordinary scientific and mathematic education.
- Class 9-10 : for the English Programme's students. The students will have all subjects of education in English with the exception of the Thai Language Subject. The School employs qualified foreigners as instructors under this Programme.
- Class 1-8 : for general students assuming the basic secondary education.

Grade 10-12 contain fifteen classrooms each, being forty five classrooms in total, which can be categorised in accordance with the education arrangement as follows:
- English-Thai-Sociology Programme (Class 1)
- English-Chinese Programme (Class 2)
- English-Japanese Programme (Class 3)
- English-French Programme (Class 4)
- English-Mathematics Programme (Class 5-6)
- Science-Mathematics Programme (Class 7-15)

Gifted Children Programme or the "Programme on Education Arrangement for Gifted Children in Thai Language Branch, Foreign Language Branch, Mathematics Branch and Science Branch" (th:
Thai language
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โครงการจัดการศึกษาสำหรับผู้มีความสามารถพิเศษทางภาษาไทย ภาษาต่างประเทศ คณิตศาสตร์ และวิทยาศาสตร์) is an extra programme provided by the School, it is initiated by Thailand's National Education Council and, presently, supervised by Office of the Secretary General of the National Education Council (Osec) incorporating Chiang Mai University's Faculty of Humanity
Chiang Mai University
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. The process of the Programme commences with the selection of gifted students in Grade 10-12 through requiring them to do the specific examinations, to be in the interview test, etc. The selected students will have extraordinary educations for the branch whereof. Students graduated under this Programme will receive the certificates from Osec. The chief objective of the Programme is to provide education suitable to the student's capacity and to advance such capacity to be productive.

The School organs having chief duties to provide educations are called "8-D" (eight departments), consisting of the followings:

Department of the Thai Language

Department of Foreign Languages

Department of Mathematics

Department of Science

Department of Social, Religious and Cultural Education

Department of Physical Education

Department of Arts

Department of Vocational Technology

- Division of Agriculture

- Division of Domestic Education

- Division of Computer

Grade 7

A person having admission to the education in this grade shall contain Prathommasueksa 6 (th:

Thai language

ประถมศึกษาปีที่ 6; primarily education, or Grade 6) certificate or other certificate having the same level. Upon completion of the enrollment normally taken place from every year's February to March, selection of the applicants will be practiced through two means as follows:

1. Lot drawing
Sortition
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The applicants having census in Amphoe Mueang Chiang Rai

Amphoe Mueang Chiang Rai

Mueang Chiang Rai is the capital district of Chiang Rai Province, northern Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Mae Fa Luang, Mae Chan, Wiang Chiang Rung, Wiang Chai, Thoeng, Pa Daet, Phan, Mae Lao, Mae Suai of Chiang Rai Province and Mae Ai of Chiang Mai Province.The important water...

enjoy right to draw a lot whether they are admitted or not, each applicant has right to draw only one lot. In each academic year the School will determine the number of admitted lots. And the lot drawing is normally held at the commencement of April.

2. Educational tests The applicants—other than the persons having already passed the lot drawing—including the persons whom failed the lot drawing are required to engage in the educational tests in the subjects and at the time and place determined by the School. The testing instruments are arranged and produced by the School in accordance with the standards determined by the Ministry of Education. For the exceptional classes (Class 9 to Class 12), the applicants whom passed the aforesaid tests, and their guardian

Legal guardian

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also, are further required to take part in the interviewing tests.

Grade 10

A person having admission to the education in this grade shall contain Matthayommasueksa 3 (th: มัธยมศึกษาปีที่ 3; initial secondary education, or Grade 9) certificate or other certificate having the same level. Upon completion of the enrollment normally taken place from every year's February to March, selection of the applicants will be practiced through various means as follows

1. For Class 8 to Class 15 (See "Education Arrangement" above) There will be the educational tests which the applicants for such Class are required to engage in. Testing instruments are arranged and produced by the School in accordance with the standards determined by the Ministry of Education. And upon announcement of the name of whom having passed the tests and after such persons have reported themselves to the School, they will completely be the School's students.

2. For School's alumni The applicants whom are alumni of the School, id est, having succeeded the education in Grade 7-Grade 9 from the School, have right to submit their grade point average to the Committee(s) installed by the School to select in accordance with the rules and procedures stipulated by the School. After having reported themselves to the School, the applicants whom passed the selection of the Committee(s) will completely be the School's students.

3. For general students The applicants having succeeded education from wherever are required to take part in the educational tests identical to 1., but the scientific and mathematic side is not underlined as much as the applicants for such Class. Another methods are on the par with the others.

In each year there exists tremendous number of the applicants for both Grade 7 and Grade 10, up to more than ten thousand, but the School can accept only six hundred students for each Grade.

Graduation

The certificate of initial secondary education will be conferred to the graduates from Grade 7 to Grade 9, and the certificate of terminal secondary education, Grade 10 to Grade 12.

19th Director Transferring Controversy

Office of Chiang Rai Educational Area 1 (OEA-CR1) Director Suthat Phatthayakon on 22 December 2006 issued an order transferring local school directors according to the resolution

Resolution (law)

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of the Subcommittee of Chiang Rai Educational Area 1 's Government Teachers and Educational Personnel. According to the order, SWK Director Kittichot Hoiyiphu was substituted for Chiang Rai

Chiang Rai Province

Chiang Rai is the northernmost province of Thailand. Neighbouring provinces are Phayao, Lampang and Chiang Mai. In the north it borders Shan State of Myanmar and Bokeo of Laos.-Geography:...

Chulabhorn Royal College (CRC-CR); CRC-CR Director Thawisak Phiphatthanasak, Damrong Rat Songkhro School (DR School); and DR School Director Pricha Phuanukunnon, SWK.

Kittichot, who was displeased with the order, stated to the media that he declined to comply with it and would file a lawsuit against it, citing that it was unjust and in breach of laws according to this understanding. He had then lodged the Administrative Court

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and the Office of the Basice Education Commission (Obec) against many local public servants, which caused the local administration to be at a standstill

Standstill

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.

In order to extinguish the problem, Chiang Rai Governor Amonphan Nimmanan ordered supspending the transferring and requested the Obec for advices. Obec Secetrary General

Secretary-General

-International intergovernmental organizations:-International nongovernmental organizations:-Sports governing bodies:...

Khunying

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Kasama Voravan Na Aydhaya replied that the OEA-CR1 order was fair and lawful, resulting it to continue into force.

The OEA-CR1 Director later revealed that the controversial order was issued after he had discovered several corruption cases within the large schools under this supervision

Supervisor

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and the inquisitorial panel he appointed had found that the cases are prima facie
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. He also accentuated that he would give disciplinary punishments to whom contravening the said order.

Thailand's News Agency

MCOT

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reported that it was Kittichot's misunderstanding of laws.

2007 Bomb Threat

As an impact of the New Year bombings in Bangkok

2006 Bangkok bombings

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, Chiang Rai Provincial Police Headquarters

Headquarters

's Crime Suppressing Inspector

Inspector

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Pol Maj Surachat Buncharoen on 13 January 2007 led his forces to inspect Samakkhi Witthayakhom School after having been informed by the School Director Pricha Phuanukunnon that an anonymous phone call was made to it warning students and teaching staff of the explosive devices and telling them to leave the area within twenty minutes, but nothing was demanded. Luckily, it was the time the daily courses were just finished, the Director therefor ordered the students to come back home and convoke

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all the School personnel instantaneously.

Following the inspection, the police found nothing mistrustful and suggested that it was just a person wanting to see or cause insurgency. However, the forces have stationed on the School for many days.

2008 Fire Hazard

On 9 September 2008, 14.45 hours, Chiang Rai

Chiang Rai Province

Chiang Rai is the northernmost province of Thailand. Neighbouring provinces are Phayao, Lampang and Chiang Mai. In the north it borders Shan State of Myanmar and Bokeo of Laos.-Geography:...

Provincial Police Headquarters's Inspector

Inspector

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Pol Lt Col Songkran Sanwong led his force, accompanied by Chiang Rai City's firefighters, to abate the fire flaming over the wooden Arts Store of Samakkhi Witthayakhom School. The success of performance took more than thirty minutes and was steered by Mr Somphong Kunlawong, Lord Mayor

Lord Mayor

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of Chiang Rai City in the capacity of the Director of the Local Public Danger Prevention and Mitigation. The fire also expanded to the adjoining Teacher Village and burnt at least one teacher dwelling. The fundamental ground of this fire hazard was due to a short circuit

Short circuit

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. The damages initially costed more than five hundred thousand Baht. The students were reportedly in turmoil

Turmoil

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while leaping away from the fire.

Printed materials

Samakkhi Witthayakhom School.
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- (2003). Essential Projects, Academic Year 2003. (Copy).
- (2006). Student-Parent Manual. Lampang : Lampang Bannakit Printing House.

Articles

Thawisak Phiphattanasak. (2009). "Editorial Notes". Boek Fa Banda Roa Magazine, (Volume 17).
Nongnut Traisaeng.
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  - “Sous-Lieutenant Thanphisit Phongsai : Our Proud Alumnus”. Boek Fa Banda Roa Magazine, (Volume 9).
  - “Editorial Article : Nichamon Ongkhasuwam, National Best Pianist Champion”. Boek Fa Banda Roa Magazine, (Volume 9).
  - “White-Blue Relationship : Teacher Prasit Saenchai”. Boek Fa Banda Roa Magazine, (Volume 9) ,
  - “White-Blue Relationship : Introducing Parent-Teacher Association Chairperson”. Boek Fa Banda Roa Magazine, (Volume 9).
- (2006).
  - “From Senior to Junior : Drops of Experience”. Boek Fa Banda Roa Magazine, (Volume 11).
  - “Our Stories : Gifts for Junior”. Boek Fa Banda Roa Magazine, (Volume 10).
  - “White-Blue Relationship : Police Major General Yongyut Hongprayun, Our Proud Alumnus” . Boek Fa Banda Roa Magazine, (Volume 10) .
Samakkhi Witthayakhom School. (2009). "Our Proud Alumni". Boek Fa Banda Roa Magazine, (Volume 17).
Suniphit Nanthachai. (2006). “From Senior to Junior : ‘My Germany’”. Boek Fa Banda Roa Magazine, (Volume 11).
Suphani Singpan. (2003). “The School that Promotes Gifted Students”. Boek Fa Banda Roa Magazine, (Volume 5).

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