Triam Udom Suksa School
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Triam Udom Suksa School is a state school
located in downtown Bangkok
, Thailand
. It admits upper-secondary
students (mathayom 4–6, equivalent to grades 10–12) and has the largest yearly enrolment in the country. Founded in 1938 as a preparatory school
for Chulalongkorn University
, the school has long been regarded as one of the best secondary schools in Thailand, and attracts students from all over the country in its highly competitive entrance examinations. Triam Udom Suksa has among the highest university entry rates for Thai schools, and its students consistently score among the top in national standardised tests.
and secondary education
respectively, with an additional two years of precollegiate schooling required for students who were to pursue higher education. This precollegiate level was to be initially provided by the students' prospective universities, and accordingly the University Council of Chulalongkorn University
authorized the establishment of such a school on 3 January 1938. The founding of the school, which took place over a tight time frame of three months, was overseen by Mom Luang Pin Malakul
, then head of the university's teacher-preparation programme, who became the school's first director. The school took over the location of Matthayom Horwang School (of which ML Pin was also headmaster) on Phaya Thai Road in the vicinity of the university, and became known as the "University Preparatory School, Chulalongkorn University", or Rong Rian Triam Udom Suksa Haeng Chulalongkorn Maha Witthayalai ' onMouseout='HidePop("92059")' href="/topics/University-preparatory_school">university-preparatory [school
]). The school, which was the first co-educational in the country, opened on 16 May 1938, and classes began on 19 May.
The school rapidly grew over the first few years, admitting up to 568 students in the 1940 academic year. In December 1941, however, the school was raided and occupied by Japanese forces invading Thailand in the course of World War II
, forcing the staff and students to relocate to temporary locations around Bangkok. Teaching was hence adversely affected throughout the time of war. Classes briefly returned to the school in 1943, but had to again leave after the school was damaged by Allied bombing on 19 January 1944. Part of the staff and students were transferred to various cities around the country, where preparations had already taken place for the establishment of additional preparatory school campuses. (Changes of government policy would however later cause these campuses to close down.) The school remained occupied even at the conclusion of the war, this time by Allied forces.
Teaching finally returned to normal in 1946 after Allied forces withdrew from the school. During that period, government policy favoured expanding precollegiate-level teaching to public schools under the Department of General Education instead of being provided by the universities. As a result, authority over the school was transferred from Chulalongkorn University to the Department of General Education on 1 July 1947. The school's students have since been required to take university entrance examinations as regular students, and the name of the school was shortened to "Triam Udom Suksa School". The school, however, retained use of the Phra Kiao
as its symbol.
In June 1947, just prior to the transfer, a Teacher Training Department was created under the school's authority to support the expansion of the national school system. This department, which became known as the Satit (demonstration) School, would extend teaching to mathayom 1–6 levels, and authority was transferred to the College of Education (now Srinakharinwirot University
) in 1955. It presently exists as Patumwan Demonstration School
.
The demand for precollegiate-level schooling saw a sharp increase in the late 1950s, resulting in the Department of Secondary Education setting up special precollegiate schools within regular school campuses. Such a school was set up near Orachon Canal in the eastern portion of Triam Udom Suksa School in 1958, and became known as "Triam Orachon". Another campus, Triam Bang Pu, was established at Bang Pu Seaside Resort in Samut Prakan Province
before being moved to Sam Phran District
, Nakhon Pathom Province
, and became known as Triam Udom Suksa Sam Phran School. Both schools were merged with Triam Udom Suksa by 1964.
In 1960, the national curriculum was rewritten, and the educational stages were redefined with seven years' primary education and five years of secondary education. Two years' upper-secondary education, mathayom 4–5, replaced the precollegiate level. The school now taught in this level, and classes were divided into arts, sciences and general departments. The curriculum would be changed again in 1981, introducing the current three-year upper-secondary level (mathayom 4–6).
Since the 1950s, the school staff have on multiple occasions been assigned by the Ministry of Education to assist other schools in staff training and teaching strategy development. In anticipation of the possible need to relocate in the 1970s, the school helped found the Bodindecha
and Triam Udom Suksa Pattanakarn
Schools in 1975 and 1978. Queen's College, Ratchaburi was established with like assistance in 1992.
The school saw further expansion in the 1980s, partly due to the new national curriculum, and now had ninety classes. Several new buildings were built, and modern facilities were introduced, including the introduction of computer classes in 1992. The school received awards from the Department of General Education in 1982 and 1985, and the school library won awards in 1990 and 1991. Students featured prominently in national stages, and since 1990 have continuously won medals at the International Science Olympiad
s.
At present, Triam Udom Suksa School educates upper-secondary students in the mathayom 4–6 levels. As of the 2007 academic year, there were 105 classes with 4,617 students and 194 teachers.
Triam Udom Suksa School is located at 227 Phaya Thai Rd., Pathum Wan
, Bangkok
, amongst the campus of Chulalongkorn University
. The school occupies 9.2 hectares between Phaya Thai and Henry Dunant Roads, and shares borders with the Patumwan Demonstration School
of Srinakharinwirot University and the Uthenthawai campus of Rajamangala University of Technology Tawan-ok, in addition to the many faculties of Chulalongkorn University.
The school has sixteen buildings, nine of which hold classrooms. The oldest buildings are lined along the school's main street which connects the two major roads bordering the school. The other buildings are scattered around the school campus, which is dominated by the sports field.
The oldest building, Building 1, was built in 1935 as the new site for the Mathayom Horwang School of Chulalongkorn University when it relocated from its former Windsor Palace
site, and has been home to Triam Udom Suksa School since 1938. Construction of Buildings 2 and 3 followed in 1938 and 1940 to accommodate the school's early growth. These early structures were designed with influences from the Bauhaus
and De Stijl
movements by Italian architect Ercole Manfredi
. Building 2 is arguably the central architectural structure of the school.
The other classroom buildings are Building 8, Khun Ying Rang Kantarat Building, Building 9, the Arts Building, and the 55th and 60th Anniversary Buildings. Other buildings include the library, auditorium, science lab, gymnasium, and the 50th Anniversary Building, which holds many of the student clubs.
The school follows the national Curriculum of Basic Education, BE 2544 (2001 CE), providing three years of upper-secondary education, Mathayom 4–6. Subjects are grouped into eight basic subject areas, namely Thai language
; mathematics
; science
; social studies
, religion and culture; health
and physical education; arts; vocations and technology; and foreign languages.
The school's curriculum
consists of three levels. The basic level consists of all of the eight main subject areas, and is offered to all students, following the national curriculum. The second level divides the three main courses offered by the school according to their subject concentration into the science–mathematics, language–mathematics, and language concentrations. The third level provides subjects of more specialized interests and is reflected in the individual programmes followed by each student. Overall, the school offers twelve specific courses of study, in which all students fulfil the national basic education requirements upon graduation. The specific programmes are displayed in the table to the right.
Admission to the school is mainly through examinations, although there are also designated quotas for students with specific abilities and achievements. The examination process is highly competitive; over 13,000 students applied for 1,100 available seats in the 2007 academic year.
, whose students averaged 376.91 points over Triam Udom Suksa's 355.53 points in the 2005 academic year and had the highest three-year (2005–2007) average of 75.40 per cent, while Triam Udom Suksa ranked second at 71.01 per cent.)
The school's culture tends to highly value academic achievements, although its students have also excelled in many other extracurricular activities. Recipients of the King's Scholarship
and medal-winners in the International Science Olympiad
s—national stages in which the school has long dominated—are honored in the school's hall of fame
, room 111.
Triam Udom Suksa is also a partner school of the initiative "Schulen: Partner der Zukunft" by the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
are mostly structured around the elected student committee and the 43 student clubs supported by the school (of which membership in at least one is mandatory, with one timetable period per week designated for club activities). Among the various clubs are the Thai Traditional Music Club, whose mahori
ensemble has won multiple national championships, the Triam Udom Suksa "Wing!" Symphony Orchestra, which won first prize in the 8th Asian Symphonic Band Competition 2006, and the school chorus, which has also won multiple competitions, including Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn's Cup in 2006. Students regularly participate in regional and national academic competitions; the school team is usually a major player in the televised Shell Quiz
programme.
As with many other schools in Thailand, a major event the student body participates in is the annual sports festival, an elaborate event for which each class building spends months in preparation, and includes competitions not only in athletics but also parade and audience displays.
In recent years, Triam Udom Suksa students have also produced science projects competing on the international level, winning awards from the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair
in 2004, 2006 and 2007.
School
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
located in downtown Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
. It admits upper-secondary
Education in Thailand
Education in Thailand is provided mainly by the Thai government through the Ministry of Education from pre-school to senior high school. A free basic education of twelve years is guaranteed by the constitution, and a minimum of nine years' school attendance is mandatory.Formal education consists of...
students (mathayom 4–6, equivalent to grades 10–12) and has the largest yearly enrolment in the country. Founded in 1938 as a preparatory school
University-preparatory school
A university-preparatory school or college-preparatory school is a secondary school, usually private, designed to prepare students for a college or university education...
for Chulalongkorn University
Chulalongkorn University
Chulalongkorn University is the oldest university in Thailand and is the country's highest ranked university. It now has nineteen faculties and institutes. Regarded as the best and most selective university in Thailand, it consistently attracts top students from around the country...
, the school has long been regarded as one of the best secondary schools in Thailand, and attracts students from all over the country in its highly competitive entrance examinations. Triam Udom Suksa has among the highest university entry rates for Thai schools, and its students consistently score among the top in national standardised tests.
History
The founding of Triam Udom Suksa School relates to the revised National Education Plan of BE 2479 (1936 CE), which imposed four and six years of primaryPrimary education
A primary school is an institution in which children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as primary or elementary education. Primary school is the preferred term in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth Nations, and in most publications of the United Nations Educational,...
and secondary education
Secondary education
Secondary education is the stage of education following primary education. Secondary education includes the final stage of compulsory education and in many countries it is entirely compulsory. The next stage of education is usually college or university...
respectively, with an additional two years of precollegiate schooling required for students who were to pursue higher education. This precollegiate level was to be initially provided by the students' prospective universities, and accordingly the University Council of Chulalongkorn University
Chulalongkorn University
Chulalongkorn University is the oldest university in Thailand and is the country's highest ranked university. It now has nineteen faculties and institutes. Regarded as the best and most selective university in Thailand, it consistently attracts top students from around the country...
authorized the establishment of such a school on 3 January 1938. The founding of the school, which took place over a tight time frame of three months, was overseen by Mom Luang Pin Malakul
Pin Malakul
Mom Luang Pin MalakulMom luang is a Thai honorific hereditary title denoting a royal bloodline; the subject's personal name was Pin Malakul. See Thai royal and noble titles for details. was a Thai educator and writer...
, then head of the university's teacher-preparation programme, who became the school's first director. The school took over the location of Matthayom Horwang School (of which ML Pin was also headmaster) on Phaya Thai Road in the vicinity of the university, and became known as the "University Preparatory School, Chulalongkorn University", or Rong Rian Triam Udom Suksa Haeng Chulalongkorn Maha Witthayalai ' onMouseout='HidePop("92059")' href="/topics/University-preparatory_school">university-preparatory [school
University-preparatory school
A university-preparatory school or college-preparatory school is a secondary school, usually private, designed to prepare students for a college or university education...
]). The school, which was the first co-educational in the country, opened on 16 May 1938, and classes began on 19 May.
The school rapidly grew over the first few years, admitting up to 568 students in the 1940 academic year. In December 1941, however, the school was raided and occupied by Japanese forces invading Thailand in the course of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, forcing the staff and students to relocate to temporary locations around Bangkok. Teaching was hence adversely affected throughout the time of war. Classes briefly returned to the school in 1943, but had to again leave after the school was damaged by Allied bombing on 19 January 1944. Part of the staff and students were transferred to various cities around the country, where preparations had already taken place for the establishment of additional preparatory school campuses. (Changes of government policy would however later cause these campuses to close down.) The school remained occupied even at the conclusion of the war, this time by Allied forces.
Teaching finally returned to normal in 1946 after Allied forces withdrew from the school. During that period, government policy favoured expanding precollegiate-level teaching to public schools under the Department of General Education instead of being provided by the universities. As a result, authority over the school was transferred from Chulalongkorn University to the Department of General Education on 1 July 1947. The school's students have since been required to take university entrance examinations as regular students, and the name of the school was shortened to "Triam Udom Suksa School". The school, however, retained use of the Phra Kiao
Phra Kiao
Phra Kiao , the Thai equivalent of the coronet, is a headgear traditionally worn by young princes and princesses. King Chulalongkorn adopted it as his personal emblem, as it coincided with the literal translation of his name....
as its symbol.
In June 1947, just prior to the transfer, a Teacher Training Department was created under the school's authority to support the expansion of the national school system. This department, which became known as the Satit (demonstration) School, would extend teaching to mathayom 1–6 levels, and authority was transferred to the College of Education (now Srinakharinwirot University
Srinakharinwirot University
Srinakharinwirot University is a government sponsored university located in Bangkok, Thailand. The university was founded in 1949. It was named by His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej and is the leading Thai university in the field of Education and Fine Arts...
) in 1955. It presently exists as Patumwan Demonstration School
Patumwan Demonstration School, Srinakharinwirot University
Patumwan Demonstration School , commonly known as Satit Patumwan, is a Public Secondary school located in downtown Bangkok, Thailand. It admits secondary students . The school entrance examination is regarded as one of the most competitive exam at the Mathayom 1 level...
.
The demand for precollegiate-level schooling saw a sharp increase in the late 1950s, resulting in the Department of Secondary Education setting up special precollegiate schools within regular school campuses. Such a school was set up near Orachon Canal in the eastern portion of Triam Udom Suksa School in 1958, and became known as "Triam Orachon". Another campus, Triam Bang Pu, was established at Bang Pu Seaside Resort in Samut Prakan Province
Samut Prakan Province
Samut Prakan is one of the central provinces of Thailand. It is part of the Bangkok Metropolitan Region. Neighboring provinces are Bangkok, to the north and west, and Chachoengsao to the east....
before being moved to Sam Phran District
Amphoe Sam Phran
Sam Phran , is the southernmost district of Nakhon Pathom Province, Thailand.-History:The district was established in 1896, then named Talat Mai district...
, Nakhon Pathom Province
Nakhon Pathom Province
Nakhon Pathom ) is one of the central provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Suphan Buri, Ayutthaya, Nonthaburi, Bangkok, Samut Sakhon, Ratchaburi and Kanchanaburi...
, and became known as Triam Udom Suksa Sam Phran School. Both schools were merged with Triam Udom Suksa by 1964.
Since the 1950s, the school staff have on multiple occasions been assigned by the Ministry of Education to assist other schools in staff training and teaching strategy development. In anticipation of the possible need to relocate in the 1970s, the school helped found the Bodindecha
Bodindecha (Sing Singhaseni) School
Bodindecha School , commonly abbreviated as Bodin, is a Thai high school. It teaches students from grade 7 up to grade 12. The school is located in Wang Thonglang, Bangkok. The number of currently registered students is approximately 5000.The school was established in 30 April 1971...
and Triam Udom Suksa Pattanakarn
Triam Udom Suksa Pattanakarn School
Triam Udom Suksa Pattanakarn School . Founded in 1978 as a campus school of Triam Udom Suksa School, Bangkok, Thailand which is preparatory school for Chulalongkorn University...
Schools in 1975 and 1978. Queen's College, Ratchaburi was established with like assistance in 1992.
The school saw further expansion in the 1980s, partly due to the new national curriculum, and now had ninety classes. Several new buildings were built, and modern facilities were introduced, including the introduction of computer classes in 1992. The school received awards from the Department of General Education in 1982 and 1985, and the school library won awards in 1990 and 1991. Students featured prominently in national stages, and since 1990 have continuously won medals at the International Science Olympiad
International Science Olympiad
The International Science Olympiads are a group of worldwide annual competitions in various areas of science. The competitions are designed for the 4-6 best high school students from each participating country selected through internal National Science Olympiads, with the exception of the IOL,...
s.
At present, Triam Udom Suksa School educates upper-secondary students in the mathayom 4–6 levels. As of the 2007 academic year, there were 105 classes with 4,617 students and 194 teachers.
Campus
Pathum Wan
Pathum Wan or Pathumwan is one of the 50 districts of Bangkok, Thailand. The district is bounded by six other districts : Ratchathewi , Watthana, Khlong Toei, Sathon, Bang Rak, Pom Prap Sattru Phai , and Dusit.-History:The district was established in 1914...
, Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
, amongst the campus of Chulalongkorn University
Chulalongkorn University
Chulalongkorn University is the oldest university in Thailand and is the country's highest ranked university. It now has nineteen faculties and institutes. Regarded as the best and most selective university in Thailand, it consistently attracts top students from around the country...
. The school occupies 9.2 hectares between Phaya Thai and Henry Dunant Roads, and shares borders with the Patumwan Demonstration School
Patumwan Demonstration School, Srinakharinwirot University
Patumwan Demonstration School , commonly known as Satit Patumwan, is a Public Secondary school located in downtown Bangkok, Thailand. It admits secondary students . The school entrance examination is regarded as one of the most competitive exam at the Mathayom 1 level...
of Srinakharinwirot University and the Uthenthawai campus of Rajamangala University of Technology Tawan-ok, in addition to the many faculties of Chulalongkorn University.
The oldest building, Building 1, was built in 1935 as the new site for the Mathayom Horwang School of Chulalongkorn University when it relocated from its former Windsor Palace
Windsor Palace (Thailand)
Windsor Palace was situated in Bangkok, Thailand, during the early twentieth century. Built on the orders of King Chulalongkorn to serve as the residence of Crown Prince Vajirunhis, the palace later became part of Chulalongkorn University but was later demolished to make way for the construction of...
site, and has been home to Triam Udom Suksa School since 1938. Construction of Buildings 2 and 3 followed in 1938 and 1940 to accommodate the school's early growth. These early structures were designed with influences from the Bauhaus
Bauhaus
', commonly known simply as Bauhaus, was a school in Germany that combined crafts and the fine arts, and was famous for the approach to design that it publicized and taught. It operated from 1919 to 1933. At that time the German term stood for "School of Building".The Bauhaus school was founded by...
and De Stijl
De Stijl
De Stijl , propagating the group's theories. Next to van Doesburg, the group's principal members were the painters Piet Mondrian , Vilmos Huszár , and Bart van der Leck , and the architects Gerrit Rietveld , Robert van 't Hoff , and J.J.P. Oud...
movements by Italian architect Ercole Manfredi
Ercole Manfredi
Ercole Pietro Manfredi was an Italian architect who worked and took up residence in early twentieth-century Siam . Born in Turin, Italy, he attended the Albertina Academy of Fine Arts before travelling to Bangkok, where he was one of many Westerners employed by the Siamese government...
. Building 2 is arguably the central architectural structure of the school.
The other classroom buildings are Building 8, Khun Ying Rang Kantarat Building, Building 9, the Arts Building, and the 55th and 60th Anniversary Buildings. Other buildings include the library, auditorium, science lab, gymnasium, and the 50th Anniversary Building, which holds many of the student clubs.
Curriculum
| Majors | Electives |
|---|---|
| Science–mathematics | Computer |
| Applied Science | |
| Management | |
| Quality of life | |
| Basic French | |
| Basic German | |
| Basic Japanese | |
| Arts–mathematics | Management |
| Arts–French | Quality of life |
| Arts–German | |
| Arts–Japanese | |
| Arts–Spanish |
The school follows the national Curriculum of Basic Education, BE 2544 (2001 CE), providing three years of upper-secondary education, Mathayom 4–6. Subjects are grouped into eight basic subject areas, namely Thai language
Thai language
Thai , also known as Central Thai and Siamese, is the national and official language of Thailand and the native language of the Thai people, Thailand's dominant ethnic group. Thai is a member of the Tai group of the Tai–Kadai language family. Historical linguists have been unable to definitively...
; mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
; science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
; social studies
Social studies
Social studies is the "integrated study of the social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence," as defined by the American National Council for the Social Studies...
, religion and culture; health
Health education
Health education is the profession of educating people about health. Areas within this profession encompass environmental health, physical health, social health, emotional health, intellectual health, and spiritual health...
and physical education; arts; vocations and technology; and foreign languages.
The school's curriculum
Curriculum
See also Syllabus.In formal education, a curriculum is the set of courses, and their content, offered at a school or university. As an idea, curriculum stems from the Latin word for race course, referring to the course of deeds and experiences through which children grow to become mature adults...
consists of three levels. The basic level consists of all of the eight main subject areas, and is offered to all students, following the national curriculum. The second level divides the three main courses offered by the school according to their subject concentration into the science–mathematics, language–mathematics, and language concentrations. The third level provides subjects of more specialized interests and is reflected in the individual programmes followed by each student. Overall, the school offers twelve specific courses of study, in which all students fulfil the national basic education requirements upon graduation. The specific programmes are displayed in the table to the right.
Admission to the school is mainly through examinations, although there are also designated quotas for students with specific abilities and achievements. The examination process is highly competitive; over 13,000 students applied for 1,100 available seats in the 2007 academic year.
Academics
Triam Udom Suksa School has long had among the highest university entry rates for Mathayom 6 students in Thailand, with 87.37 percent of students passing the university entrance examinations in 2003. Under the new O-NET examination system, the school's students averaged 363.54 out of 500 points in the 2006 academic year, the highest among schools under the Offices of the Basic and Private Education Commissions and university demonstration schools (which does not however include Mahidol Wittayanusorn SchoolMahidol Wittayanusorn School
Mahidol Wittayanusorn School , also known colloquially as Mahidol Wit, Mahidol Witt or Mwit, is a secondary school in Thailand...
, whose students averaged 376.91 points over Triam Udom Suksa's 355.53 points in the 2005 academic year and had the highest three-year (2005–2007) average of 75.40 per cent, while Triam Udom Suksa ranked second at 71.01 per cent.)
The school's culture tends to highly value academic achievements, although its students have also excelled in many other extracurricular activities. Recipients of the King's Scholarship
King's Scholarship (Thailand)
The King's Scholarship is a prestigious merit-based scholarship for overseas undergraduate studies awarded to upper-secondary school graduates in Thailand. The qualifying examinations are organized by the Office of the Civil Service Commission, and are extremely competitive; a total of nine...
and medal-winners in the International Science Olympiad
International Science Olympiad
The International Science Olympiads are a group of worldwide annual competitions in various areas of science. The competitions are designed for the 4-6 best high school students from each participating country selected through internal National Science Olympiads, with the exception of the IOL,...
s—national stages in which the school has long dominated—are honored in the school's hall of fame
Hall of Fame
A hall of fame, wall of fame, walk of fame, walk of stars or avenue of stars is a type of attraction established for any field of endeavor to honor individuals of noteworthy achievement in that field...
, room 111.
Triam Udom Suksa is also a partner school of the initiative "Schulen: Partner der Zukunft" by the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Extracurricular activities
Student activitiesExtracurricular activity
Extracurricular activities are activities performed by students that fall outside the realm of the normal curriculum of school or university education...
are mostly structured around the elected student committee and the 43 student clubs supported by the school (of which membership in at least one is mandatory, with one timetable period per week designated for club activities). Among the various clubs are the Thai Traditional Music Club, whose mahori
Mahori
The mahori is a form of Thai and Cambodian classical ensemble which was traditionally played by women in the courts of both Central Thailand and Cambodia...
ensemble has won multiple national championships, the Triam Udom Suksa "Wing!" Symphony Orchestra, which won first prize in the 8th Asian Symphonic Band Competition 2006, and the school chorus, which has also won multiple competitions, including Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn's Cup in 2006. Students regularly participate in regional and national academic competitions; the school team is usually a major player in the televised Shell Quiz
Shell Quiz
Shell Quiz, or as it is currently known, Shell Quiz on the Road, is a televised upper-secondary school quiz competition in Thailand. The questions are given in English, and deal with a broad range of topics of knowledge, similarly to Quizbowl, with the English language itself as a focus...
programme.
As with many other schools in Thailand, a major event the student body participates in is the annual sports festival, an elaborate event for which each class building spends months in preparation, and includes competitions not only in athletics but also parade and audience displays.
In recent years, Triam Udom Suksa students have also produced science projects competing on the international level, winning awards from the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair
Intel International Science and Engineering Fair
The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair is the largest pre-college scientific research event in the world, and is owned and administered by the Society for Science & the Public a 501 non-profit organization based in Washington, DC...
in 2004, 2006 and 2007.
Notable alumni
- Ampol Senanarong, privy counselor
- Apirak KosayothinApirak KosayothinApirak Kosayodhin is a former Thai business executive and former governor of Bangkok. In the gubernatorial elections on August 29, 2004 he won 40% of the votes...
, Governor of Bangkok - Arthit Urairat, Deputy President of the Democrat Party and Director of Rangsit University
- Prof. Borwornsak UwannoBorwornsak UwannoBorwornsak Uwanno is a Thai legal expert, and held the post of Cabinet secretary-general under the Thaksin-government and was a professor of Law at Chulalongkorn University; and a key drafter of the 1997 Constitution of Thailand.-Drafter of the 1997 Constitution:Borwornsak was a member of the...
, former secretary-general to the Cabinet and former secretary-general of King Prajadhipok's Institute - Chaovana Nasylvanta, privy counselor
- Gen. Chavalit YongchaiyudhChavalit YongchaiyudhGeneral Chavalit Yongchaiyudh is a Thai politician and retired general. He was Thailand's 22nd Prime Minister from 1996 to 1997. He is of Sino-Thai and ethnic Lao descent....
, former prime minister - Chit PhumisakChit PhumisakChit Phumisak was a Thai author, historian, poet and Communist rebel. His most influential book was The Face of Thai Feudalism , written in 1957 under the pseudonym Somsamai Srisootarapan. Other pen names used by Chit include Kawi Kanmuang and Kawi Srisayam...
, author - Chulanope Snidvongs Na Ayuthaya, privy counselor
- Than Phuying Dasanavalaya Sorasongkram, daughter of Princess Galyani VadhanaGalyani VadhanaHer Royal Highness Princess Galyani Vadhana, the Princess of Naradhiwas , was a princess of Thailand and the elder sister of King Ananda Mahidol and King Bhumibol Adulyadej...
- Khun Ying Jaruvan MaintakaJaruvan MaintakaKhun Ying Jaruvan Maintaka is the current Auditor-General of the Kingdom of Thailand. She refused to resign her position after the Constitutional Court of Thailand ruled that her nomination was illegal. She is well known for her public criticism of deposed Premier Thaksin Shinawatra...
, Auditor-general of Thailand - Naowarat Pongpaiboon, S.E.A. Write Award winner and National Artist
- Prof. Dr. Prawase Wasi, Ramon Magsaysay Awardee
- Prof. Sippanondha Ketudat, scientist and educator
- Somkid JatusripitakSomkid JatusripitakSomkid Jatusripitak , Chinese: 曾汉光, Thai politician, is a former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce of Thailand. He was a leader and cofounder of the populist Thai Rak Thai party. His wife, Anurachanee Jatusripitak, teaches at Chulalongkorn University...
, former deputy prime minister and minister of commerce - Supachai PanitchpakdiSupachai PanitchpakdiSupachai Panitchpakdi is the Secretary-General of the UN Conference on Trade and Development . Prior to this, he was the Director-General of the World Trade Organization from September 1, 2002 to September 1, 2005...
, Secretary General of the UN Conference on Trade and Development - Surapong Suebwonglee, Minister of Finance
- Tamarine TanasugarnTamarine TanasugarnTamarine Tanasugarn is a professional Thai tennis player. She was born in Los Angeles, United States, and turned professional in 1994. She has been in the top 20 in both singles and doubles....
, tennis player - Prof. Yongyuth Yuthavong, scientist
Notable teachers
- Nipon Srinarumol, biology teacher, recipient of the 2006 Teacher's Council of Thailand Award, and the 2004 Outstanding Science Teacher Award from the Science Society of Thailand
List of directors
| Years in office | Name |
|---|---|
| 1938–1944 | Mom Luang Pin Malakul Pin Malakul Mom Luang Pin MalakulMom luang is a Thai honorific hereditary title denoting a royal bloodline; the subject's personal name was Pin Malakul. See Thai royal and noble titles for details. was a Thai educator and writer... |
| 1944–1951, 1963 | Sanan Sumitra |
| 1951–1962 | Sanguan Leksakul |
| 1964–1975 | Khun Ying Boonluean Kruatrachue |
| 1975–1979 | Khun Ying Suchada Thirawat |
| 1979–1989 | Khun Ying Phanchuen Ruensiri |
| 1989–1997 | Khun Ying Phannee Kanchanavasit |
| 1997–1999 | Somphong Dhamma-upakorn |
| 1999–2001 | Asawin Wanwinwet |
| 2001–2005 | Phannee Phengnet |
| 2005–2008 | Pisawas Yutithamdamrong |
| 2008–current | Witsaruth Sonthichai |