Suankularb Wittayalai School
| Suankularb Wittayalai School | |
|---|---|
Long Building (ตึกยาว) | |
| Address | |
88 Tripetch Road, Wang Burapa Pirom Phra Nakhon District , , 10200 | |
| Information | |
| School type | Public school (government-funded), Secondary school |
| Motto | Suvijāno bhavaṃ hoti (สุวิชาโน ภวํ โหติ) (He who knows well will progress.) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Buddhism |
| Established | 8 March 1882 |
| Founder | Chulalongkorn |
| Status | Open |
| School district | Phra Nakhon District |
| Authority | Office of the Basic Education Commission |
| Director | Phumisit Sukhontawong, Ed.D. |
| Faculty | 193 |
| Grades | 7–12 (Mathayom 1–6) |
| Gender | Boys' School |
| Enrollment | 3,600 (2006 academic year) |
| Classrooms | 73 (2023) |
| Area | 18,492 m2 |
| Colour(s) |
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| Sports | Football |
| Mascot | Rose |
| National ranking | 1st (Lower-Secondary) 3rd (Upper-Secondary) |
| Newspaper | Pimsuan |
| Yearbook | Samarnmitr |
| Website | www |
Suankularb Wittayalai School (โรงเรียนสวนกุหลาบวิทยาลัย) (also known as Suankularb College) is an all-boys secondary school. It is for grades 7 through 12 in Bangkok, Thailand. It was founded by King Chulalongkorn in 1882. Suankularb is the oldest public secondary school in the country.
Suankularb alumni is eight Prime Ministers of Thailand, nine Supreme Court Chief Justices, five attorneys general, two Fortune Global 500 chief executives,[1][2] scholars, as well as a number of prominent politicians and businessmen. Suankularb is a member of Jaturamitr group of the four oldest boys' schools in Thailand.
School colours
- Pink, the colour for Tuesday, is the day King Chulalongkorn was born.
- Blue, the colour for Friday, is the day the school was created, and the day that Queen Siphatcharindra was born.
Alumni
Prime Ministers of Thailand
- Phraya Manopakorn Nititada (Kon Hutasingha)
- Tawee Boonyaket
- Mom Rajawongse Seni Pramoj
- Pridi Phanomyong or Luang Praditmanutham
- Maj. Gen. Mom Rajawongse Kukrit Pramoj
- Thanin Kraivichien
- General Prem Tinsulanonda
- General Surayud Chulanont
Supreme Commander of Royal Thai Armed Forces
- General Sunthorn Kongsompong
- General Mongkol Ampornpisit
- General Surayud Chulanont
- General Ruangroj Mahasaranon
Commander-in-Chief of Royal Thai Army
- General Prem Tinsulanonda
- General Surayud Chulanont
Others
- Bidyalongkorn
- Phrathepyanmahamuni
- Pin Malakul
- Panupong Pituksung
- Phon Sangsingkeo
- Somsak Jeamteerasakul (90)
- Newin Chidchob (90)
- Watana Muangsook (90)
- Toon Bodyslam (115)
- Godji Tachakorn Boonlupyanun (121)
- Tay Tawan Vihokratana (128)
- March Chutavuth Pattarakampol (129)
- Singto Prachaya Ruangroj (130)
- Gunsmile Chanagun Arpornsutinan (132)
- James Teeradon Supapunpinyo (133)
- Bright Vachirawit Chivaaree (134)[3][4]
- Gulf Kanawut Traipipattanapong (134)
- Sky Wongravee Nateetorn (134)
- First Chalongrat (134)
- First Kanaphan Puitrakul (135)
- Boom Tharatorn Jantharaworakarn (135)
- Satang Kittiphop Sereevichayasawat (138)
- Ford Allan Asawasuebsakul (139)
- Hong Pichetpong Chiradatesakunvong (140)
- Barcode Tinnasit Isarapongporn (141)
- Noeul Nuttarat Tangwai
- Khunpol Pongpol Panyamit (140)
- Fong Patk Teeradejanon (142)
- Peem Wasupon Pornpananurak (143)
Events
- Jaturamitr Samakkee Traditional football competition (with Debsirin School, Assumption College, and Bangkok Christian College, biannually)
- Suankularb Exhibition (every four years)
References
- ↑ "Executives PTT plc. |PTT". Archived from the original on 2010-01-17.
- ↑ "OSKNETWORK - ดร.ไพรินทร์ ชูโชติถาวร OSK89 นั่งซีอีโอ ปตท.คนใหม่". Archived from the original on 2011-06-03.
- ↑ ประวัติ "ไบร์ท วชิรวิชญ์" ทำความรู้จักนักแสดงดาวรุ่ง หนุ่มไทย-อเมริกัน จากรั้ว ม.กรุงเทพ. www.sanook.com/campus (in Thai). Retrieved 2023-04-26.
- ↑ Times, I. D. N.; Larasati, Laras. "10 Artis Thailand Lulusan Suankularb Wittayalai, Ada Bright dan Gulf". IDN Times (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-04-26.