Visuttharangsi School

Visuttharangsi School

Sūkā sāñgkāssā sāmākkī
Esprit de corps of staff originates the happiness
Address
32 ,Saeng ChuTo Rd, Tha Muang District
Kanchanaburi, 71000
Thailand
Coordinates 14°00′N 99°33′E / 14.0°N 99.55°E / 14.0; 99.55Coordinates: 14°00′N 99°33′E / 14.0°N 99.55°E / 14.0; 99.55
Information
Type Public
Established 1 June 1904
Founder The Priest Plieant Inthasaro
School board Kanchanaburi Education Service Area Office 1
Authority Office of the Basic Education Commission
Oversight Ministry of Education
Director Viraj Ratanabandh
Grades 7–12 (mathayom 1–6)
Gender Coeducational
Age range 12 - 18
Enrollment Approx. 2,800 [1] (2005 academic year)
Hours in school day 7 - 8
Campus Kanchanaburi, Suburban Area
School colour(s)

Blue and Yellow

        
Song March of Visttharangsi
Website http://www.visut.ac.th

Visuttharangsi School (Thai: โรงเรียนวิสุทธรังษี, pronounced  [wí sùt tʰá rāŋ sǐː], abbr. V.S.) (known colloquially as Visut) is a public school in Thailand. This school belongs to the Kanchanaburi Education Service Area Office 1, Office of the Basic Education Commission (OBEC), Ministry of Education. The school provides preparatory school for college and university from grades 7 through 12. It admits both Thai and International students equivalent to the secondary students (mathayom 1–3, equivalent to grades 7–9) and upper-secondary students (mathayom 4–6, equivalent to grades 10–12). It was founded in 1904 as the provincial secondary school of Kanchanaburi Province and it is among the top 100 secondary schools of Thailand.[2]

Campus

Visuttharangsi School is located at 32 Saeng Chu To Rd, Thalo, Tha Muang District, Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand. The school is covered with reinforced concrete and includes seven main buildings and several additional buildings.

In 1974, a second campus was created. Located in Thong Pha Phum District, Kanchanaburi, the second school was named "Visuttharangsi School (Thong Pha Phum Campus)". Afterwards, Visuttharangsi School (Thong Pha Phum Campus) was renamed as "Thongphaphumwitthaya School" and has become the district school of Thong Pha Phum District.

Identities and uniqueness

The Identities.

The Bow is an establisher's emblem of Visuttharangsi. The emblem conveys "To endeavour to the intended goal".

The tree has been growing before the school was founded. It can hint at the Annual Academy Graduation of students and the admittance of news students from others.

The uniqueness.

This is Pali - Sanskrit motto, it means "Esprit de corps of staff originates the happiness".

Courses and majors

Visuttharangsi School provides an Intensive Program (IP), an English Program (EP) and Science - Mathematics courses following The Capital for Improvement Potentiality Project of International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) a.k.a. "World Bank".

Grades 7–9 (Mathayom 1–3):

Grades 10–12 (Mathayom 4–6):

Note: Science - Mathematics and Arts - Math Major seem to be the most popular in Thailand.

Notable alumni

Notes

  1. ↑ Visuttharangsi School Annual Report 2007
  2. ↑ O-NET & A-NET Admission Examination for University Entrance Annual Report 2006 - 2010

References

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