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Suankularb Wittayalai School | |
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Address | |
88 Tripetch Road, Wang Burapa Pirom , , 10200 | |
Information | |
School type | Public school (government-funded), Secondary school |
Motto | Suvijāno bhavaṃ hoti (สุวิชาโน ภวํ โหติ) (He who knows well will progress.) |
Established | 8 March 1882 |
Founder | Chulalongkorn |
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) | |
Mascot | Rose |
National ranking | 1st (Lower-Secondary) 3rd (Upper-Secondary) |
Newspaper | Pimsuan |
Yearbook | Samarnmitr |
Website | www |
Suankularb Wittayalai School (โรงเรียนสวนกุหลาบวิทยาลัย; Abbreviation: ส.ก. / S.K.) (also known as Suankularb College) literally Rose Garden College is an all-boys secondary school for grades 7 through 12 in Bangkok, Thailand. Founded by King Chulalongkorn in 1882 as a peer's school, its purpose was to educate the children of nobility and the royal household. Suankularb is the oldest public secondary school in the country. Suankularb alumni include 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.