Shrewsbury International School

Shrewsbury International School Bangkok โรงเรียนนานาชาติโชรส์เบอรี กรุงเทพ
Address
1922 Charoen Krung Road, Wat Prayakrai, Bang Kholame Bangkok Thailand , 10120
Information
School type	International School
Motto	Intus Si Recte Ne Labora (If the heart is right, all will be well.)
Established	2003
Principal	Robert Millar[1]
Gender	Boys/Girls
Age range	3 - 18 years old
Enrollment	2000+ students
International students	40 nationalities
Education system	National Curriculum for England
Classes offered	Early Year 1 - Year 13
Language	English
Campuses	Shrewsbury International School Bangkok Riverside, Shrewsbury International School Bangkok City Campus, Shrewsbury International School Hong Kong
Houses	6
Yearbook	On the River
Affiliation	FOBISIA, ONESQA, BISAC
Website	www.shrewsbury.ac.th

Shrewsbury International School Bangkok (Thai: โรงเรียนนานาชาติโชรส์เบอรี กรุงเทพ) is a coeducational British international school in Charoen Krung, Bang Kho Laem District, Bangkok, Thailand.^[2] It was established in 2003. It is affiliated with Shrewsbury School in the UK.^[3] The school is divided into 3 schools: Pre-prep school, Junior school and Senior school, which includes sixth form. The school follows the National Curriculum of England.

History

Shrewsbury International School Bangkok was founded in 2003.

Headmasters

1. 2003-2005 Stuart Morris
2. 2005-2017 Stephen Holroyd
3. 2017-2022 Christopher Seal
4. 2022-present Robert Millar

Curriculum

Shrewsbury's curriculum is based around the English National Curriculum. The curriculum provides structured learning from the age of 3 to 18 years. The Early Years Foundation stage (age 3 years) is followed by a sequence of 5 "Key Stages", culminating in the advanced A-level programme (ages 16 – 18).

Tuition

Yearly tuition fees for the 2017-2018 school year range from 534,300 to 950,700 baht depending on grade level.^[4]

Facilities

Facilities at Shrewsbury include:

• Library, with 40,000 books, CDs & DVDS (plus thousands more via online catalogue), separate junior and senior sections with study spaces and makerspace wall.
• Sixth Form Centre and a playground
• Auditorium called the Khunying Sumanee Memorial Hall, seating 5,800 people
• A Recital Hall located in the Music Department
• Music School
• Learning support zone
• Junior innovation centre
• A professional dance studio
• Promethean boards in every classroom
• Fully equipped computer suites (iMac and PC)
• Two gymnasiums
• Gymnastics hall
• Three tennis courts
• Three sports fields (one with running track)
• Three outdoor playgrounds
• Climbing wall
• Aquatics centre – including learners’ pool, junior pool (also used for water polo) and championship pool with electronic racing blocks and scoreboard
• Two dining rooms/canteens
• Indoor running track

Student body

As of 2017 the school had 1,600 students. About 70 percent were Thai. United Kingdom students were the second largest group of students.

Awards

• Winner of 2019 International School Awards ‘Outstanding Initiative that Supports Students’ Pathways to Higher Education’.^[5][6]

Notable alumni

• Chittaphon Leechaiyapornkul (Ten), member of NCT, WayV and SuperM
• Myra Molloy (Myra), The winner of Thailand's Got Talent (season 1)
• Pangina Heals (drag queen), host of Drag Race Thailand

Accreditations

The school is accredited by the Council for International Schools and ONESQA. It is also affiliated to the Federation of British International Schools in Asia (FOBISIA) and is a member of the Headmasters’ and Headmistresses’ Conference (HMC).^[7]

References

External links

• Shrewsbury International School Bangkok (official website)

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This page was last edited on 3 March 2024, at 00:04