Mahaprutharam Girls' School
Introduction
Mahaprutharam Girls' School is a government funded, all-girls school in Bangkok, Thailand. It has provided education for both lower secondary and upper secondary levels. Presently, the school provides education for students from grade 7 through 12.
History
Mahaprutharam Girls' School has been a vocational school for 30 years. In 1898 the Thai government gave money to improve the school. Then, it was opened as the Mahaprutharam girls' School on 12 December 1918. It opened a junior high school. It had 109 students and 3 teachers.
In 1955 Mahaprutharam Girls' School opened a senior high school which had both a science-mathematics program and a language-arts program. Prince Pitayalapoppruttiyakorn was the primary patron.
In 1956 Queen Sirikit came to visit the school, privately and without ceremony. And in 1968, Queen Sirikit came to celebrate the school's fiftieth anniversary and created the Srimahaprutt Scholarship. She became patron of the school, calling it "Mahaprutharam Girls' School under the Royal Patronage of her Majesty the Queen".
Location
519 Mahaprutaram Road. Mahaprutaram, Bangrak, Bangkok 10500 Thailand.
Important People
- Sawalee Phakapan (National Artist)
- Rosana Tositrakul (Senator of Bangkok in 2008)
- Varunee Suesatsakulchai (Correspondent)
- Supachaya Luthisoponkul (Artist)
- Kasarin Aektawachkul (Actress)
- Lukana Huangmaneerungroj (Actress/Artist/DJ)
- Napapa Tantrakul (Actress)
- Angkana Triratanatip (Miss Thailand)
- Butree Perdpong (Olympic Taekwondo Athlete)
- Suwapich Tripornworakit (Actress)
- Pawadee Kumchokpaisan (Actress)
- Thanapa Saelao (National Taekwondo Team Ath-lete)
- Nutnisha Sherdshubupakaree (Actress)
Course
The school provides education from grades 7 through 12. Each grade has 10 rooms. -Lower Secondary School -High School Education In this level, Students are required to choose one of the following programs to study: -Sci – Math -Eng – Math -Chinese – Eng -French – Eng -Business - Eng
Symbol
- Vision This is a leading position school that manages the education to have the best quality and characteristics according to Thai Culture. - Identities Good Relations with Volunteers - Philosophy Knowledge concomitant with goodness - Flower Lotus - Color Navy blue means stability and peace. Blue means glory and cheerfulness.