Satriwithaya School

Satriwithaya School is a top-tiered prestigious all-girl public school located in Bawornniwet, Phanakhorn area in Bangkok. It was initially a private school that was founded in the reign of King Rama V in 1900. The teacher and owner of the school was Madam Lucie Dunlap who was later promoted as the first headmaster by the Thai Educational Department. In 1901 when the school was continuously progressing, Madam Lucie Dunlap decided to give the school to the education department and she got promoted as a principal by the education department. Princess Srinagarindra (the mother of King Rama IX) studied here when she was 8-13 years old. Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II visited the school in 1996. Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn attended the school's annual General Meeting in 1998 as The Chairman. Satriwithaya School is renowned for its academic success as it is the first school in Thailand to launch an intensive course for its junior high school students in 2002. The students at Satriwithaya School have also won many awards in academic contests in Math, Science, and English from both domestic and foreign events. The school offers a Mini English Program (MEP) that consists of English Grammar, Effective Writing, English Drama, English for Presentation, English for Smart Kids, English for Tourism, English for Further Education, Communicative Grammar, and English for Communication.