"Bangpakok Wittayakom School" (Thai: โรงเรียนบางปะกอกวิทยาคม) is a public school located in Bangkok, Thailand. The school admits secondary students, grades 7 to 12, aged 11–18. The previous name of the school was Mattayom Wat Bangpakok School.
| Bangpakok Wittayakom School | |
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| Location | |
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Thailand | |
| Coordinates | 13°40′59″N 100°29′42″E / 13.683042°N 100.495063°E |
| Information | |
| Other name | BPK |
| Type | Public school |
| Established | 1949 |
| Grades | 7-12 |
| Number of students | 3,016 (2009 academic year) |
| Color(s) | Pink and green |
| School tree | Cassia fistula (Chaiyapeurk) |
| Website | http://www.bpk.ac.th |
History edit
Bangpakok Wittayakom school was initiated by พระครูประศาสน์ สิกขกิจ (phra-kru-sas sik-ka-kij), an abbot of Wat Bangpakok. He wanted the ministry of education to open a school in Bangpakok district. So, he used the 2nd floor of disciplined building of the Wat Bangpakok for teaching in the beginning. Bangpakok Wittayakom School was open for grade 11 on 17 May 1949 for the first time.[1]
Later, ล้อม ฟักอุดม (lom fuk-u-dom), บุญนาคร มังคะลี (boon-na-korn mung-ka-lee) and ถนอม เอี่ยมทศ (ta-nhom iam-tos) bought a land, gave it to Wat Bangpakok and transferred ownership to Department of General Education. Then on 3 January 1951, the school was moved to a new school building on the 9600 m2 land. In 1964, ล้อม ฟักอุดม (lom fuk-u-dom) donated an additional land 4,048 m2 to the school. Now, Bangpakok Wittayakom school has an area of approximately 12,000 m2. In 1974, Bangpakok Wittayakom school was approved to open for high school curriculum.[1]
The school won the ASEAN quiz, organised by the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs to commemorate ASEAN’s 41st Anniversary, on 8 August 2008.[2][3]
Curriculum edit
The major programmes at Upper Secondary level include:
- TEP Science- Mathematics (2 Classes)
- Science- Mathematics (5 Classes)
- TEP English - Mathematics (1 Class)
- English - Mathematics (2 Classes)
- English - Chinese, French and Japanese (1 Class)
References edit
- ^ a b Bangpakok Wittayakom school. "โรงเรียนบางปะกอกวิทยาคม l Bangpakok Wittayakom School". www.bpk.ac.th. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Foreign Ministry organizes ASEAN Quiz" Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kingdom of Thailand, 11 August 2008.
- ^ "To commemorate ASEAN’s 41st Anniversary ", 14th AREAN Summit, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kingdom of Thailand.