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Triam Udom Suksa School ((タイ語:โรงเรียนเตรียมอุดมศึกษา), pronounced (:trīːam ùdōm sɯ̀k.sǎː), ''lit.'' "university-preparatory school") is a state school located in downtown Bangkok, Thailand. It admits upper-secondary students (''mathayom'' 4–6, equivalent to grades 10–12) and has the largest yearly enrolment in the country. Founded in 1938 as a preparatory school for Chulalongkorn University, the school has long been regarded as one of the best secondary schools in Thailand,〔Fry, "Education and Success"〕 and attracts students from all over the country in its highly competitive entrance examinations. Triam Udom Suksa has among the highest university entry rates for Thai schools, and its students consistently score among the top in national standardised tests. == History == The founding of Triam Udom Suksa School relates to the revised National Education Plan of BE 2479 (1936 CE), which imposed four and six years of primary and secondary education respectively, with an additional two years of precollegiate schooling required for students who were to pursue higher education. This precollegiate level was to be initially provided by the students' prospective universities, and accordingly the University Council of Chulalongkorn University authorized the establishment of such a school on 3 January 1938. The founding of the school, which took place over a tight time frame of three months, was overseen by Mom Luang Pin Malakul, then head of the university's teacher-preparation programme, who became the school's first director. The school took over the location of Matthayom Horwang School (of which ML Pin was also headmaster) on Phaya Thai Road in the vicinity of the university, and became known as the "University Preparatory School, Chulalongkorn University", or ''Rong Rian Triam Udom Suksa Haeng Chulalongkorn Maha Witthayalai'' (; ''triam udom suksa'' literally translates as university-preparatory ()). The school, which was the first co-educational in the country, opened on 16 May 1938, and classes began on 19 May.〔 reprint in Janehutthakarnkij et al. 2007, pp. 33–53〕 The school rapidly grew over the first few years, admitting up to 568 students in the 1940 academic year. In December 1941, however, the school was raided and occupied by Japanese forces invading Thailand in the course of World War II, forcing the staff and students to relocate to temporary locations around Bangkok. Teaching was hence adversely affected throughout the time of war. Classes briefly returned to the school in 1943, but had to again leave after the school was damaged by Allied bombing on 19 January 1944. Part of the staff and students were transferred to various cities around the country, where preparations had already taken place for the establishment of additional preparatory school campuses. (Changes of government policy would however later cause these campuses to close down.) The school remained occupied even at the conclusion of the war, this time by Allied forces.〔 Teaching finally returned to normal in 1946 after Allied forces withdrew from the school. During that period, government policy favoured expanding precollegiate-level teaching to public schools under the Department of General Education instead of being provided by the universities. As a result, authority over the school was transferred from Chulalongkorn University to the Department of General Education on 1 July 1947. The school's students have since been required to take university entrance examinations as regular students, and the name of the school was shortened to "Triam Udom Suksa School". The school, however, retained use of the Phra Kiao as its symbol.〔 In June 1947, just prior to the transfer, a Teacher Training Department was created under the school's authority to support the expansion of the national school system. This department, which became known as the ''Satit'' (demonstration) School, would extend teaching to ''mathayom'' 1–6 levels, and authority was transferred to the College of Education (now Srinakharinwirot University) in 1955. It presently exists as Patumwan Demonstration School. As Triamudom is considered as the best high school in this country , Pathumwan Demonstration School ranked one of the best school as a biggest feeding school to Triamudom in recent years.〔 The demand for precollegiate-level schooling saw a sharp increase in the late 1950s, resulting in the Department of Secondary Education setting up special precollegiate schools within regular school campuses. Such a school was set up near Orachon Canal in the eastern portion of Triam Udom Suksa School in 1958, and became known as "Triam Orachon". Another campus, Triam Bang Pu, was established at Bang Pu Seaside Resort in Samut Prakan Province before being moved to Sam Phran District, Nakhon Pathom Province, and became known as Triam Udom Suksa Sam Phran School. Both schools were merged with Triam Udom Suksa by 1964.〔 In 1960, the national curriculum was rewritten, and the educational stages were redefined with seven years' primary education and five years of secondary education. Two years' upper-secondary education, ''mathayom'' 4–5, replaced the precollegiate level. The school now taught in this level, and classes were divided into arts, sciences and general departments. The curriculum would be changed again in 1981, introducing the current three-year upper-secondary level (''mathayom'' 4–6).〔Janehutthakarnkij et al. 2007〕 Since the 1950s, the school staff have on multiple occasions been assigned by the Ministry of Education to assist other schools in staff training and teaching strategy development. In anticipation of the possible need to relocate in the 1970s, the school helped found the Bodindecha and Triam Udom Suksa Pattanakarn Schools in 1975 and 1978. Queen's College, Ratchaburi was established with like assistance in 1992. The school saw further expansion in the 1980s, partly due to the new national curriculum, and now had ninety classes. Several new buildings were built, and modern facilities were introduced, including the introduction of computer classes in 1992. The school received awards from the Department of General Education in 1982 and 1985, and the school library won awards in 1990 and 1991. Students featured prominently in national stages, and since 1990 have continuously won medals at the International Science Olympiads. At present, Triam Udom Suksa School educates upper-secondary students in the ''mathayom'' 4–6 levels. As of the 2007 academic year, there were 105 classes with 4,617 students and 194 teachers.〔Triam Udom Suksa School 2008.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Triam Udom Suksa School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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