Shrewsbury International School
History
Shrewsbury International School Bangkok was founded in 2003 and a second campus, dubbed as City Campus, opened in 2018 at 982 Rim Klong Samsen Road, Bang Kapi, Huai Khwang District, Bangkok.
Headmasters
- 2003-2005 Stuart Morris
- 2005-2017 Stephen Holroyd
- 2017-2022 Christopher Seal
- 2022-present Robert Millar (Riverside Campus)
- 2018-present Amanda Dennison (City Campus)
Curriculum
Shrewsbury's curriculum is based on the English National Curriculum. The curriculum provides structured learning from the age of 2 to 18 years. The Early Years Foundation stage (age 2 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.
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 2023 the school had 1,900 students at the Riverside Campus and 550 at City Campus. 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’.
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).
References
- ^ "Welcome". Shrewsbury Bangkok Riverside. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ "Contact Us
- ^ "Shrewsbury Bangkok". 28 March 2011.
- ^ "Fees & Tuition". Shrewsbury International School. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "Schools Celebrated at International School Awards 2019 Ceremony". Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ ""Shrewsbury International School Bangkok selected world's Best International School 2019 for helping students secure places at the world's leading universities"". Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ "ACCREDITATION". Retrieved 31 August 2020.
External links
- Shrewsbury International School Bangkok (official website)