Kamnoetvidya Science Academy

Historical background

Kamnoetvidya Science Academy, with the former name of Rayong Science Academy (RASA), was founded in 2013. The name Kamnoetvidya, which literally means "The Genesis of Knowledge," was given by Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, who on 6 August 2015 presided over the grand opening ceremony of the school. KVIS is supported by the RASA foundation, with an endowment fund provided by the PTT Group of Companies, to ensure sustainability, prosperity, and longevity of the academy. The conception of KVIS is the result of the farsighted vision and passion of Dr. Pailin Chuchottaworn, formerly the chief executive officer (CEO) and president of PTT Public Company Limited, who wishes to see Thailand emerge as a strong power in Science and Technology. Dr. Thongchai Chewprecha, is the founding principal of the school. He is also well known for being the founding principal of the current form of Mahidol Wittayanusorn School and its success.

International faculty

The school currently has advisors, teaching and visiting faculty from countries across the globe. Notable visiting teachers who are engaged with KVIS are as follows

Native English speakers are employed to teach English as well as other subjects. Apart from English, various other languages like Chinese, Japanese, Spanish and German are taught to students.

Facilities

Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) is available in the campus for research and experimental purpose. KVIS is one of the few educational institutions to own an electron microscope. The engineering workshop laboratory is equipped with state of the art equipment like 3D Printers, Lathe machines and 3D modelling software. Microcontroller Laboratory is equipped with various microcontroller kits, electronic oscilloscope, robotic kits, solar panel kits etc. The Computer Science Lab is equipped with Dell AIO with Intel core i7 processors, NVIDIA GPU and digital white board. The academic resource centre is equipped with most of the scientific journals from Springer and Science Direct. The entire campus is equipped with wired and wireless high speed internet connectivity.

Admission process

An entrance exam with two tier process is open to all Thai nationals pursuing Mathayom 2 every year. This exam is conducted in various centers all over the country. This year around 7,700 students from all over Thailand participated in the first round of examinations. The top 300 from the first round examination were selected for the final round. The final round of examinations was conducted on the KVIS campus. Based on the performance evaluation in the final round of exam, the best 72 students were selected to pursue Mathayom 4, 5 and 6.

Olympiads performance

KVIS students are encouraged and trained to participate in various Olympiads conducted at national and international levels.

2016 National Olympiads

Press releases

On 3 April 2015, Dr. Pailin Chuchottaworn said that KVIS, as a part of PTT Group, will strive hard to operate alongside the local community in Rayong Province, the second home of PTT, with regards to social care and environmental sustainability. It was developed to have lifestyle comparable to other leading cities.

Club activities

To nurture KVIS students to be a well-rounded people, not only academically, club activities are included in the KVIS curriculum. Various clubs, like Judo club, Muay Thai club, Music Club, Gardening Club, American Football club etc. are currently functioning in the school campus. All clubs function every Monday and Thursday.