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Established
  
2003

Gender
  
Boys/Girls

Enrollment
  
circa. 1600 students

Phone
  
+66 2 675 1888

School type
  
International school

Number of students
  
1,600

Headmaster
  
Stephen Holroyd

Age
  
3 to 18

Houses
  
6

Motto
  
Intus Si Recte Ne Labora

Founded
  
2003

Staff
  
150

Address
  
1922 Charoen Krung Rd, Wat Prayakrai Bang Kholame Khet Bang Kho Laem, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon 10120, Thailand

Similar
  
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Shrewsbury International School is a selective coeducational British international school in Bang Kho Laem District, Bangkok, Thailand. It was established in 2003. Although it is an independent school, it is closely affiliated to Shrewsbury School in the UK. The school is divided into 3 schools: Pre prep school, Junior school and Senior school, which includes sixth form. The school follows the British curriculum. It is considered a mid-upper tier international school.

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History

Shrewsbury International School was founded in 2003. The current Principal is Mr. Stephen Holroyd, who arrived at Shrewsbury International School in 2006. Mr Holroyd worked at Shrewsbury School in the UK for 20 years, first as an English teacher then rising to be Deputy Master before his appointment to Bangkok.

Student body

As of 2010 the school had 1,400 students. About 70% were Thai and people from the United Kingdom were the second largest group of students. Well known Korean idol Chittaphon Leechaiyapornkul comes from Shrewsbury. He is signed to S.M. Entertainment under the group NCT-U. Leechaiyapornkul's stage name is Ten.

Facilities

Facilities at Shrewsbury include:

  • Library, with 32,000 books, CDs & DVDS
  • Auditorium called the Khunying Sumanee Memorial Hall, seating 580 people
  • A Recital Hall located in the Music Department
  • Interactive white boards in every classroom
  • Fully equipped computer suites (Apple Mac and PC)
  • Three gymnasiums
  • Three tennis courts
  • Two sports fields (one with running track)
  • Three outdoor playgrounds
  • Dining room, serving hot lunches every day
  • Aquatics centre – including learners’ pool, junior pool (also used for water polo) and championship pool with electronic racing blocks and scoreboard
  • Alumni

  • Chittaphon Leechaiyapornkul (Ten), member of NCT (band)
  • Patricia Tanchanok Good (Patricia), Actress under of Channel 3
  • Myra Molloy (Myra), The winner of Thailand's Got Talent (season 1)
  • Sarit Trilertvichien (Pea), Actor
  • Accreditations

    The school is accredited by the Council for Internationals Schools, the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, and ONESQA. It is also affiliated to the Federation of British International Schools in South and East Asia (FOBISSEA) and is a member of the Headmasters’ and Headmistresses’ Conference (HMC).

    References

    Shrewsbury International School Wikipedia