Patumwan Demonstration School, Srinakharinwirot University

Patumwan Demonstration School
สาธิตมหาวิทยาลัยศรีนครินทรวิโรฒ ปทุมวัน
Address
2 Henri Dunant Rd., Pathum Wan
Bangkok, 10330
Thailand
Coordinates 13°44′25″N 100°32′06″E / 13.740318°N 100.534984°E / 13.740318; 100.534984Coordinates: 13°44′25″N 100°32′06″E / 13.740318°N 100.534984°E / 13.740318; 100.534984
Information
Established 26 December 1953
Founder ML Pin Malakul
Grades 7–12 (mathayom 1–6)
Gender Coeducational
Enrolment 1,854 (2006 academic year)
Classes 50
Campus Urban
School colour(s) Blue-Pink
Website www.satitpatumwan.ac.th

Patumwan Demonstration School (Thai: โรงเรียนสาธิตมหาวิทยาลัยศรีนครินทรวิโรฒ ปทุมวัน), commonly known as Satit Patumwan, is a Public Secondary school located in downtown Bangkok, Thailand. It admits secondary students (mathayom 1–6, equivalent to grades 7–12 or High School). The school entrance examination is regarded as one of the most competitive exam at the Mathayom 1 level. With its excellency in the Academics level and the Extracurricular levels, Satit Patumwan is renowned as one of the country's leading secondary school, particularly in the junior sector (mathayom 1-3).

Patumwan Demonstration School's campus is situated adjacent to Chulalongkorn University and Triam Udom Suksa School on Henri Dunant Road, Pathum Wan District in the heart of the city's commercial district.

Education

The school's Mathayom 1-6 students comprise 50 classes; 38 regular program classes and 12 in the English program. It accepts regular admission in mathayom 1 and 4. In the junior years (mathayom 1-3) the syllabus is uniform for all the students, but in the senior years (mathayom 4-6) the school's syllabus is divided into 4 programs with different subjects;

Difference between the Science–Mathematics and the Art programs is that Art programs doesn't include any science subject in the syllabus, the program is focused in the study of Liberal arts each of them differs in their choice of foreign language, but the Science–Mathematics has only the choice of English as a foreign language. These programs will be chosen by the student entering mathayom 4 and can't be changed until graduation. The programs are aimed to aid the students during their university periods, even in the stage of entrance preparation.

English Program (EPTS)

Patumwan Demonstration School has an English program, established in 1997, teaching most core subjects in English language called the EPTS (English Program for Talented Students). The EPTS program is available in all the grades and must be chosen prior to the school's admission. It has 2 classes at each grade, of around 36 students a class. The program is fully equipped in the best educational facilities; it has its own well equipped science laboratory, computer lab and all English library.

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