Princess Chulabhorn's College group of schools

Princess Chulabhorn's College (Thai: โรงเรียนจุฬาภรณราชวิทยาลัย), also known as PCC, is the name given to a group of science coeducation boarding schools that was established to honor Princess Chulabhorn Walailak, a science-oriented princess of Thailand when she was 36 years old in 1993, by the Thai Ministry of Education. PCC focuses on developing the talents of students in grades 7-12 (secondary and high school students) in science, mathematics, technology, and environment to support science and technology professionals in Thailand. The PCC includes 12 boarding schools. They are:

Curriculum

Originally, PCC’s curriculum depended on The Thailand Ministry of Education but the schools' course of instruction was changed in 2010 by cooperation of Mahidol Wittaya Nusorn School (Public Organization), a Thailand science high school, and have used this curriculum since then. The PCC’s students receive scholarships from the government for study, food, accommodation, etc.

Symbols

The schools' symbol is a crown cover letter “จภ.” (Jaw-Por). “จภ.” is the short version of the name of Princess Chulabhorn Walailak. The symbolic colors are blue, representing the Thai monarchy, a security-oriented, strict disciplinarian. And red-orange, which represents the traditional Thai color for Thursday, the day that Princess Chulabhorn Walailak was born (4 July 1957). The symbolic tree is Spathodea (Thai: แคแสด). This tree has orange-red flowers that represent the symbolic color of the schools. The school’s quote is “Moral lead academic matter”. It shows that the PCC’s students have moral principle to bring their knowledge to use.

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