Khon Kaen Wittayayon School (Thai: โรงเรียนขอนแก่นวิทยายน) is a public school located in Khon Kaen Province, Thailand. It admits secondary students (mathayom 1–6, equivalent to grades 7–12). Founded in 1897 as a boys' school for Khon Kaen Province, it became the first coeducational school in Khon Kaen. The school's former names were "Khon Kaen (boys') School" and "That Wittayakhan Temple School". The school's first principal was Mr. Tub Chimma.
Campus
The 7th building (left) and the national flag at school (right)
The school occupies 22 rai 2 ngarn (36,000 square metres;390,000 sq ft[1]). It has eighteen buildings, eleven of which have classrooms. The oldest building, Building 1, dates from 1978, and is used by the Department of Science. Construction of Buildings 2 and 3 followed in 1980. These three buildings are the primary structures of the campus.
Building 7 was begun by the school board to celebrate the school's 100th anniversary, and it's the largest building in the school. Other classroom buildings are Buildings 4, 6, 8, and 9. Other buildings include the auditorium, library, agricultural building, public relations building, academic resources building, and the shrines.
School Emblem
Pink-Blue-and Yellow, school colours
Curriculum
The school follows the national Curriculum of Basic Education as of BE 2562 (2019 AD). Grouped into 11 areas:
Lower-secondary
Science Mathematics Technology and Environment
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Upper-secondary
Science Mathematics Technology and Environment
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Health Science
Engineering
Law and Politics
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Second Language Art
Third Language Art (Chinese/Japanese-Spanish)
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Language Program (English-Chinese-Japanese-German)
