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Bangkok Patana School or "BPS" is a British International School located in Bangkok, Thailand on Soi Lasalle, in the district of Bang Na.
History
Founded in 1957 by expatriate Rosamund Stuezel because of the lack of British education in Bangkok, the school quickly rose to prominence as a preparatory school[citation needed]. It is Bangkok's first largest international school in area next to ISB (International School of Bangkok), and has a population of over 2,600 students, from Nursery to Year 13. Most of their graduates have been accepted to college[citation needed].
Education
Bangkok Patana School is the British international School of Bangkok. It uses the British schooling system up to and including year 11 , which ends with the IGCSE examinations. In keystage 5 it offers the IB instead of the A Levels. Bangkok Patana School is affiliated to the CIS (Council of International Schools, and has not been awarded accredidation. BPS is one of Bangkok’s most popular international schools which has long waiting lines for Thai citizens as international schools are only allowed to have a small percentage of local students.
Uniform
The uniform consists of black trousers or skirt, and a choice of either a white, maroon or blue polo shirt. Students must wear white socks and black leather shoes.
Activities
The BPS school grounds are regarded as some of the finest sports facilities in South East Asia[citation needed]. They play host to several community sports leagues, such as Bangkok Soccer League.
Sport Rivals
- New International School of Thailand
- Ruamrudee International School
- International School Bangkok
- KIS International School
Notable Alumni
- Anan Anwar - Scottish-Indonesian singer and actor
- Joni Anwar - Scottish-Indonesian singer and actor
- Ananda Everingham - Lao-Australian actor
- Minfong Ho - Author of "Rice Without Rain" and "The Clay Marble"
- Rowena Kennett - Thai-English VJ for MTV Thailand
- Louis Scott - Singer and actor
- Somtow Sucharitkul - Composer, conductor and author of "Vampire Junction"
- Michele Waagaard - Thai-Norwegian model, JAMP singer and VJ for MTV Thailand
- Tata Young - Thai-American singer, actor and model
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