Amnuay Silpa School (Thai: โรงเรียนอำนวยศิลป์; RTGSRong Rian Amnuai Sin) is a coeducational private school in Bangkok, Thailand. It teaches kindergarten, primary and secondary levels. The school was founded in 1926, formerly as an all-boy school in the early years. Chitra Dansuputra was the co-founder and the owner of the school. He later set up a non-profit educational trust Amnuay Silpa Foundation and donated the school to the foundation in 1960.

Amnuay Silpa School
โรงเรียนอำนวยศิลป์
Address
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304/1 Sri Ayutthaya Road


10400

Thailand
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TypePrivate
Established24 May 1926 (1926-05-24)
FounderChitra Dansuputra
PrincipalAndrew parry
GenderCoeducational
LanguageThai, English
Websitewww.amnuaysilpa.ac.th

At its peak, the school had a student body of 7,000, but has since scaled down to about 1,500.[1] Its alumni include six prime ministers of Thailand: Kriangsak Chamanan, Chatichai Choonhavan, Anand Panyarachun, Suchinda Kraprayoon, Chavalit Yongchaiyudh and Somchai Wongsawat.

References

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  1. ^ Pongvutitham, Achara (11 April 2008). "Breathing new life into a venerable old school". The Nation. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
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