Harrow International School Bangkok Explained

Harrow International School
Motto:Stet Fortuna Domus (Let the Fortune of the House) Stand Educational Excellence for Life and Leadership
Streetaddress:45 Soi Kosumruamchai 14
Kosumruamchai Road
Coordinates:13.9062°N 100.5858°W
Opened:1998
Type:International school
Day and Boarding
District:Don Mueang
Grades Label:Years
Principal Label:Head Master
Principal:Mr James Murphy-O'Connor
House:6
Age Range:2-18
Enrollment:1750
Faculty:7
Campus Type:Suburban
Campus Size:35 acres
Team Name:Lion
Newspaper:Harrovian
Colors:Blue
Affiliations:Harrow School, London, UK

Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC)

Federation of British International Schools in Asia (FOBISIA)

International Schools Association of Thailand (ISAT)

Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (Thailand) ONESQA

Office of the Private Education Commission (OPEC)

Harrow International School Bangkok is a British international school in Don Mueang District, Bangkok, Thailand.[1]

It was established and gained its license to operate in Thailand in 1998 in association with Harrow School, a boarding school for boys in London, United Kingdom. The school has over 1600 students, both boys and girls, ranging in age from 18 months to 18 years, representing 36 different nationalities. The school is divided into two day schools, upper and lower, and bases its education on the English National Curriculum. Harrow Bangkok specialises in boarding provision for students from Year 5 upwards. The majority of teaching staff are recruited from the United Kingdom and Ireland. The current headmaster, Jonathan Standen, joined the school in 2019.

As of 2019, yearly tuition fees ranged from 448,900 baht for half-day, pre-nursery students to 934,900 baht for Year 12-13 students. Full boarding for newly enrolled students is 499,000 baht per year.[2]

History

Harrow International School was founded in 1998 and first operated as a language school at Riverine Place Condo. The first headmaster was Mr Stuart Morris, who had previously been headmaster of a school in Malaysia. Mr Morris oversaw a period of growth as the school's enrolment rose to over 700 students in 2002. Dr J Mark Hensman, previously a headmaster in his native New Zealand, took over as headmaster and oversaw the school's relocation to a purpose-built campus at Don Mueang, near Don Mueang Airport, in 2003. The new 35-acre campus included new facilities, sports fields and boarding houses, and allowed the school enrolment to increase to 1,160. During his tenure, the iconic boater and the House system were introduced, strengthening ties to the original Harrow School.

Beginning in 2013, Michael Farley, Head Master between 2012 and 2018, launched a 5-year redevelopment programme.

Affiliations

Harrow Bangkok is operated by a private company, Harrow Asia Limited. Harrow Asia Limited also oversees Harrow International Schools in Beijing, Hong Kong and Shanghai.

All Harrow International Schools are operated under a license granted by Harrow School in London. Close ties exist within the Harrow family, with teacher and student exchanges, interviews for the international schools being held at Harrow School, and day-to-day co-operation between staff and management across the network. Two governors from Harrow School London are on the board of governors of Harrow International Schools and they regularly visit the schools.

In 2006 Harrow International School gained accreditation from the Council of International Schools (CIS). Harrow Bangkok is also a member of the Federation of British International Schools in Asia (FOBISIA); South East Asia Student Activities Conference (SEASAC) and the International Schools Association of Thailand (ISAT).[3]

Student body

As of 2019 there are 1664 students, 80 percent Thai and 20 percent British, Chinese and other nationalities. As of 2019 140 students board at the school.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Welcome from the Head Master. Harrow International School.
  2. Web site: SCHEDULE OF FEES AND CHARGES ACADEMIC YEAR 2018/19. Harrow International School. 9 January 2019.
  3. Web site: Member Schools - ISAT . 14 March 2016 . 20 January 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140120024610/http://www.isat.or.th/schools . dead .