In Thailand, many universities operate demonstration schools, also known as laboratory schools (Thai: โรงเรียนสาธิต, sathit or satit schools) as part of their teacher-training programmes. These schools provide student teachers with practice-teaching opportunities, and are also used by the universities for education research and development. The oldest dedicated teacher-training schools in Thailand are the Prasarnmit and Patumwan Demonstration Schools of Srinakharinwirot University, which opened in 1953 and 1954, respectively. Many more schools have since been created or re-purposed, and there are now sixty-four demonstration schools in the country.[1] [2] [3]
The large majority of Thai demonstration schools are operated by public universities, the lone exception being the Satit Bilingual School of Rangsit University, which is private. As they are effectively departments of the universities, demonstration schools don't come under the direct authority of the Ministry of Education, and have a greater degree of freedom in their operations than most state schools. They are generally viewed as providing higher-quality education, and entry into many demonstration schools is extremely competitive.[4] [5] This list is arranged with schools operated by public universities appearing first, followed by those of Rajabhat and Rajamangala Universities, then private institutions.
| School name | University | Province | Levels taught | Opened |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-elementary–Elementary | 1958 | |||
| Chulalongkorn University Demonstration Secondary School | CU | Bangkok | Secondary | 1958 |
| Bangkok | Elementary–Secondary | 1971 | ||
| Ramkhamhaeng University Demonstration School (Elementary) | Bangkok | Pre-elementary–Elementary | 1994 | |
| The Demonstration School of Ramkhamhaeng University (Secondary) | RU | Bangkok | Secondary | 1973 |
| Srinakharinwirot University Prasarnmit Demonstration School (Elementary) | Bangkok | Pre-elementary–Elementary | 1956 | |
| Srinakharinwirot University Prasarnmit Demonstration School (Secondary) | SWU | Bangkok | Secondary | 1953 |
| SWU | Bangkok | Secondary | 1954 | |
| Secondary | 1968 | |||
| Pre-elementary–Secondary | 1939 | |||
| Demonstration School of Khon Kaen University (Suksasart) | Pre-elementary–Secondary | 1970 | ||
| Demonstration School of Khon Kaen University (Modindaeng) | KKU | Khon Kaen | Elementary–Secondary | 1970 |
| Mahasarakham University Demonstration School (Elementary) | Pre-elementary–Elementary | 2004 | ||
| Mahasarakham University Demonstration School (Secondary) | MSU | Maha Sarakham | Secondary | 1997 |
| Ongkharak Demonstration School | SWU | Pre-elementary–Secondary | 2014 | |
| Kasetsart University Laboratory School Kamphaeng Saen Campus | KU | Pre-elementary–Secondary | 1980 | |
| The Demonstration School of Silpakorn University (Early Childhood & Elementary) | Nakhon Pathom | Pre-elementary–Elementary | 2005 | |
| SU | Nakhon Pathom | Secondary | 1974 | |
| Demonstration School of Thammasat University | TU | Pathum Thani | Pre-elementary–Secondary | 2016 |
| Anuban Satit School, Prince of Songkla University | Pre-elementary–Elementary | 1988 | ||
| PSU | Pattani | Secondary | 1969 | |
| Demonstration School, University of Phayao | Secondary | 2012 | ||
| Naresuan University Secondary Demonstration School | Secondary | 2006 | ||
| Early Childhood Demonstrative Center, Bansomdejchaopraya Rajabhat University | Bangkok | Pre-elementary | 2004 | |
| Elementary Demonstration School of Bansomdejchaopraya Rajabhat University | BSRU | Bangkok | Elementary | 1958 |
| BSRU | Bangkok | Secondary | 1958 | |
| The Demonstration School of Chandrakasem Rajabhat University | Bangkok | Pre-elementary–Elementary | 1992 | |
| Wat Pra Srimahadhat Secondary Demonstration School, Phranakhon Rajabhat University | Bangkok | Secondary | 1953 | |
| La-orutis Demonstration School, Suan Dusit Rajabhat University | Bangkok | Pre-elementary–Elementary | 1939 | |
| Bangkok | Elementary | 1937 | ||
| Secondary Demonstration School of Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University | SSRU | Bangkok | Secondary | 1937 |
| Demonstration School of Buriram Rajabhat University | Pre-elementary–Elementary | 1982 | ||
| Demonstration School of Rajabhat Rajanagarindra University | Pre-elementary–Elementary | 1979 | ||
| Demonstration School of Chaiyaphum Rajabhat University | Pre-elementary | 2009 | ||
| Demonstration School of Rambhai Barni Rajabhat University | Pre-elementary | 1981 | ||
| The Demonstration School of Chiang Mai Rajabhat University | Chiang Mai | Pre-elementary–Elementary | 1979 | |
| Demonstration School of Chiangrai Rajabhat University | Pre-elementary–Elementary | 1985 | ||
| Kamphaeng Phet Rajabhat University Kindergarten | Pre-elementary | 2007 | ||
| The Demonstration School of Loei Rajabhat University | Pre-elementary–Elementary | 2004 | ||
| Secondary | 1920 | |||
| Rajabhat Maha Sarakham University Demonstration School | Maha Sarakham | Pre-elementary–Secondary | 1973 | |
| Demonstration School of Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University | Nakhon Pathom | Secondary | 1986 | |
| Demonstration School of Nakhon Ratchasima Rajabhat University | Pre-elementary–Elementary | 1987 | ||
| Nakhon Sawan Rajabhat University Demonstration School | Pre-elementary–Secondary | 1974 | ||
| The Laboratory School of Nakhon Si Thammarat Rajabhat University | Pre-elementary–Elementary | 1986 | ||
| Valaya Alongkorn Rajabhat University Demonstration School | Pre-elementary–Secondary | 1974 | ||
| Demonstration School of Phetchabun Ratchabhat University | Pre-elementary | 2000 | ||
| Demonstration School of Phetchaburi Rajabhat University | Secondary | 2011 | ||
| Phitsanulok | Pre-elementary–Elementary | 1962 | ||
| Satitpathomvai School, Phranakhon Si Ayutthaya Rajabhat University | Pre-elementary | 2000 | ||
| Demonstration Elementary School, Phranakhon Si Ayutthaya Rajabhat University | ARU | Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya | Elementary | 2005 |
| ARU | Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya | Secondary | 1985 | |
| Demonstration School For Pre-School Education, Phuket Rajabhat University | Pre-elementary | 1998 | ||
| The Demonstration School of Muban Chombueng Rajabhat University (Pre-elementary) | Pre-elementary | 1971 | ||
| The Demonstration School of Muban Chombueng Rajabhat University (Secondary) | Secondary | 2014 | ||
| Demonstration School of Roi Et Rajabhat University | Pre-elementary–Elementary | 2006 | ||
| Demonstration School of Dhonburi Rajabhat University | Pre-elementary–Elementary | 2010 | ||
| Demonstration School, Songkhla Rajabhat University | Pre-elementary–Elementary | 1985 | ||
| Demonstration School of Surindra Rajabhat University | Pre-elementary–Secondary | 1985 | ||
| The Laboratory School of Ubon Ratchathani Rajabhat University | Pre-elementary | 1999 | ||
| Demonstration School, Udon Thani Rajabhat University | Pre-elementary–Secondary | 1993 | ||
| Demonstration School of Uttaradit Rajabhat University | Pre-elementary–Lower secondary | 1986 | ||
| Demonstration School of Yala Rajabhat University | Pre-elementary | 1976 | ||
| Demonstration Kindergarten, Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi | Pathum Thani | Pre-elementary | 1994 | |
| Innovations Demonstration School, Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi | RMUTT | Pathum Thani | Elementary | 2012 |
| Satit Bilingual School of Rangsit University | Pathum Thani | Pre-elementary–Secondary | 2004 | |
| Islamic Sciences Demonstration School | Pattani | Secondary | 2014 | |
Some universities also operated schools which are not primarily used for teacher training, and are not considered to be conventional sathit schools. However, these schools operate under similar administration systems and are often grouped along with them in official lists. Such schools include: