| Princess Chulabhorn Science High Schools | |
| Country: | THA |
| Schoolboard: | Steering Committee, Princess Chulabhorn Science High Schools |
| Authority: | Office of the Basic Education Commission |
| Oversight: | Ministry of Education (Thailand) |
| Founder: | Princess Chulabhorn |
| Head Label: | Head of schools group |
| Head: | Chatree Pradutchon |
| Administrator: | Bunrak Yotphet[1] |
| Testaverage: | 56.30% |
| Testname: | O-NET |
| Classrooms: | 30 |
| Avg Class Size: | 24 |
| Gender: | Coeducational |
| Schooltype: | Science School |
| Type: | Public, Boarding, Secondary |
| Fees: | Full scholarship awarded to all students |
| Budget: | 946.5746 million Baht (FY 2018)[2] |
| Grades: | 7–12 (Mathayom 1–6) |
| Language: | Thai, English |
| Campus Type: | Rural |
| Slogan: | Proud, Honor, Morality, and Bright-minded Academics, while Following The Mission of The Princess |
| Song: | March of Princess Chulabhorn's College |
| Motto: | Paṇya Yatthaŋ Vippa Shati |
| School Colours: | Blue and Orange |
| Established: | 27 July 1993 |
| Enrollment: | 720 |
| Enrollment As Of: | Since academic year 2014 |
| Grade7: | 96 |
| Grade8: | 96 |
| Grade9: | 96 |
| Grade10: | 144 |
| Grade11: | 144 |
| Grade12: | 144 |
Princess Chulabhorn Science High School (Thai: โรงเรียนวิทยาศาสตร์จุฬาภรณราชวิทยาลัย;), also known as PCSHS, is the name given to a group of science coeducation boarding schools that was established by the Thai Ministry of Education to honor science-oriented Princess Chulabhorn in 1993 when she was 36 years old. PCSHS focuses on developing the talents of students in grades 7-12 (secondary and high school students) in science, mathematics, technology, and environment to support science and technology professionals in Thailand.
When the first 4 schools were established, This Ministry of Education (MOE) named that schools "Chaloem Phrakiat Somdet Phrachao Lukthoe Chaofa Chulabhorn Walailak Akkhraratcha Kumari" (Thai: เฉลิมพระเกียรติสมเด็จพระเจ้าลูกเธอเจ้าฟ้าจุฬาภรณวลัยลักษณ์อัครราชกุมารี), followed by name of school located province. In the late 1993, Princess Chulabhorn give the permission to adapt her royal cypher to be the schools' logo and give the new schools' name "Princess Chulabhorn's College" (Thai: จุฬาภรณราชวิทยาลัย), followed by name of school located province.[3]
On August 6, 2018, MOE announces that Prince Chulabhorn give the royal permission to MOE to change the name of "Princess Chulabhorn's College" to "Princess Chulabhorn Science High School" on July 3, 2018.[4]
The PCSHS includes 12 boarding schools. They are:[5]
Originally, the curriculum depended on The Ministry of Education but the schools' course of instruction was changed in 2010 by cooperation of Mahidol Wittayanusorn School (Public Organization), a Thailand science high school, and have used this curriculum since then.[6] The PCSHS students receive scholarships from the government for study, food, accommodation, etc.
The schools' logo is a crown cover letter “จภ.” (Jaw-Por). “จภ.” is the short version of the name of Princess Chulabhorn Walailak. The symbolic colors are blue, representing the Thai monarchy, a security-oriented, strict disciplinarian. And red-orange, which represents the traditional Thai color for Thursday, the day that Princess Chulabhorn Walailak was born (4 July 1957).
The symbolic tree is Spathodea (Thai: แคแสด). This tree has orange-red flowers that represent the symbolic color of the schools.
The school motto is “Moral lead academic matter”. It shows that the PCSHS students have moral principle to bring their knowledge to use.
PCSHS logo has been bestowed by Princess Chulabhorn on 6 December 2019. Designed by Fine Arts Department.[7]