Thailand, Bangkok
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The campus is a green, spacious, secure 35-acre site in North Bangkok. It is organized into residential, recreational, and academic zones. Facilities include an on-site Early Years Centre, a science and technology lab, a music centre, an art room, a modern Upper School Library, and the Rayleigh Sixth Form centre with careers guidance. The Boarding Village provides on-site housing for boarders. The Creative and Performing Arts Centre houses design and technology workshops, a graphic design centre, photography studios, a Black Box theatre, drama classrooms, a recital hall, an orchestral room, acoustically treated music practice rooms, and a multi-purpose hall.
Sporting facilities include the multi-purpose Den athletics centre, a large air-conditioned sports hall, a 500 square metre gymnastics centre, extensive floodlit rugby and football pitches with natural grass, a 25-metre swimming pool, a fully equipped fitness suite, a climbing wall, and six floodlit tennis courts. The campus has its own lake for water sports and related activities.
The campus includes a science and technology lab and a dedicated design and technology workshop. A music centre with practice rooms and an art room supports the arts. The Creative and Performing Arts Centre houses design and technology studios, a graphic design centre, photography studios, a Black Box theatre, a recital hall, an orchestral room, and acoustically treated music spaces. The Rayleigh Sixth Form centre provides careers and university guidance. The Upper School Library has been modernised.
Leadership in Action immerses students in extracurricular activities. The programme includes an Activities Programme, Sports, Creative and Performing Arts, Entrepreneurship, Expeditions, and the Duke of Edinburgh's International Award. Community Service, Our Eco Code, Academic Enrichment, and Communication and Endeavour are also part of the offering.
Harrow International School Bangkok opened in 1998 as the first Harrow-branded school in Asia and now educates roughly 1,846 students aged 18 months to 18 years on a 35-acre campus in Don Mueang, north Bangkok. The school offers a British education in English, starting from the Early Years Foundation Stage, progressing through Cambridge IGCSEs and culminating in Cambridge A-Levels. Students benefit from academic enrichment through a High Performance Learning approach, specialist IGCSE and A-Level subjects (including languages such as French, Mandarin, Japanese and Thai), and dedicated university guidance. Facilities include sports fields, a lake for water-based activities, and a Creative & Performing Arts Centre with a Steinway recital hall. The “Leadership in Action” programme integrates arts, community service, and leadership development into daily school life. School bus services cover 32 routes, and boarding is available from Prep onwards. Head Master James Murphy-O’Connor leads the co-educational day and boarding community.
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