Thailand, Bangkok
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ONESQA (Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment)
Thailand’s national body for evaluating educational standards and quality assurance in schools confirms that Harrow Bangkok meets the country’s regulatory expectations.
OPEC (Office of the Private Education Commission)
A Thai government agency that conducts internal quality assurance visits to private schools, including international ones, typically reviewing every three years based on standards set by the Ministry of Education.
British International Schools Awards 2018 – Outstanding Community Initiative
Recognises the school’s decade-long “Karen State Community Initiative,” through which Harrow Bangkok trained 289 Burmese teachers and supported educational outreach benefiting over 25,000 children in schools near the Thai–Burmese border.
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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