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Public, secondary school in Thailand

Udon Pittayanukoon

Location

77 Srisuk Road, Mak Khaeng, Mueang, Udon Thani, 41000

Thailand

Coordinates| 17°24′24″N 102°46′52″E / 17.406633°N 102.781157°E / 17.406633; 102.781157Coordinates: 17°24′24″N 102°46′52″E / 17.406633°N 102.781157°E / 17.406633; 102.781157
Information
Type| Public, Secondary school
Motto| Natti Panya Sama Arpa
No light is brighter than the light of wisdom
Established| 21 September 1902 (1902-09-21)
Authority| Office of the Basic Education Commission
School number| +66-42-221960
Principal| Sachin Khaokaeo
Grades| 7–12(Mathayom 1–6)
Enrollment| 5,098 (2015)[1]
Color(s)| blue and pink
Website| www.udonpit.ac.th

Udon Pittayanukoon (commonly called: Udonpit in Thai: โรงเรียนอุดรพิทยานุกูล) is a public secondary school for grades 7–12. The school is operated under the authority of OBEC (Office of the Basic Education Commission). Udonpit has received recognition as the best school in northeast (Isan) of Thailand and ranked 11th in the country in 2013.[2]

## History[edit]

Udon Pittayanukoon was originally established as an all-boys school. It was founded by Duke Wattana,[3] the governor of Udon Thani. Because the school was established at the same time as Udon Thani, Udon Pittayanukoon became the major provincial school of Udon Thani.

In 1934, Udon Pittayanukoon was moved from the site that was next to the Machimavat Buddha Temple to its present location on Srisuk Road because the old site was too small for further development.

Udon Pittayanukoon is a leading/prototype school for many national education projects. In 1934, Udon Pittayanukoon became the first school in the Northeast to operate grades 13–14 (in Thai at that time: Mathayom 7 – 8). In 1968, the school adopted “comprehensive teaching”, a development project by OBEC. That project resulted in the largest building expansion in the school. A science building, a library, a business education building, a gymnasium, electrical and mechanical workshops, and a teachers’ residence were the main building improvements which built at that time. In 1978, King Bhumibol and Queen Sirikit gave a blueprint of the dharma building – named, “Luang Pohkaw Anarayo”, which was the first building according to the OBEC policy “bring school and religion closer together ”.[4]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "The student statistics of Udonpit". my210group.myreadyweb.com. Retrieved 2015-11-05.
2. ^ "Top 100 best school in the northeast". www.theactkk.net. Retrieved 2015-11-03.
3. ^ "News about Duke Wattana Anniversary".
4. ^ "Udonpit history". my210group.myreadyweb.com. Retrieved 2015-11-03.

## External links[edit]

* Official School Website
* Official School Alumni Website
* School Information provided by OBEC