Saint John's International School

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name = Saint John's International School


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motto = Sapientia Scientia Sanctitas (Wisdom Knowledge Holiness)
established = November 30, 1991
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type = International
affiliation = Saint John's Group of Schools and University
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head of school = Mr. John Boakes
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free_text = Viphavadi Road Soi 22
Ladprao Bangkok, 10900
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website = [http://www.international.stjohn.ac.th/ www.international.stjohn.ac.th]

Saint John's International School, Bangkok, Thailand, (Thai: โรงเรียนนานาชาติเซนต์จอห์น) (SJIS) is an international school established in 1991 by Ajarn Samai Chinnapa within Saint John's Group of Schools and University (established in 1961).

Recommended by the British Embassy in Bangkok, the school offers the British Curriculum (See Education in England) from nursery to secondary (nursery-Year 13) and the North American Curriculum in secondary (Grade 11-12)

Curriculum

Saint John's International School operates within the framework of the National Curriculum for England and Wales. With full provision made for study in Thai language and culture (including Thai Dancing) as required by the Thai Ministry of Education.

At the end of Key Stages 1, 2 and 3, students are entered for national curriculum tests. IGCSE examinations are held at the end of Year 11 and are followed by A level examinations (As and A2) in Years 12 and 13. High School Diploma is also offered in the North American High School Program which operates as a dedicated sixth form college.

Classes are taught by native English speaking teaching staff, recruited largely from the UK. Additional support is provided by EAL (English as an additional language) qualified teachers and classroom assistants.

Levels/Classes

*Early Years: Nursery and Reception
*Primary Key Stage 1: Year 1-2
*Primary Key Stage 2: Year 3-6
*Secondary Key Stage 3: Year 7-9
*Secondary Key Stage 4: Year 10-11
*Secondary Key Stage 5: Year 12-13 (UK) or Grade 11-12 (North American)

Headmasters

*1991-2000: The school opened under the leadership of Mr Alun Thomas as Founding Headmaster who was instrumental in securing the schools first accreditation with [http://www.wesworldwide.com/ WES World-wide Education Service of CfBT Education Trust] (Ofsted) and planning for the new campus.

*2000-2004: Mr Bruce Gamwell became Headmaster and led the school through its transition from being part of the Saint John's Thai School complex to its own separate campus.

*2004-2006: Mr Martin Scott took over as Headmaster. Under Mr Scott's leadership the school secured a second five year period of accreditation and initiated CIS accreditation, as well as becoming an International Award school. In 2006 the International School amalgamated with St.John's North American High School Programme to offer American style education alongside the UK National curriculum.

*2006-Present: Mr John Boakes was appointed as the 4th Headmaster of Saint John's International School having been the Head of Primary at the school. So far, under Mr. Boakes leadership, the student number has grown to record level and the school has also received approval from the [http://www.moe.go.th/English/ Thai Ministry of Education] to issue its own Saint John's International School high school diploma.

Facilities

The school has air-conditioned classrooms and science, design technology, drama, music, and ICT rooms. It has primary and secondary libraries. The school is positioned around two playgrounds, a 200m all-weather running track, a football pitch, an athletics field, a gymnasium and a 25m swimming pool. The school also uses facilities provided by other schools within Saint John's Group of Schools, such as a broadcast quality TV and radio studio, a 100-PC English Language Centre computer lab and a MediaLab for editing and sequencing digital audio and video.

References

* [http://www.international.stjohn.ac.th School Website]
* [http://www.stjohn.ac.th/Department/aboutus.asp Schools History] (In Thai)
* [http://www.isat.or.th/member_schools_detail.asp?id=mm7685626415 Saint John's International School Info on ISAT website]
* [http://www.fobissea.org/member_detail.php?id=15 Saint John's International School Info on FOBISSEA website]
* [http://english-schools.org/thailand/st-johns-international-school.htm SJIS information on WWS]
* [http://www.stjohn.ac.th Saint John's Group of Schools and University]