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Satree Phuket School is a public school in Phuket, Thailand. Located in Satun Road, the school was moved to its present location in the Tamrong Road in 1949.The school has 3,300 students in 6 grades and 200 teachers.HistorySatree Phuket School was established in 1909 by Phraya Rasadanupraditimahisornphakdee, the governor of Phuket at that time, to educate the young women of the community. Chaoda Wachirawut, the Crown Prince, attended the school's opening ceremony and named the school, Plukpanya School. The first building wason Satoon Road; it has been called Satree Phuket School ever since. The school educate students at the secondary level; male students also participate at the upper secondary levels and in special programs.It operates in accordance with the philosophy of Sufficiency Economics and has as its central purpose educating students to become qualified for their roles in the community.CurriculumThe curriculum consists of a nationwide and a local curriculum, with the former allocated 70% of the hours, and the latter 30%. The local curriculum is composed of community knowledge, local wisdom, and subjects related to the particular student body. The new central basic education curriculum began in 2009. The school has been selected to be a "lab" school to test the curriculum.ProgramsMajors Science - Math Arts - Math Arts - French Arts - German Arts - Chinese Arts - Japanese English Program Science and Math Program International English Program Super Science Program Special programsSatree Phuket School has initiated Special Programs to allow students who excel in certain subject areas to take advantage of programs geared to develop student skills in those areas. The school runs an English Program and a Science and Mathematic Program. The programs have proven to be so successful that Thailand's Basic Education Commission has selected the school to participate in a new project called "Education Hub" which will make Satree Phuket School an education center for the Southern region. This new project began in 2010; its purpose is to be provide an international curriculum for Westerners living in Thailand who wish to send their children to school in Phuket.