Suan
Sunandha Rajabhat University is located
at 1 U-Thong-Nok Road, Dusit District,
Bangkok 10300 Thailand. Tel
+662-160-1111 The University campus is
of a historic origin that was once a
part of Dusit Palace, the Royal Compound
of King Rama V. Long before, it served
as Royal Garden and the residential
compound for his visiting allies, it was
named “Suan
Sunandha” Educational
Metamorphosis During the
reign of King Rama VI, there were
thirty-two residential sites for King
Rama V’s Royal family and
entourage at Suan Sunandha. Princess
Suthasineenat, who was one of King Rama
V’s consorts, resided at the Sai
Sutha Nopadol Mansion in 1924, which is
still a one of the six present excellent
existing mansions. Princess
Suthasineenat had ladies in waiting at
court, so she commissioned the
construction of Nipakarn School for them
to learn both etiquette and
handicrafts. During the
reign of King Rama VII in 1937, His
Majesty’s representatives
considered Suan Sunandha as residence of
the Prime Minister, members of the
Cabinet, and members of the Parliament.
Through deliberation, the cabinet
decided to use the site for educational
purpose instead, and passed a resolution
to dedicate Suan Sunandha as a school
for girls named “Suan Sunandha
School” on May 17, 1937. Over many
years, Suan Sunandha has then developed
and expanded to cover various fields of
education. Since her inception, she has
developed through the following
stages: 1937 - The
School provided academic programs in
both non-vocational and vocational
education. Non-vocational education
included both Elementary and Secondary
levels with the Secondary School
admitting transferees from Petchburee
Widhyalonggorn Teachers Training School,
Benjamarachalai School, Satreewidhya
School, and Secretarial Program students
from Satreechotivej School. A
coeducational system however, was only
provided for Grades 1-4 in the
Elementary level. The vocational
education program admitted female
transferees from the Primary Teachers
Training Program at Petchaburee
Widhyalonggorn TeachersTraining School
and provided a 1-year program for 12
students to enroll in the
Teacher’s Primary Education
curriculum. Both private and scholarship
students were funded by the Ministry of
Education. 1938 - Suan
Sunandha abolished Grade 12 and divided
the curriculum into 3 programs, namely;
Primary, Secondary, and Teachers
Training. 1939 - Grades
11-12 were abolished, but Grades 5-10
were maintained. A 3-year Baccalaureate
program in Teaching Primary Education
was offered to qualified individuals
completing Grade 10. Admitted students,
both private and under scholarship
received funding from the Ministry of
Education for their
boarding. 1940 - The
Primary Education program offered
Kindergarten and was transferred to
La-or-u-tith School in the following
year. 1943 - The
Quota of scholarship students from the
provinces increased. Each province
selected two students to turn in the
boarding school at Suan
Sunandha. 1947 -
Scholarship was offered to students from
the Bangkok Metropolis and the
provinces. 1948 - Primary
Students from La-or-u-tith School were
transferred to Suan
Sunandha. 1952 -
Curriculums in: handicrafts, woodwork,
printing, electricity, clothing, and the
like were offered to those on the
Primary Education
course. 1953 - A 2-year
Baccalaureate program of Primary
Education was provided to qualified
students who completed a training
program in Teaching Primary
Education. 1955 - A 2-year
program providing a Certificate of
Education replaced the Teaching Primary
and Teaching Secondary Education
Curriculums A requirement
for admission was a completion of Grade
10 and it was in this year, that the
subjects were given credit
units. 1957 - The
Certificate of Education was expanded to
include evening classes because of the
increased enrollment in Grade 12. It was
the first time Suan Sunandha admitted
male students for the Teachers Training
program. Dormitory shortage caused some
students to find boarding homes outside
the campus. 1958 –
The Certificate of Higher Education was
opened to students who had completed the
Certificate of Education. The Ministry
of Education raised the status of Suan
Sunandha Widhyalai to Suan Sunandha
Teachers College and opened three
educational levels: Higher Education,
Secondary Demonstration School, and
Elementary Demonstration
School. 1987 - The
Teacher Education Council revised all
Curricula for Teachers Colleges. At
present, Suan Sunandha follows a new
curriculum to provide academic Programs
in various fields. 1991 - The
Teacher Education Council approved the
new programs in Business English and
Food Science & Technology. Suan
Sunandha admitted all qualified
individuals into both
programs. 1992 - His
majesty the King graciously conferred
the title “Rajabhat
Institute” to the Teachers
College. 2004 - Suan
Sunandha Rajabhat Institute became a
University through a University Act
signed by His Royal Highness King Rama
IX on June 15, 2004.
