Suranaree School


Suranaree Wittaya School is a secondary school in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. Named for the city's famed 19th century heroine Thao Suranari, it is "Nakhon Ratchasima's top school" according to The Nation newspaper. It is also oversubscribed, and in March 2007, saw 500 applicants for 480 places at the school. Due to the school's popularity, headmaster Mr. Kosol Pongpanich has said that some parents have offered "huge amounts of cash to secure places for their children." It is a girls' high school for grade 7–12. It was founded on 11 May 1905. In Grade 10, students have the choice to complete a major in Science-Mathematics, English-Mathematics, English-English, English-Chinese, English-Japanese, English-French, English-Korean.
The school's marching band placed first in the 16th World Music Contest in the Netherlands in 2009 and second in the 17th World Music Contest.