Assumption College, Thailand
| Assumption College โรงเรียนอัสสัมชัญ |
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26 Charoenkrung 40, Charoenkrung Rd, Bangrak, Bangkok Thailand |
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| Type | Private |
| Motto |
Labor omnia vincit ("Work conquers all") |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | February 16, 1885 |
| Founder | Rev. Father Emile August Colombet |
| Director | Bro. Dr. Dechachai Sripicharn (2013-present) |
| Grades | 1-Matayom 6 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Pupils | 3,260 (2011) |
| Language | The language is taught in schools Thai English French Mandarin Chinese
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| Colour(s) | White and Red |
| Fight song | Boom Assump |
| Mascot | Red Eagle |
| Affiliations | Brothers of Christian Instruction of St. Gabriel of Thailand |
| Website | www.assumption.ac.th |
Assumption College (Thai: โรงเรียนอัสสัมชัญ) (Sometimes called "Assumption Bang Rak", "Assumption Krung Tep", "อ ส ช" ) is a private Catholic boys school in Bangkok, Thailand. The school, founded by Rev. Father Emile August Colombet on 16 February 1885, is the first school founded by the Gabrielite Brothers in Thailand. Assumption College is the third-oldest boys school in Thailand.
The school provides education for students from grades 1 through 12. Matriculation, especially in the first grade, is highly competitive. Assumption College has a long list of distinguished former pupils including four Prime Ministers of Thailand, 15 privy counselors, and three pupils among Thailand's 10 Richest.
Assumption College is the one of four schools which participate in Jaturamitr Samakkee, a traditional football match by the four oldest boys' schools in Thailand: Suankularb Wittayalai School, Debsirin School, Bangkok Christian College, and Assumption.
Assumption College traces its history to 1885, when Father Emile August Colombet, a French missionary priest, opened his school in Bangkok. In those days before free public schools, Colombet realised many Thai children went without an education. Buddhist monks taught reading and writing in their temples, but attendance was not compulsory. Father Colombet opened his own primary school to help fill the need. The church school, named the Thai-French School, taught in French and Thai.
Father Colombet's school was in an ordinary wooden house. Classes at the beginning were small; his first student was a Chinese-Thai, Siew Meng Tek. The number of students steadily increased, and today more than 51,000 boys have been educated at Assumption College.
On 16 February 1885, the school was formally established under the name of Collège de l'Assomption. On the first day of school, there were 33 students. After that the school gradually became recognized and the demand for a new study hall was needed. Colombet sent a letter to King Chulalongkorn and the queen and solicited contributions and donations from noblemen, as well as Thai and foreign merchants in Bangkok. The school became well-endowed.
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