Assumption College (Thailand)

ASSUMPTION COLLEGE
Location
Bangkok, Thailand, TH
Information
Type	Private
Motto	LABOR OMNIA VINCIT วิริยะ อุตสาหะ นำมาซึ่งความสำเร็จ
Established	Father Emile August Colombet, February 16, 1885
Locale	26 Charoenkrung 40, Charoenkrung Rd, Bangrak, Bangkok, Thailand
Director	Bro. Dr. Anant Preechawut (2005 - present)
Grades	1-12
Colour(s)	Red-White
Fight song	Boom Assump
Mascot	Red Eagle
Website	http://www.assumption.ac.th

Assumption College (Thai: โรงเรียนอัสสัมชัญ) is a private boys only Catholic school in Bangkok, Thailand.

History

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 compulsary.) Father Colombet decided to open his own primary school to help fill the need.

Father Colombet's school was conducted in an ordinary wooden house. Classes at the beginning were small; his first student was a Chinese-Thai, Mr. Siew Meng Tek. The number of students steadily increased, and today more than 51,000 boys are studying at Assumption College.

In 1900, Father Colombet returned to France. He asked the St. Gabriel Foundation to take over management of Assumption College. The foundation's director sent five Reverend Brothers to become its teachers. These were Rev. Bro. Martin Detours, Rev. Bro. Arbaire, Rev. Bro. Augustine, Bro. Gabriel Ferreti and Rev. Bro. Hilaire. Father Colobet's school thus became the St. Gabriel Association's first boys school in Thailand.

Name

In Catholic theology, Assumption refers to a human entering heaven without dying, from the French word "Assomption". The name of the school is a reference to the Assumption of Mary.

Campuses

Assumption College has several branches in Thailand, including:

• Assumption College "Primary Section", Bangkok [1]
• Assumption College "Secondary Section", Bangkok
• Assumption College "Rama II Campus", Samutsakhon (This campus is now a conflict issue among the school management and the school communities, which are the alumni association and the Parent and Teacher Association)

Other Assumption College campus in Thailand

• Assumption Commercial College [2]
• Assumption College Thonburi [3]
• Assumption College Sri Racha [4]
• Assumption College Samut Prakan [5]
• Assumption College Rayong [6]
• Assumption College Ubon Ratchathani [7]
• Assumption College Nakhon Ratchasima [8]
• Assumption College Lampang [9]