Yupparaj Wittayalai School
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(Excel in study, Play well, Maintain morality)
24 December 1905 (as Yupparaj Wittayalai School)
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โรงเรียนยุพราชวิทยาลัย (Thai) | |
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238 Prapokklao Rd Sri Phum , , 50220 | |
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| Other names | Yupparaj Royal's College / YRC / ย.ว. |
| Type | Provincial Government Secondary School (Extra Large) |
| Motto | เรียนให้เด่น เล่นให้ดี มีศีลธรรม (Excel in study, Play well, Maintain morality) |
| Established | 20 June 1889 (as Nakhon Chiang Mai Municipal School) 24 December 1905 (as Yupparaj Wittayalai School) |
| Founders | King Rama V (Policy) King Rama VI (Royal Patron & Renamer) Prince Sonapandit (Initiator) Chao Inthawaroros Suriyawong (Land Grantor) |
| Authority | Ministry of Education |
| Principal | Supranee Panyana |
| Grades | Grades 7–12 (Matthayom 1–6) |
| Years offered | 6 |
| Gender | Coeducation |
| Enrollment | 3840 (maximum) |
| Average class size | 40 |
| Education system | Thai National Curriculum (OBEC) |
| Language | Thai (primary) English, Chinese, French, Korean, Japanese (secondary) |
| Hours in school day | 08:20 – 16:30 (Approx. 8 hours) |
| Classrooms | 96 |
| Campus size | 11.6 acres (46,788 m²) |
| Song | มาร์ชยุพราชฯ-บานเย็น (March Yupparaj–Banyen) |
| Website | www.yupparaj.ac.th |
  Yupparaj Wittayalai School Yupparaj Wittayalai School (Thailand) | |
Yupparaj Wittayalai School (Thai: โรงเรียนยุพราชวิทยาลัย; abbreviation: Y.R.C.) is the first government school in Northern Thailand and a co-educational provincial government secondary school located in Chiang Mai province. The school provides education from Matthayom 1 to Matthayom 6 (grades 7–12) and is under the jurisdiction of the Chiang Mai Secondary Educational Service Area Office, Office of the Basic Education Commission, Ministry of Education. The school is under the royal patronage of Princess Bejaratana Rajasuda.[1][2]
The school was founded in 1889 as Nakhon Chiang Mai Municipal School (Thai: โรงเรียนเมืองนครเชียงใหม่). On December 24, 1905, during a royal visit to the north, King Rama VI (then the Crown Prince) renamed the institution "Yupparaj Wittayalai School", which translates to "The School of the Crown Prince."[2][3][4]
