Samakkhi Witthayakhom School (Thai: โรงเรียนสามัคคีวิทยาคม; RTGS: Rong Rian Samakkhi Witthayakhom; ), or, in brief, SWK (Thai: ส.ว.ค.), or formerly, Samakkhi Witthayakhom Chiang Rai Provincial School (Thai: โรงเรียนประจำจังหวัดเชียงรายสามัคคีวิทยาคม; RTGS: Rong Rian Pracham Changwat Chiang Rai Samakkhi Witthayakhom), is a public high school in Changwat Chiang Rai, the northernmost province of Thailand.
Established by Chiang Rai Governor Phraya Si Suriyaratchawaranuwat (Suk Ditsayabut) in 1908, it is tallied as the twenty-second oldest public high school of the Country, the fourth oldest of the Northern Region and the oldest of Changwat. The School has celebrated its centenary in 2008.
In pursuance of the law on Ministry of Education organisation, it is a state provincial agency with juristic personality, subsidiary to the Office of Chiang Rai Educational Area 1, the Office of Basic Education Commission, the Ministry of Education, respectively.
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