UWC Thailand

UWC Thailand

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540 Students | 16-19-years

Phuket, Thailand

2008

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UWC Thailand (UWCT) is a peaceful retreat in the foothills of Phuket’s green-capped mountains. This distinctive setting reflects the school's dedication not just to academic excellence but also to the broader values of global citizenship, wellness and environmental stewardship. Engaged in activities from coral reef monitoring to integrating positive mindfulness practices, UWC Thailand prioritises the well-being and development of its students, the community and the environment in all its endeavours.

Three Unique Features
  • Good Heart: UWC Thailand integrates Social Emotional Learning and Mindfulness into its curriculum, promoting the development of key life skills, including self-awareness and management, social awareness and effectiveness and impactful and ethical approaches to work. 
  • Balanced Mind: UWC Thailand, an International Baccalaureate (IB) continuum school for Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 12, is dedicated to skill development through diverse programmes including mindfulness, outdoor education, sports and community engagement. Blending rigorous academics with practical experiences instils in students the belief that they are capable of more than they know. 
  • Healthy Body: As an athlete-friendly school and member of the World Academy of Sport, students have access to exceptional facilities and seamlessly balance elite-level training in swimming and triathlon with a world-class education, supported by dedicated teachers and coaches.

In their final two years, UWC Thailand students follow the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP), which is made up of three core components and six subject groups.

Average class size: 24 students

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Core components
  • Theory of Knowledge: students reflect on the nature of knowledge and on how we know what we claim to know.
  • The Extended Essay: an independent, self-directed piece of research, finishing with a 4,000-word paper.
  • Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS): students take part in a range of experiences and at least one project.
Subjects
  • Studies in language and literature: English Literature, Thai Language & Literature, School Supported Self-Taught Literature, Language & Culture 
  • Language acquisition: Chinese B Ab Initio, English B, French B, French B Ab Initio, Spanish B Ab Initio 
  • Individuals and societies: Business Management, Economics, History, Global Politics, Environmental Systems & Societies 
  • Sciences: Biology, Chemistry, Design Technology, Physics, Environmental Systems & Societies
  • Mathematics: Maths - Analysis and Approaches, Maths - Applications and Interpretation 
  • The Arts: Visual Arts, Film
Co-curricular

All IBDP students at UWC complete a co-curricular programme called Creativity, Activity and Service (CAS) - an integral part of the IB qualification. Students get the opportunity to choose a physical, a creative and a social service activity.

UWC Thailand’s strong focus on Outdoor Experiential Education and Place-Based Service Learning ensures students engage with the island's diverse environments. This commitment sustains partnerships with neighbouring service organisations, addressing wildlife conservation, ecological restoration, community support and action-oriented governmental work for policy development and change.

Physical activities

Badminton

Basketball

Climbing

Cricket

Cycling

Football

Golf

Gymnastics

Kayaking

Hiking

Mountain Biking

Muay Thai

Pilates

Orienteering

Running

Sailing

Scuba Diving

Skateboarding

Surfing

Swimming

Table Tennis

Tennis

Touch Rugby

Volleyball

Weight Lifting / Fitness training

Yoga

Creative activities

Anthropology

Art Group

Baking

Band

Chess

Choir

Dance

Debate

Drama club

Film Makers

Guitar HAIR-itage Tales & Art

Hispanic language and cultur

Kucheza - African Dance

Maker Space / Design

Model United Nations

PAPA - Pitch Perfect PAPA: UWCT Musical Theatre

Photography

Public Speaking

Thai Authentic Cooking Class

"Young Inheritors of Traditions” (YIT)

Social service

Amnesty International

All For Village

BanYa Literacy Centre

BIG Because I am a Girl

Bodhi Dogs Earth

Home Gibbon Rehabilitation Sanctuary

Good Shepherd

MANTA coral

MANTA Mangrove

Mirror Foundation Phuket

Elephant Sanctuary

Plastic Free

Phuket Sexuality and Gender Alliance

Shaka Student Cafe Sign Language

UWC Thailand Young Volunteers In Action

UWCrust Pizza Group

Yaowawits

UWC TH’s campus lies in the foothills of a mountainous national park in a rural area on the northern end of the island of Phuket, a short 15-minute drive from some of the most beautiful beaches in the world. On campus, students have access to a wide variety of learning spaces and resources.

Library

Cafeteria

Student-run cafe

Indoor, multipurpose gymnasium

Climbing and gymnastics gym

Outdoor, covered multi-purpose court

Covered football pitch

Multi-use grass field

Frisbee golf course

Skate park

World-class athletic and sports facilities

25 and 50-metre Olympic pool

Weight rooms

Tennis courts

Beach volleyball courts

Yoga and Pilates facilities

Jiu-Jitsu training facilities

Fitness centre

Residential accommodation:

The primary boarding house accommodates students in rooms of 3-6 students in separate wings for male and female students. Boarding facilities prioritise deliberately diverse living arrangements to best develop and foster intercultural relationships and understanding. All residences have common rooms, communal kitchens, laundry facilities and study spaces.

Medical provisions
  • Full-time nurse
  • International standard hospital within 10km of the campus
Academic and emotional well-being

The school supports students’ academic and emotional well-being through:

  • Two full-time counsellors 
  • Advisory programme focused on social-emotional wellness and mindfulness 
  • Full-time House Parents (parents providing residential support to students) for all boarding houses 
  • Co-Directors of Residential Life to support students

You can apply through your UWC national committee (NC) or through the UWC Global Selection Programme. Direct applications are also possible for the lower years. For more information about UWC Thailand, visit the website.

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UWC Thailand

UWC Thailand

ApplyDonateVisit Website

540 Students | 16-19-years

Phuket, Thailand

2008

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UWC Thailand (UWCT) is a peaceful retreat in the foothills of Phuket’s green-capped mountains. This distinctive setting reflects the school’s dedication not just to academic excellence but also to the broader values of global citizenship, wellness and environmental stewardship. Engaged in activities from coral reef monitoring to integrating positive mindfulness practices, UWC Thailand prioritises the well-being and development of its students, the community and the environment in all its endeavours.

Three Unique Features

  • Good Heart: UWC Thailand integrates Social Emotional Learning and Mindfulness into its curriculum, promoting the development of key life skills, including self-awareness and management, social awareness and effectiveness and impactful and ethical approaches to work. 
  • Balanced Mind: UWC Thailand, an International Baccalaureate (IB) continuum school for Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 12, is dedicated to skill development through diverse programmes including mindfulness, outdoor education, sports and community engagement. Blending rigorous academics with practical experiences instils in students the belief that they are capable of more than they know. 
  • Healthy Body: As an athlete-friendly school and member of the World Academy of Sport, students have access to exceptional facilities and seamlessly balance elite-level training in swimming and triathlon with a world-class education, supported by dedicated teachers and coaches.

In their final two years, UWC Thailand students follow the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP), which is made up of three core components and six subject groups.

Average class size: 24 students

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

Core components

  • Theory of Knowledge: students reflect on the nature of knowledge and on how we know what we claim to know.
  • The Extended Essay: an independent, self-directed piece of research, finishing with a 4,000-word paper.
  • Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS): students take part in a range of experiences and at least one project.
Subjects

  • Studies in language and literature: English Literature, Thai Language & Literature, School Supported Self-Taught Literature, Language & Culture 
  • Language acquisition: Chinese B Ab Initio, English B, French B, French B Ab Initio, Spanish B Ab Initio 
  • Individuals and societies: Business Management, Economics, History, Global Politics, Environmental Systems & Societies 
  • Sciences: Biology, Chemistry, Design Technology, Physics, Environmental Systems & Societies
  • Mathematics: Maths – Analysis and Approaches, Maths – Applications and Interpretation 
  • The Arts: Visual Arts, Film
Co-curricular

All IBDP students at UWC complete a co-curricular programme called Creativity, Activity and Service (CAS) – an integral part of the IB qualification. Students get the opportunity to choose a physical, a creative and a social service activity.

UWC Thailand’s strong focus on Outdoor Experiential Education and Place-Based Service Learning ensures students engage with the island’s diverse environments. This commitment sustains partnerships with neighbouring service organisations, addressing wildlife conservation, ecological restoration, community support and action-oriented governmental work for policy development and change.

Physical activities

Badminton
Basketball
Climbing
Cricket
Cycling
Football
Golf
Gymnastics
Kayaking
Hiking
Mountain Biking
Muay Thai
Pilates
Orienteering
Running
Sailing
Scuba Diving
Skateboarding
Surfing
Swimming
Table Tennis
Tennis
Touch Rugby
Volleyball
Weight Lifting / Fitness training
Yoga
Creative activities

Anthropology
Art Group
Baking
Band
Chess
Choir
Dance
Debate
Drama club
Film Makers
Guitar HAIR-itage Tales & Art
Hispanic language and cultur
Kucheza – African Dance
Maker Space / Design
Model United Nations
PAPA – Pitch Perfect PAPA: UWCT Musical Theatre
Photography
Public Speaking
Thai Authentic Cooking Class
“Young Inheritors of Traditions” (YIT)
Social service

Amnesty International
All For Village
BanYa Literacy Centre
BIG Because I am a Girl
Bodhi Dogs Earth
Home Gibbon Rehabilitation Sanctuary
Good Shepherd
MANTA coral
MANTA Mangrove
Mirror Foundation Phuket
Elephant Sanctuary
Plastic Free
Phuket Sexuality and Gender Alliance
Shaka Student Cafe Sign Language
UWC Thailand Young Volunteers In Action
UWCrust Pizza Group
Yaowawits

UWC TH’s campus lies in the foothills of a mountainous national park in a rural area on the northern end of the island of Phuket, a short 15-minute drive from some of the most beautiful beaches in the world. On campus, students have access to a wide variety of learning spaces and resources.

Library
Cafeteria
Student-run cafe
Indoor, multipurpose gymnasium
Climbing and gymnastics gym
Outdoor, covered multi-purpose court
Covered football pitch
Multi-use grass field
Frisbee golf course
Skate park
World-class athletic and sports facilities
25 and 50-metre Olympic pool
Weight rooms
Tennis courts
Beach volleyball courts
Yoga and Pilates facilities
Jiu-Jitsu training facilities
Fitness centre
Residential accommodation:

The primary boarding house accommodates students in rooms of 3-6 students in separate wings for male and female students. Boarding facilities prioritise deliberately diverse living arrangements to best develop and foster intercultural relationships and understanding. All residences have common rooms, communal kitchens, laundry facilities and study spaces.

Medical provisions

  • Full-time nurse
  • International standard hospital within 10km of the campus
Academic and emotional well-being

The school supports students’ academic and emotional well-being through:

  • Two full-time counsellors 
  • Advisory programme focused on social-emotional wellness and mindfulness 
  • Full-time House Parents (parents providing residential support to students) for all boarding houses 
  • Co-Directors of Residential Life to support students

You can apply through your UWC national committee (NC) or through the UWC Global Selection Programme. Direct applications are also possible for the lower years. For more information about UWC Thailand, visit the website.

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