By Ajahn Ayada Kirinkul
 

    Originally, since we were at Wanglang School, pupils had no uniform. Anyone could wear whatever they had. Bangkok children wear rolled loin cloth. Children from the north or northeast wore sarong, made of cotton or silk according to their economic status. Western girls wore dress.
      The school moved to Bangkapi in 1920. There was still no uniform then. But the government school must have used uniform, certainly, although specific date was not known. In 1927, Wattana Wittaya Academy prepared pupils at Mathayom 8 level to sit in the examination for boys. There was a Miss Anong Issarabhakti from Benjamarajalaya School came to join the class. She had blue skirts and collared white blouses with sleeves. Anong wore this type of clothes every day until her classmates wondered if she only had one set of clothes. Having asked her, they learned that she had seven sets for each day in a week. It was a uniform for Government’s schools.
      There was also a time when the whole class of Wattana girls wore the same clothes like in 1931 when King Prajadhipok returned from his trip to USA for eyes treatment. Wattana girls, wearing red skirts, Peter Pan collar white blouse, red bow, white socks and shoes, joined the parade. They were much appreciated. May be because of this reason, the school used this as a uniform for girls. Red bows were not usually used, except in special occasion. The shirttail was some times worn inside the skirts and some times outside. (I could not remember the reason why). The collar had been changed from Peter Pan type to shirt type because it was easier to make. In 1955, the red bow was removed. On the left side, there were alphabets W.W. embroidered with red thread. Later, pupil’s ID number was embroidered under the school’s abbreviation, according to the order of Ministry of Education. This is just about the important points.

Uniform for kindergarten level
Uniform for primary level
Uniform for secondary level