On 25 July 1949, Field Marshal Phin Choonhavan, as Deputy Commander in Chief of the Royal Thai Army, collected money and funds to establish an Army school for children. On 7 September 1966, Field Marshal Prapart Jarustain, as Commander in Chief of the Royal Thai Army, authorized General Tem Homsetthi to open the school. In May 1968, the school gates opened and enrolled around 600 students - including children who were not from an Army family. The school started with grades 7-9. Grade 7: 11 rooms, with 40 people per room Grade 8: 2 rooms, with 40 people per room Grade 9: 2 rooms, with 40 people per room (1969, the school accepted more students and covered grades 5-10. The following year, the school enrolled students from kindergarten to 11th grade. (1971 the founders established Children's Army Commercial College. The program began with Advertising. In the subsequent year, they added Electrical Mechanics, Radio Technician and Mechanics. The college's name was then changed to Children's Army Vocational Training School. On 18 March 1974, the school transferred to the Ministry of Education which split the school into two locations. These new institutions came to be known as Rajamangala University of Technology, Tawan-ok, situated on 4.3 acres of land, and Surasakmontree School (the name of the first Commander in Chief of the Royal Thai Army).
