Buriram Pitthayakhom School, originally Buriram Provincial School, was established on May 1, 1904, initially offering 4th-grade primary education at Wat Klang Buriram. In 1910, the school moved to the old provincial hall, now the Buriram Prosecutor’s Office, and began offering grades 1 to 3 of secondary education, later adding a 4th-grade secondary class in 1903.
In 1926, a 5th grade secondary class was introduced but was temporarily discontinued due to low enrollment. It was reinstated in 1931, and by 1933, the school added a 6th grade secondary class and expanded the 1st-grade secondary class into two sections. In 1936, the school began offering provincial teacher certification classes, and in 1937, it discontinued the 1st-grade primary class, adding another section to the 4th grade secondary class.
In 1938, the government established Sri Buriram, a provincial girls’ school, incorporating 19 female students from Buriram Provincial School. By 1940, with a budget of 20,000 baht from the Ministry of Education, a new two-story, 12-classroom wooden building was constructed, and classes began in 1941. The school grounds were fenced in 1947.
In 1948, the school introduced a primary teacher training class, discontinued in 1954, and was renamed Buriram College. A science track for preparatory education was added in 1960. In 1972, the Ministry of Education merged Buriram College with Sri Buriram Girls’ School, forming Buriram Pitthayakhom School. By 1975, the school adopted a mixed secondary school curriculum with a credit-based evaluation system.
In 1978, the school began teaching 1st grade-secondary classes following the 1978 curriculum, and in 1981, it started offering 4th-grade secondary classes according to the 1981 curriculum. By 1983, the school organized its classes into sections of 10-10-10 and 12-12-12, totaling 66 classrooms.
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