Safety Management in Sawiwittaya School under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office Surat Thani Chumphon

Abstract

The purposes of this research were: 1) to study the level of safety management in Sawiwittaya School, and 2) to study the guidelines for developing safety management in Sawiwittaya School under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office Surat Thani Chumphon. The study encompassed 4 aspects: building and environmental safety, instructional and extracurricular activity safety, protection and risk mitigation for students, and school safety administration. The population consisted of 93 teachers at Sawiwittaya School under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office Surat Thani Chumphon in the academic year 2025. The key informants for the interviews were 3 school administrators under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office. The research instruments included a 5-point Likert scale questionnaire with a reliability of .853, and a semi-structured interview. Quantitative data were analyzed using percentage, mean, and standard deviation, while qualitative data were analyzed using content analysis. The research results revealed that: 1) The overall safety management in Sawiwittaya School under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office Surat Thani Chumphon across all 4 aspects was at the highest level. When considering each aspect individually, protection and risk mitigation for students had the highest mean, followed by school safety administration, while building and environmental safety had the lowest mean. 2) The guidelines for developing safety management in Sawiwittaya School under the Secondary Educational Service Area Office Surat Thani Chumphon consisted of a total of 24 guidelines. The key implementation guidelines included: schools should focus on upgrading facilities to international standards, ensuring laboratory readiness alongside survival skills training, integrating mental health support systems with specialist networks, and developing a digital safety center for systematic incident tracking. These measures aim to elevate safety standards and create an environment conducive to effective learning.