Thursday, December 9, 2010

Mode of education in Thailand

Education System
There are four education levels in Thailand. They are pre-school, primary, secondary and higher education. The people can either attend a private education or a public education.
Pre-school education is in the form of childcare where young children are learning the very basic study such as identifying colours, learning how write etc. These processes will stimulate in their thinking as days go by and to prepare them for the next level of education.
Primary education allows learners to learn how to read and write as well as the ability to do mathematics. Primary education is very important as it helps to shape desirable characters in learners as they come across the morals, ethnic and fundamental wisdom.
Secondary education is sub divided into two categories:  lower and upper secondary education. For lower secondary education, learners are expected to gain more knowledge, morals more than what they learn from the primary education. By now, learners should be able to know where their interests and what kind of jobs they likely to work in the future. For upper secondary education, learners should be able to make use what they have learnt either to apply to the real world where they work or continue for higher education to expertise and pursue a better career in the future.
Higher education consists of lower than Bachelor’s Degree level, Bachelor’s Degree level and Graduate level. Lower than Bachelor’s Degree level allows further knowledge for learners and professional skills at middle level including private expertise. For Bachelor Degree level, learners are able to apply the expertise not only in their academic, but also their professional jobs. For Graduate level, learners are specialised in their professional skills and knowledge.
Compulsory Education
Children must attend school from the age of six to twelve years old as it is the compulsory education established by the government. However, it is their choice whether to continue schooling after the age of twelve although the government provide 15 years of free education (3 years in preschool and grade 1 to 12) to the population. Nevertheless, the literacy rate is one of the highest in Southeast Asian countries as almost 95% of the population knows how to read and write.

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