Thai+Culture-+Education

//Learning in School....//

In Thailand, school is much different than America. Free public education is available from ages 6-15. Pre School is available for ages 3-5. Primary school is available for ages 6-11. Also for ages 12-14, lower secondary school is the option and for 15-17 upper secondary school. For even higher education you can go to a four-year college for your bachelor degree. School is about six hours a day and the first semester of school starts May 17. The first semester ends the first week of October and after a three-week long break, school resumes again until March where summer vacation begins. Then the cycle continues again! Almost every school in Thailand, require uniforms. It usually consists of khaki shorts and white short-sleeved shirts. To learn more about the Thai School Uniform- [|CLICK HERE!] At some Thai schools, they cannot afford full meals to provide nutrition to the kids so they just provide snacks. Most likely, you would bring some lunch then grab a snack or two from school to complete your lunch. In the larger wealthier schools, full meals are provided. Every week or sometimes a month, you have to wear your scout uniform to school and receive schooling on scouting, such as Girl Scouts or Boy Scouts. I

There are 16 state universities, 26 private universities, 36 teachers colleges and many other little business colleges. One college that seemed pretty popular was called the Chulalongkorn University, a medical school. This is located in Bangkok, the capitial of Thailand. This is the oldest university in Thailand! At the more major universities and colleges, they are study-abroad opportunies where you can go to Thailand and go to college there!

96% of Thais are able to read and write! In comparison to the whole entire world, only 78% can read or write. Thai schooling is like private schools in United States. About 81% of children continue onto secondary education, which finishes at the age of 17. Thailand is pretty far developed in the case of education.

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