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Tests axed for school entry due to Covid
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 02/01/2021
» The Ordinary National Education Test (O-Net) scores will not be used as criteria for admitting students into Mathayom 1 (Grade 7) and Mathayom 4 (Grade 10) in the next academic year, according to the Ministry of Education.
Former Dem's new Thai app hopes to be 'Netflix for education'
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 12/07/2020
» The creators of the StartDee online education app, a project spearheaded by former Democrat Party politician Parit "Itim" Wacharasindhu, hope to see it become a "Netflix of education" which provides quality and affordable educational content to Thai students.
Obec urged to relax school intake rules
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 09/10/2019
» Executives of Secondary Educational Service Area Offices in Bangkok have requested that the Office of Basic Education Commission (Obec) relax its student intake criteria for the next academic year.
Thai unis face major challenges
Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 01/08/2019
» Falling student rolls at a time of globalisation in the workforce will force providers to customise courses and emphasise re-skilling
Thai unis face major challenges
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 01/08/2019
» As the falling birth rate, technological disruption and the fast-changing needs of employers rapidly change the nature and availability of work, Thai universities are now being forced to make significant changes to remain efficient and relevant to survive.
New entrance examinations for state-run schools
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 14/07/2019
» Starting from the next academic year, students living near some popular state-run schools might be required to pass entrance examinations to get accepted as the Office of Basic Education Commission (Obec) plans to give power to provincial education offices to make decisions over procedures for student selection.
Parents seek justice for 'gifted' special needs student after college set-back
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 12/05/2019
» The parents of an 18-year-old student with Down Syndrome -- who was denied admission by Mahidol University's College of Music -- have submitted petitions to the Education Ministry, the Council of University Presidents of Thailand, and the Mahidol University Council, demanding their son be admitted without discrimination.
Obec pledges to honour area quota
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 02/05/2019
» The Office of Basic Education Commission (Obec) says all students living within a specified radius of popular state-run schools will be given special admission under the schools' area-based quotas to attend.
Suksapan closure draws large crowd
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 16/02/2019
» The Suksapan store’s Ratchadamnoen branch, a state stationery store, finally closed its door on Friday after faithfully serving parents and students for almost seven decades.
School chiefs told to clean up admissions
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 13/02/2019
» Education expert Sompong Jitradub has urged the Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec) to do more in its bid to purge bribery from state school admissions by scrapping all seven special entry conditions instead of only three.