Thailand - Thai school scheme ready to go

BANGKOK - After three years of preparation, the World-Class Standard School scheme is ready to be launched with the first 500 schools and a Bt1.5-billion (S$61.6-million) budget.

The 381 high schools and 119 primary schools will be given Bt3 million each to improve their students' academic skills using modern techniques and equipment, Shinnaphat Phoomirat, secretary-general of the Basic Education Commission, said yesterday.

A key yardstick is that mathematics and science must be taught in English by 2015 to ensure competency at an international level.

By year-end, the second batch of 500 schools for the scheme will be selected from 2,626 "Dream Schools" based on campus environment, teacher quality, student grades and the teaching of English and a second foreign language.

Besides the World-Class Standard School and the second Dream School projects, the Basic Education Commission is implementing two more initiatives - Good Schools at the tambon and community levels.

The Nation/Asia News Network

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