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Education System in Thailand:

A Comparative Analysis withMalaysian Education System

NORAZIDA AZNI BT ALZAHARI

DURRANI NADIRA BT HAZLANNORSHARIZA BT MOHAMAD @

DERAMAN


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1.0 Introduction

The Kingdom of Thailand is situated in the center of Southeast Asia,

bordering Burma, Laos, Cambodia and Malaysia.

The official national language, spoken by a large majority of the

population, is Thai. Lao, Chinese, Malay and Khmer are also

spoken in Thailand. English, a mandatory subject in secondaryschools, is widely used in commerce and government, particularly in

Bangkok and other major cities.

Buddhism, the national religion of Thailand, is the professed faith of

95 percent of the population. The rest of the population embraces

other religions, such as Islam, Christianity and Hinduism.


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Education In Thailand

The education system in Thailand is divided into

three, namely formal education, non-formal

education and informal education system.

For the formal education system consists of

basic education and higher education. It consists

of 12 year free basic education: 6 years of

Prathom (primary education, P1 to P6) and 6years of Mattayom (secondary education, M1

to M6).


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Thailand Education System(Structure)


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2.0 Education System in Thailand

Early Year EducationPre Primary ( Anuban 3- 5 )

Majority of Early Year Education is provided by government primary

schools. Malaysia: Pre-School at SK

The kindergarten or pre-kindergarten study is to prepare children beforethey enter elementary school.

In the kindergartens, children will be trained to practice fundamental skills,

particularly manual ones, learn how to live by rules and principles, stay

peacefully with other persons, and talk nicely. Moreover they will be trained

to eat by themselves, know good hygiene, practice manual skills to do

artworks, e.g., painting, drawing, exercising, dancing, singing, including

writing Thai alphabets and figures.

The kindergarten studying takes 3 years. Malaysia: 2 years


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The primary level takes 6 years of

studying.

The primary school curriculum is

made up of 5 learning experience

groupings as follows:

Tool Subjects.

Life Experiences

Character Development

Work-oriented Experiences

Special Experience

Primary School ( Prathom 1- 6)

THAILAND MALAYSIA

The primary level also takes 6 years

of studying.

Curriculum design based on 6 Code :

Communication Spirituality, Attitude & Values

Humanitarian

Development of Physical &

Aesthet ics

Science and Technology Personal Skills


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Free basic education

Parents may be asked to contribute towards some costs, and there are

likely to be additional fees for essentials such as school uniforms, books and

meals. Malaysia: PIBG

Some schools however do provide a free lunch and other items such as

school bags.

At the end of Prathom 6, they will sit for government achievement test

Malaysia: UPSR

Primary School ( Prathom 1- 6)


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Time Allotment

The total time is not less than 40 weeks for each

academic year and not less than 25 hours or 75 periods

per week.

The time allotted for each period is 20 minutes. Thusaltogether the learning periods should not be less than

200 days or 1,000 hours. 1500 minutes per week

Malaysia: 1380 minutes per weeks


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Grading System

Grade Meaning Percentage

4

3.5

3

2.5

2

1.5

1

0

Excellent

Very Good

Good

Quite Well

Satisfactory

Fair

Pass

Failure

80-100

75-79

70-74

65-69

60-64

55-59

50-54

0-49

Meaning Percentage

A

B

C

D

E

ABSENT

80- 100

60 - 79

40 - 59

2039

0119

0

THAILAND MALAYSIA


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Secondary School (Matayom 1-6)

Divided into two parts which is lower

secondary education and upper secondary

education.

THAILAND AGE MALAYSIA

MATAYOM 1 12 YEAR 6 (Primary School)

MATAYOM 2 13 FORM 1

MATAYOM 3 14 FORM 2

MATAYOM 4 15 FORM 3

MATAYOM 5 16 FORM 4

MATAYOM 6 17 FORM 5


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Comparison Malaysia-Thailand

Secondary School Level

COMPARISONS/

COUNTRY

MALAYSIA THAILAND

Age of

Secondary

School

13-17 years old (5

years)

12-17 years old (6

years)

Level 13-15 Lower

Secondary School

16-17 Upper

Secondary School

12-14 Lower

Secondary School

15-17 Upper

Secondary School


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Subject Lower :

BM English, Mathematics,

Science, Religious/Moral,

History, Geography, KH

Upper :

Compulsory:

BM, History,

Mathematics, English,

Religious/Moral, Civics

Elective:

Science, Physics,

Biology, Chemistry, Art,

Commerce,Economy,

Account, Literature

Lower:Thai, English,

mathematics, science,

social studies,

Buddhism, health

education, physical

education and art.

Elective:

Science-Maths, Art-

Maths, and Art-

Language


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Vocational 1.To deliver access,

equity and quality

education to who have

interests, abilities, and

talents. to boost

students' achievementof this group of early

stage.

2. Will receive the Sijil

Kemahiran Malaysia

(SKM) Tahap Satu and

until Form 5, they will

receive SKM.

1. knowledge and

skills useful for

working, alsoshort-course such

as sports, dance,

music

2. After

graduation, theywill receive a

vocational

certificate (Po Wo

Cho) and if 6-year,receive a high

vocational

diploma (Po Wo

So)).


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Academic Year Firstweek of January

ends : Second week

of May

Second Semester-

Registration : June

Ends : December

First semester

Registration : First

week of June

Ends : Second

week of October

Second Semester-

Registration : Last

week of October

Ends : Secondweek of March

March


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3.0 Teacher Preparation

THAILAND

To assess to basic teacher training program,

must complete the upper secondary

education (Mattayom 6).

An entrance examination is required for all

pre-service teacher education programs.

Since 2005, all teachers must obtain a

teaching license signifying profession

training.


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Who has a bachelors degree in fields

other than education must complete a

one-year post-baccalaureate in teachingtraining in obtain a teaching license.


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TEACHER TRAINING

Primary and lower secondary school

COURSE - teaching methodology, school

administration, special education, optionalspecialization, practical, and the general

subjects of language and communication,

humanities, social science, mathematics, andtechnology.


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Upper secondary school teachers

The minimum requirement is a four-year

Bachelor of Education degree through

government program

provided either at a teachers training college

or in a university faculty of education.


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Foreign Teacher

Foreigners who want to apply for a teaching license

shall have the following qualifications:1. Be at least 20 years of age

2. Hold a degree in Education or an equivalent or

in other related fields accredited by the Teachers

Council of Thailand3. Not Possess any of the prohibited

characteristics pursuant to section 44 of the

Teachers and Educational Personnel Council Act

B.E. 20034. Possess the professional standards of

knowledge and experience.


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MALAYSIA

BasicSPM

KPLSPMafter SPM, need to further study

for 5 years and 6 month

KPLI - as a teaching license, 1 year, teach

primary school

DPLIsame with KPLI

Open Degree In EducationUPSI, UKM

etc.


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4.0 Strengths

1.Vocational education level

2.Non-formal education

3.Primary education level


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4.0 Weaknessess

1) Equality of Education

2) Quality of Education

3) Education for Ethics Promotion

4)Education for Economic Development

5) Health Education


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