School Grades
The school year in Thailand is divided into two semesters, and for primary and secondary schools generally runs from the middle of May to March, and from June to March for higher education. It has a two or three week break between the two terms in September. The short summer break coincides with the hottest part of the year and Songkran, the traditional Thai New Year celebrations. Schools enjoy all public and Buddhist religious holidays and Christian and international schools usually close for the Christmas-New Year break.
| Level/Grade | Typical age |
|---|---|
| Various optional programs | Under 6 |
| Nursery | 3-4 |
| Kindergarten | 4-5 |
| Preparatory | 5-6 |
| 1 to 6 Prathom | 7–12 |
| 1 to 6 Matthayom | 12-18 |
| University | Usually four years |
| Vocational education | Ages vary |
| Graduate education | Ages vary |
| Adult education | Ages vary |
Read more about this topic: Education In Thailand
Famous quotes containing the words school and/or grades:
“The academic expectations for a child just beginning school are minimal. You want your child to come to preschool feeling happy, reasonably secure, and eager to explore and learn.”
—Bettye M. Caldwell (20th century)
“He suggested that there might be men of genius in the lowest grades of life, however permanently humble and illiterate, who take their own view always, or do not pretend to see at all; who are as bottomless even as Walden Pond was thought to be, though they may be dark and muddy.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)