Parents to get choice of school tuition items

The Education Ministry is planning to list free items for parents to choose for their children's education during the 2012 Academic Year onward.

Education Minister Woravat Auapinyakul disclosed the plan Thursday.

The list of choices, he said, would benefit the children more than the mandatory package of free tuition, uniforms, textbooks, learning materials, and extra learning activities.

"We may list about 10 items for parents to choose because in some years, children may not need items like new uniforms," Woravat pointed out.

He said he had already instructed the Office of Basic Education Commission (Obec) to survey parents' needs.

"We will prepare the list based on the survey's results," he added.

The Nation