Class sizes to be cut
Classes in all state schools will be pared down to 40 students or less in five years, compared to about 50 now.
Education Minister Narong Pipatanasai said yesterday that class sizes will be reduced further to 30 for nurseries and kindergartens.
Classrooms are now packed with 50 students, especially in highly-rated schools, which is a violation of a new standard under ongoing educational reform.
Smaller schools located in the same area of those famous schools will be required to upgrade their standards to accommodate student spill-over.
The change would help teachers look after their students more closely, he said after chairing a key ministry meeting that discussed various measures under the latest education reform proposals, including the setting-up of a “Superboard” to implement the latest education reform.
The educational restructuring is part of the National Reform Council’s makeover of various areas under the junta’s policy to reshape Thailand thoroughly.
