1. Overview of Situations and Interventions towards Education for Migrant, Ethnic Minority and Stateless Children in Thailand
Tipsuda Sumethsenee
Assistant-Secretary General
of the Education Council

2. Outline of Presentation
Regulation Framework and Policy.
Service Coverage.
Type of Intervention and Key Success Factors.

3. Policy Framework
Convention on the Right of the Child : The right to be educated by the hosting state.
UNESCO’s Education for All : GOAL 1, 2 and 3
The National Education Act of 1999.

4. Policy Framework
Section 10 all individuals shall have equal rights and opportunities to receive basic education provided by the State for the duration of at least 12 years. Such education, provided on a nationwide basis, shall be of quality and free of charge.

5. Number of Non-Thai Students, Academic Year 2013
Pre-Primary Education 27,351
Basic Education – General 98,887
Basic Education – Vocational 7,744
Tertiary Education ,405
Unidentified by Level 19,910
TOTAL ,297
Source : Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education.

6. Pre-Primary Education
- Office of the Basic Education Commission : ,090
- Office of the Private Education Commission : ,406
- Border Patrol Police General Headquarters :
SUM ,351

7. Basic Education - General
Primary Education ,748
- Office of the Basic Education Commission : ,402
- Office of the Private Education Commission : ,392
- Border Patrol Police General Headquarters : ,954
Lower Secondary ,853
- Office of the Basic Education Commission : ,246
- Office of the Private Education Commission : ,340
- The Bureau of National Buddhism :
- Border Patrol Police General Headquarters :
Upper Secondary ,286
- Office of the Basic Education Commission : ,860
- Office of the Private Education Commission :
- Mahidol Wittayanusorn School :
- Medical Service Department :
SUM 98,887

8. Basic Education - Vocational
Upper Secondary
- Office of the Vocational Education Commission : ,712
- Office of the Basic Education Commission :
SUM ,744
Tertiary Education
- Office of the Vocational Education Commission : 2,406
- Office of the Higher Education Commission (2012): 16,999
SUM ,405

9. Type of Policy Intervention
Financial Support : Cost per head Analysis and direct subsidy to child development centers, school and learning center (age 3-18 years).
Special identity under 13 digital citizen number that helps track down non-thai students by birth certificatation and registration of migrant workers with children.

10. Type of Policy Intervention
Adaptability of School Environment to cather non-thai students such leaning media and teaching materials, teacher skills, and assessment of leaning outcomes.

11. Key Success Factors of Intervention
Family orientation towards Thailand citizenship and employment opportunities.
Family background and period of settlement in Thailand.

12. Key Success Factors of Intervention
Accessibility to child development center, school, and learning centers.
Student awareness towards knowledge and skill development.