Tutoring for southern children will give them equal footing in the entrance examination

BANGKOK, 13 Jan 2015 (NNT) - Deputy Education Minister General Surachet Chaiyawong has expressed his hope that the campaign in sending tutors to give additional lessons to southern students will give them equal footing to their urban counterparts in taking entrance examination.

The campaign, which kicked off recently, gives tuition to grade 12 students in schools located in areas under the supervision of the Southern Border Provinces Administrative Centre and the Region 4 Internal Security Operations Command. It also provides tuition through VIDEO Teleconferencing to students in region.

These students are mostly living in Yala, Pattani, Narathiwat and 5 districts of Songkhla Province which are Na Thawee, Sadao, Chana, Thepa and Sabayoi

The Deputy Minister said the campaign would give the participating students an edge in their journey to higher education. He said a recent survey showed that the campaign had proven helpful to students in taking the university entrance examination, giving them a better chance to gain admittance to their preferred institutes.


-- NNT 2015-01-13

Will the tutors be given bulletproof vests and bodyguards? After all, teachers are favorite targets of the southern insurgents.