Thai formal education
There are 39 Thai public schools in Mae Sot District that provide education to Thai and non-Thai children. As of 10 June 2023, Tak Primary Educational Service Area Office 2 had updated that over 2,000 of Students who do not have proof of registration and students who had registered (number 0) studying in Thai Public schools around Mae Sot.
Thailand has announced the Education for All policy that allows all children regardless of nationality and ethnicity to access education. The Cabinet approved on 5 July 2005 to designate the Ministry of Education. Conduct educational management for people who do not have proof of resident registration or do not have Thai nationality and make regulations. Ministry of Education on evidence of accepting students and students into educational institutions, B.E.2005 to expand educational opportunities for individuals who do not have proof of resident registration or do not have Thai nationality and are open to anyone to attend without limiting the level, type, or area and to correct the repeatability of the students, it is consistent with the situation. At present, it also covers educational institutions nationwide by exercising the authority under Articles 5 and 12 of the Government Administrative Regulations Act Royal Education Department, B.E.2003 in conjunction with Articles 5 and 31 of the National Education Act, B.E.1999 and amendments. Therefore, the Ministry of Education issued a notice as follows:
1. Abolish the Ministry of Education’s announcement on accepting students, students who do not have registration evidence people or no Thai citizenship dated 19 January 2018.
2. This announcement applies to educational institutions under the National Education Act B.E. 2542 (1999) and will come into effect from the academic year BE. 2562 (2019) onwards.
3. Educational institutions are allowed to accept children or persons who do not have proof of civil registration or do not have Thai nationality to study. According to the regulations of the Ministry of Education regarding evidence for student admission. Students enrolled in educational institutions in 2005.Evidence of the resident registration or 13 digits of an identification number to follow the procedure for determining the learner’s identification code and check documents Evidence of civil registration of the child or person applying to study If there is evidence of a civil registration document or a 13-digit identification number, proceed according to the normal procedures of the educational institution. If there is no document Evidence of civil registration or 13-digit identification number. Follow the steps for determining the student identification number. In the system for specifying student identification codes to receive educational services for those who do not have evidence of civil registration. As determined by the Ministry of Education until the civil registration has been prepared and a 13-digit identification number has been obtained According to the law on civil registration.
4. Educational institutions have to coordinate parents of children or persons without proof of resident registration or 13-digit of identification number to collect relevant evidence documents sent to the District Registration Office/ Local Registration Office Local to inform the request for documentation of the resident registration and identification card in the resident registration database system according to the law on resident registration. And use a 13-digit of identification number as a database of the student in case if checked and found that it is a person who cannot determine the status and 13 digits of identification according to the Civil registration law, such as if they are a group of people who born abroad, traveling back and forth along the border or as a person without any status of an identity, the Educational institutions shall assign student identification codes to use the letter G as specified by the Ministry of Education.
5. In the case where the educational institution accepts students, University students who do not have evidence of resident registration before the year 2561 B.E. at the school and the status of G, P or others, Let the school establish a student’s identification code in the code-setting system to get Identification code of student’s to receive educational services for those who do not have evidence on the People’s Register as required by the Ministry of Education.
