GED is also an alternative education for students who are not enrolled in high school level. Migrant or refugee students age at least 16 years old and want to pursue higher education in Thailand or abroad can take the GED course to get a diploma. The GED covers four main areas:

• Mathematical Reasoning
• Reasoning Through Language Arts
• Science
• Social Studies

Students enrolling in the GED course are required to do the Ready Test to measure their level of understanding on the above mentioned areas. The Ready Test costs approximately 7 USD per subject (28 USD in total) and it will take around 45-60 minutes. Students completed and passed the Ready Test need to learn the four subjects before taking the GED examination. The GED examination costs around 80 USD per subject (320 USD in total). Students passing the exam will receive a high school diploma to pursue their higher education.

Currently, Minmahaw, Hsa Thoo Lay, New Blood, CDC, and K-GED are teaching GED courses for migrant and new arrival children. For example, Minmahaw school provides a free one-year GED intensive program for 24 students prior to taking the GED exam. Some schools have special conditions for students attending the GED course, such as students applying for the resettlement program cannot attend the course. The schools that have GED programs are as below and for more information of schools, you can contact to Burmese Migrant Teachers’ Association {BMTA), Ma Mi Nway Ph- 063 480 2909.

1. Min Ma Haw School
2. BMWEC (Burmese Migrant Worker Education Committee)
3. Thoo Mwah Khee Learning Center
4. New Blood Hight School
5. Mae Sot School
6. Thabyay GED Test Center
7. Mueang tak District
8. The Inclusive Education Foundation
9. CDC School
10. MECC
11. Parami Learning Centere
12. BHSOH Learning Center ( Pre GED)