Supported: Office Of The Private Education Commission

Background & History

• Islamic Private School in Thailand initially developed from ‘Por-Nor’, Islamic Religious School.

• 1965-1968, the government had a program to transform “Por-Nor” to become People’s Islamic School.

• 1985, People’s Islamic School is renamed as Islamic Private School in accordance with the Private School Act B.E. 2525 (1982).

Management and Administration of Islamic Private School

The Islamic Private Schools receive budget from the government the same way the regular private schools do.

Islamic Private School combine with 2 curriculums 1. Islamic Education 2. Formal Education

HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn’s

Initiatives HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhon’s

initiatives with regards to Islamic Private Schools are as follow:

• Provide supports in terms of formal education. • Provide supports in terms of career skills training

such as agriculture-related skills, technician skills, food preservation skills, and sewing skills.

• Provide supports in terms of nutrition, health, and environment such as sanitary system, building, dormitories, and drinking water system.

Province

No. of School

No. of Students No. of Staff

K.G Primary Secondary Total Teacher Other Total

Narathiwat 7 - 242 3,986 3,986 297 36 333

Pattani 5 163 1,043 1,646 3,682 68 7 75

Yala 2 163 20 450 633 18 12 30

Songkhla 1 256 412 261 929 54 4 58

Total 15 1,412 1,717 6,101 9,230 437 59 496

HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhon’s Program

Schools Map location

Enhancing Children and Youth’s Career Skills

The activities include: 1. Agriculture 2. Animal farming 3. Food and beverage production n sales 4. Handicraft and textile 5. Home carpentry and technology 6. Student cooperatives

The career skills trainings are offered in several arrangements

Examples of career skills training in school classes

Training in regular classes

Training every Saturday for 1 hour (any career skills)

Training in Career Skill class (agriculture) 1 hour per week

Training in Art class (handicraft) 1 hour per week

Training in Career Group class (any career skills) 1 hour per

week

Training after class on Monday and Wednesday (any career

skills) from 4.10-6.00p.m. (extra class)

Total career skills training time is 9 hours per week

Examples of career skills training in short-period training programs

No Subject Date/time Teacher Remark

1 Sewing

(10 hours)

1. Every Friday (weekly day off) 8.10-11.10

a.m.

2. After school on Monday-Thursday 4.10-

5.10 p.m.

1 female teacher 10 people for each round

2 Hair cutting

(10 hours)

1. Every Friday (weekly day off) 8.10-11.10

a.m.

2. After school on Monday-Thursday 4.10-

5.10 p.m.

1

male teacher

10 people for each round

3 Electronics

(10 hours)

1. Every Friday (weekly day off) 8.10-11.10

a.m.

2. After school on Monday-Thursday 4.10-

5.10 p.m.

2

male teachers

10 people for each round

4 Artificial

flowers

(10 hours)

1. Every Friday (weekly day off) 8.10-11.10

a.m.

2. After school on Monday-Thursday 4.10-

5.10 p.m.

2 female teachers 10 people for each round

Agricultural Knowledge and Skills of Students

Percentages of 9th graders having agriculture knowledge

and skills

Year

% of student having

Agriculture Knowledge

% of student having

Agriculture Skills

2010 41.28 32.07

2011 57.26 40.90

2012 na na

2013 63.96 52.9

Career Skills of Students

Percentages of 9thgraders having career skills

Year Home economic Mechanic Handicraft

Knowledge Skills Knowledge Skill Knowledge Skills

2010 28.79 37.54 26.83 34.44 43.01 70.82

2011 49.26 47.84 na na 75.82 54.89

2012 na na na na na na

2013 65.37 68 62.76 57.35 51.89 56.19

Cooperatives Skills and Behaviors of Students

Percentages of 9th graders having cooperative knowledge and

behaviors

Year

% of student having

Cooperative Knowledge

% of student having

Cooperative Behaviors

2010 40.49 45.74

2011 64.01 66.72

2012 na na

2013 49.85 59.83

Conclusion

Islamic Private School under H.R.H Princess

Maha Chakri Sirinthon’s Program

Formal education & Islamic education

Good standard in term of Nutrition & Heath

Career skills training

The good quality of education and standard of

living

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