Thai and UK Education compared

AGE THAI EDUCATION SYSTEM AGE UK EDUCATION SYSTEM
6                 
 Primary Education
Prathom 1 - 6 		5
7 		Primary Education
Prep School for International
(Boarding School) Students Entry
11 Lower Secondary Education
Mathayom 1 - 3 		11
12 / 13 		Secondary Education
Independent Senior School Entry
15 Upper Secondary Education
Mathayom 4 - 6
Lower Vocational Cert / Diploma
15 / 16

GCSE Exams
Sixth Form
18 Bachelor's Degree (4 - 6 years)
Dip. / Assoc. Degrees
Higher Vocational Education (2 yrs)
Higher Dip. / Bachelor's Degree (2 yrs) 		17 / 18
18 		"A" Levels / Int. Baccalaureate
Tertiary (Higher) Education**
Bachelor's Degree (3 years, except
Dentistry, Medicine & Veterinary;
4 years in Scotland)
22 Master's Degree (2 years) 21 +
22 +		 Master's Degree (1 year)
Doctoral Degree / PhD (3 years+)
24 Doctorate  

** Entry as an undergraduate to study for a bachelor's degree at a UK university is usually dependent upon having studied in the British system. It may, therefore, be necessary for Thai students to do a 1 year Foundation Course first. Alternatively, students who have studied 1 year at a good Thai university can usually transfer to the 1st year of a UK university.

Recognition of Thai Qualifications in the UK
  Thai Qualification In the UK, you can apply for …
  Mathayom 6 School Leaving Certificate (with a recognised foundation / access / bridging qualification)
… a Bachelor's Degree course
  Institute of Technology Certificate
OR Diploma of Vocational Education 		… a Bachelor's Degree course
  Diploma of Vocational Education + 1 year in Thai university … a 1st year Bachelor's Degree
  International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma … a Bachelor's Degree course
  "A" levels … a Bachelor's Degree course
  Bachelor's Degree (minimum GPA @ 2.5) … a Graduate Diploma course
OR a Master's Degree course
 

Master's Degree

 … a PhD
(Sometimes necessary to do a UK master's degree first in very competitive fields)



 Consortium UK
4th Floor Silom Complex, 191 Silom Road, BANGKOK 10500, Thailand
(direct access to BTS Sala Daeng and MRTA Silom stations, the building
has a large car park and a branch of Central Department Store in it)

Tel: (+66) 0 2231 3282 Fax: 0 2231 3281
Mobile: 081 381 7941 (Justin), 083 032 8812 (Kaek)  

E-mail: info@consortiumuk.net
Website: www.consortiumuk.net

OPEN: Monday to Saturday 11.00-18.00
(often later – please ask for later appointment) and usually on Sunday afternoon 14.00 to 18.00
* please note that we are normally open on all national holidays