1 2nd Consultation Meeting on Education for Myanmar and Thailand Children 2-3 Dec 2015, Dusit Thani Hotel, Bangkok Thailand

2 Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.

3 Estimated Number of Registered Migrants in Thailand: 2,407,04364% (1,544,244) are from Myanmar These figures exclude undocumented migrants which could be roughly 3.4 million in total (IOM, 2011) Source: Ministry of Interior of Thailand, 2014

4 Estimated Number of Migrant Children in Thailand: 390,015 (MOI, 2014)61% 238,402 are Out of School These figures are from Save the Children “Pathways to a Better Future: A Review of Education for Migrant Children in Thailand Report”. They exclude learners from ONIE and BPP. Sources: Save the Children, 2014; MOI, 2014; FRY, 2014; OBEC, 2013

5 Formal Schools under OBEC

6 Community Learning Centers under ONIE

7 Border Patrol Police Schools

8 Learning Centers under NGOs

9 390,015 Migrant Children (2014, MOI)Current Situations of Migrant Children and Education in Thailand Formal Schools 67,577 Border Patrol Police School(177) 22,000 Non-formal 6,000 NGO Refugee camps 30,000 In schools Migrant Learning Centers (107) 18,321 390,015 Migrant Children (2014, MOI)

10 Education Systems of Thailand and MyanmarMigrant Learning Centers NFE Formal Formal NFE High Sec 2 yrs High Sec 2 yrs EP HS 2 yrs High Sec 3 yrs Middle Sec 4 yrs Middle Sec 4 yrs EP LS 2 yrs Low Sec 3 yrs ? NFMSE 3 yrs* * Under development ? Primary 5 yrs (incl. KG) NFPE 2 yrs Primary 5 yrs (incl. KG) EP Pri 2-3 yrs Primary 6 yrs ?

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12 Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.

13 Thank you

14 Current situation of returning studentsNo official statistics on number of returning migrant children Access 1. Placement tests are not systematically implemented 2. The documentation required to access government schools varies 3. Official and unofficial fees are applied in some cases 4. Head teachers use their discretion to accept or decline access to government schools Some parents report paying enrolment fees as well as unofficial fees. Source: Beyond Access: Refugee Students’ Experiences of Myanmar State Education, Save the Children, 2015