ISE graduating students enjoy last night together

Chonburi girl chosen to go to South Africa

University entrance exam to be abolished

ISE graduating students enjoy last night together

Front row: Teurn, Daisy & Chie. Second Row: Mr. Cassetty (High School teacher), Yi Hao, Kwang Sook, Michael and Jack. Principal of ISE High School Dr. Young is smiling in the back.

The Graduation Class of 2002 of the International School Eastern Seaboard (ISE) enjoyed their last evening out together before they headed off in different directions.

They seemed to have had a jolly good time at the Alibaba Restaurant in Central Pattaya, eating, chatting, giggling and reminiscing about the last years in school and the exciting time to come.

Chonburi girl chosen to go to South Africa

Taramika Yimcharoen, 16, from Chonburi was one of three students chosen to represent Thailand at a South African international youth camp to protect the environment in July. She and the other two finalists will receive round trip air tickets courtesy of Cathay Pacific to attend the “Cathay Pacific International Wilderness Experience Program”, supported by UNESCO, which aims to encourage a positive attitude towards solving environmental problems among Thai youth.

The other two finalists are Viwantorn Chantawang, 18, from Pitstanalok and Pongsiri Vorapongse, 17, from Bangkok.

Yongyut Lujintanon, sales and marketing manager for Cathay Pacific in Thailand and Myanmar and Suzanne P.S. Wong (right), assistant to the regional manager of South East Asia present complimentary tickets to the three finalists of the “Cathay Pacific International Wilderness Experience Program” (kneeling from left) Taramika Yimcharoen, 16, from Chonburi, Viwantorn Chantawang, 18, from Pitstanalok and Pongsiri Vorapongse, 17, from Bangkok.

University entrance exam to be abolished

This year’s batch of students who waited for the results of their university entrance exam could be one of the last, thanks to new government plans to do away with the test that currently pits thousands of school-leavers against one another for a coveted place at one of Thailand’s state universities.

University Affairs Minister Suwat Lipatphallop said that at present the university entrance exam remains necessary, due to wildly differing standards among the nation’s high schools.

However, he held out promise that the exam could be abolished in the near future, in favor of an entrance system that relied on high school course work rather than formal examinations.

He said that once the current round of educational reforms had been completed, educational standards and opportunities should be equal enough to allow such a system to operate.

Under the present system, students who fail the entrance examination can either make a stab at it again the next year - generally after a year of grueling and expensive extra tuition - or opt for one of Thailand’s private universities, most of which charge high fees in comparison to their state counterparts, and do not carry the same reputation. (TNA)

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