The school was founded in 1995 for the Taiwanese and Thai communities. The curriculum includes multilingual education in English, Chinese, and Thai.
History
The Taiwanese Ministry of Education previously oversaw the school and designated it as an overseas Taiwanese school. It removed TCIS from the list on 1 February 2006 since TCIS was unable to conform to Taiwanese curriculum standards.[2]
Accreditation
Thai-Chinese International School is licensed under by:
Thai-Chinese International School operates under USA’s Common Core curriculum at all grade levels, and Advanced Placement courses for high school. The Common Core, curriculum used by most states in America, is a set of specific academic standards. These learning goals outline what a student should know and be able to do at the end of each grade.[3]
Students
The students are drawn from many different nationalities. Many of the students in Thai-Chinese International School are Taiwanese or Thai, but there are also American, Canadian, British, Latin American, Japanese, Korean, and Filipino students.[4]
University entry
Thai-Chinese International School students choose to go to university in many different countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, and Thailand.[5] For past ten years, all graduate from the Thai-Chinese International School were accepted to their chosen university or college. In 2018, Thai-Chinese International School students received over USD 1,000,000 in scholarships.
Athletics
The school has several sports and athletic activities including football, basketball, volleyball, golf, swimming, softball, and weight training. TCIS is a member of, and competes in, the Bangkok International Schools Athletic Conference (BISAC).[6]
References
^Home. Thai-Chinese International School. Retrieved on 28 February 2013. " TCIS 101/177 Moo 7 Soi Mooban Bangpleenives, Prasertsin Road, Bangplee Yai, Samutprakarn 10540 Thailand"
^"Overseas Schools" (Archive). Taiwanese Ministry of Education. Retrieved on January 10, 2016. "Unable to conform to domestic curriculum standards, Thai-Chinese International School was removed from the list of overseas schools under the guidance of the ministry on February 1st, 2006."
This list is incomplete. (*) In 2006 the Taiwanese Ministry of Education (MOE) removed the Thai-Chinese school from its list of overseas Chinese schools effective 1 February 2006 The schools in Japan are referred by the Japanese as "Chinese schools" (中華学校), and are not on the MOE list. The South Korea schools are also not on the MOE list but have been supported by ROC authorities.