A mother helps her child try on a school uniform at a store by Paknam market in Samut Prakan. Most schools open for the new term on May 17. (Photo: Somchai Poomlard)
People’s spending ahead of the first term of school, which starts in the middle of this month, is expected to reach 57.8 billion baht, the highest since the survey was first conducted in 2010.
A poll surveying the impact on parents of the start of the first semester of the school year by the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) found the majority had 1-2 children, with the average cost of tuition fees per child standing at 9,500 baht, with average school fees of 2,300 baht.
The cost of textbooks, equipment and some uniform items remained the same as…
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