2010 admissions score to be balanced
Central university admission scoring will be changed in 2010 to weigh GPAX and O-Net results at 50 per cent and aptitude test results at 50 per cent.
Following a four-hour meeting yesterday, Wanchai Sirichana, chairman of the University Presidents Council of Thailand (UPCT), said the grading system for 2008 and 2009 admissions would remain the same as this year. This year, the Ordinary National Educational Test (O-Net) and the Advance National Educational Test (A-Net) accounted for 70 per cent of the admissions score while the remaining 30 per cent was based on grade point average (GPA) and cumulative GPA for upper secondary school (GPAX). However the 2010 admissions criteria would look at both academic performance - as shown by GPAX and O-Net scores in all eight subject groups - and aptitude testing results on an even basis. Students who had no valid O-Net scores, like those found this year, would have to apply for places directly with a university that used a direct-admissions system. In the future, the UPCT will incorporate the grades for "virtue-promoting curricula" into the admissions system by supporting the Basic Education Commission in developing such courses from primary school to upper secondary school. Such classes should be ready for Mathayom 3 in 2010.
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