Office of the Basic Education Commission

Office of the Basic Education Commission of Thailand

สำนักงานคณะกรรมการการศึกษาขั้นพื้นฐาน
Department overview
Formed	2003
Type	Ministerial department
Jurisdiction	Government of Thailand
Headquarters	Bangkok, Thailand
Department executive	Acting Sub Lt. Thanu Wongjinda, Secretary-General
Parent department	Ministry of Education
Website	www.obec.go.th

The Office of the Basic Education Commission (OBEC) is a Thai governmental agency, founded in 2003. It is an office of the Thai Ministry of Education (MOE). Its mission is to organize and promote basic education from primary school to high school.[1]

History

The Office of the Basic Education Commission (OBEC) was formed by combining the Department of General Education of Office of the National Primary Education Commission and the Office of Private Education Commission of the Ministry of Education.[2]

On about October 2021, its website was compromised by an individual identifying themselves as "WarotS". There they posted bomb threats against a Chinese consulate in San Francisco and the headquarters office of American instant messaging company Discord.[3]

Departments

The Office of the Basic Education Commission has agencies in each region including an Education Service Area Office[4] in 181 areas and 16 central agencies.[5] They are:

• Bureau of General Administration
• Bureau of Financial
• Bureau of Monitoring and Evaluation
• Bureau of Educational Testing
• Bureau of Technology for Teaching and Learning
• Bureau of Policy and Planning
• Bureau of Special Education Administration
• Bureau of Educational Innovation Development
• Bureau of Personnel Administration Development and Legal Affairs
• Bureau of Student Activities Development
• Bureau of Teachers and Basic Education Personnel Development
• English Language Institute
• Upper Secondary Education Bureau
• Bureau of Education Development for a Special Administrative Zone in Southern
• Public Sector Development Group
• Internal Auditing Unit
• Center for Science High School Development

References

1. "Mission and Responsibility". Office of the Basic Education Commission (OBEC). Retrieved 27 March 2017.
2. พระราชบัญญัติระเบียบบริหารราชการกระทรวงศึกษาธิการ พ.ศ. 2546
3. "12 สัปดาห์พัฒนานวัตกรรม Active Learning – สำนักพัฒนานวัตกรรมการจัดการศึกษา สพฐ". 2 October 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-10-02. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
4. ประกาศกระทรวงศึกษาธิการ เรื่อง แบ่งส่วนราชการสำนักงานเขตพื้นที่การศึกษา
5. กฎกระทรวงแบ่งส่วนราชการสำนักงานคณะกรรมการการศึกษาขั้นพื้นฐาน กระทรวงศึกษาธิการ พ.ศ. ๒๕๔๖