As stipulated in Section 81 of the 1997 Constitution of the Kingdom of
Thailand, a national education law is required; hence the drafting
of the 1999 National Education Act, which became effective on August
20, 1999. Chapter 6 of the Act on Education Standards and Quality
Assurance mandates establishment of the Office for National Education
Standards and Quality Assessment (ONESQA), enjoying the status of
a public organization. The announcement for establishment of ONESQA
was subsequently published in the Government Gazette, Vol 117, Section
99A on November 3, 2000. The Office therefore became operational on
the following day. |
