Dek siw
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Dek siw (Thai language: เด็กซิ่ว) means "fossil student" and refers to students who have graduated from high school but not yet entered a university. Dek siw spend a year (or more) studying at home or at cram school hoping to do better on GAT-PAT, O-Net and the central examinations for a better chance to gain admittance a top university.[1]
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- ^ Bridging the gap Bangkok Post, 9 April 2017
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- Education in Thailand
- Academic pressure in East Asian culture