Thai Central School News

Current events on stories from the Thai Central School.

New Every Day Classes

There is no need to wait for normal classes to start. We are going to start to run "Everyday" classes. All we need for a class is you and a friend. Maximum 2 people to make or start a class. You can choose any day of the week, including Saturdays and Sundays. The teaching level can be what you want, elementary or advanced. We can organize for your needs.

  • You will be enrolling for 10 hours. It's just $ 180.00 per person
  • All classes have to be any time after 5:30pm
  • Each class is for 2 hours
  • Free car park under our building in Queen Street
  • Classes at Level 7, 160 Queen Street Melbourne 3000

3rd Graduation's Day

On Saturday 4th December, 2010 Thai Central School Melbourne is held the Graduation's Day for students in Adult and Children Classes. The event is held at Simonds Catholic College 273 Victoria St, West Melbourne 3003.


Master of Ceremony are Khru Lerson & Khru Gung



Our sponsor Mr.Frank Mash of FISA Immigration



Adults Class



Children Class



Our Students




Party Time

Graduation's Day - 4th December 2010

On Saturday 4th December, 2010 Thai Central School Melbourne will hold the Graduation's Day for students in Adult and Children Classes. The event will hold at Simonds Catholic College 273 Victoria St, West Melbourne 3003.

Dr.Simon Wallace, The Royal Thai Consulate General will be our guest of honour and will also give certificates to our students.
The ceremony will start at 1 pm which included:
- Dr. Simond Wallace Thai Consulate General presents certificates to students
- Children Perform Thai Blessing Dance
-Thai food and fingers food Party
- Gift Exchange from $20.00 (optional)

Online Thai Language Classes



Learning from anywhere all around the world via Skype.

Try our online class with fun interactive learning. The course also offers many tools that will help you to make rapid progress on your Thai. The lessons come with our school materials that will be in your hand before starting each class.

Fees and Conditions
- $35 per two hours transferred to Thai Central School Bank account at least 2 days before study
- Included materials in PDF format
- Our sessions can be one or two hours
- 24 hours notice is required for any cancellation of a lesson

Find out more here

Join Our Thailand Branch!


Good news for foreigners who are interested to learn Thai with us in Thailand. We are growing up, progressing onward, giving our students knowledge. We are now teaching the Thai language and culture in Thailand in new premises. Especially, people who work in the area of Chonburi and Rayong provinces, including people who stay or travel or take holidays in Thailand.

Our school has established a new branch in Thailand in Sriracha, Chonburi. We offer you there the same high quality and enjoyable classes as we do in Melbourne. Join us by contacting us at thai.school.melbourne@gmail.com.
You will be satisfied and love our teaching method and you will also achieve your Thai in a short time surrounded by the Thai people. Furthermore, you will find the Thai language is not so hard and you will definitely love it!

Our objective in establishing the new school is to support people who:
- Are interested in learning and understand Thai language
- Want to learn or improve Thai language
- Work in areas near Chonburi and Rayong provinces
- Want to communicate in the Thai language in business
- Want to travel in Thailand etc

Read more here

Try our short courses


This is a great chance that shouldn’t be missed to learn Thai with us!

No need to spend much time for learning if you have a limited time. This class offers you the easiest shortcut way to understand and achieve your Thai with in two days.

The new courses consist with:
“Thai to Travel”
Prepare to enjoy your fantastic trip. Do business in Thailand by understanding and communicating with Thai people. This is a great chance that shouldn’t be missed to learn Thai with us! No need to spend much time for learning if you have a limited time. This class offers you the easiest shortcut way to understand and achieve your Thai within 4 days. Join us, and you will find the incredibly different ways to learn Thai.
Course details
20 hours Cost $230.00 and starts from 9 October 2010

Read more here

“Reading and Writing Fast”

This class provides a short cut to reading and writing skills. You will appreciate our teaching method. We offer you this short course in just 6 hours of learning at $70.00 per student.

Course details
Reading and writing:
- Consonants
- Vowels
- Tone marks
- Last consonants
- How to create words

Read more here

Thai Culture Classes by volunteer

Abbot of WatDhammarangsee ''Phra Tanee'' has organized Thai Central School with Maha Sang Nirut post that primate Department Secretary Robert 4 (Hrnrnamiue) from Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan will led team teachers from Rajabhat University come down to Melbourne to strengthening and promoting the Thai Culture to communities to teach ''Free'' of charge:
Thai cultural dancing, Thai classical musicinstruments, Thai Martial Arts : Muay thai,
krabi-krabong fighting etc.
Read more here
(enrolments commence now and the classes will start in March 2011)
Read more here.

''โครงการเรียนพิเศษวัฒนธรรมไทยกับ ท่านพระมหานิรุตต์ฐิตสัวโร เดือนมีนา 2011'' พระมหานิรุตต์ ฐิตสังวโร เลขานุการเจ้าคณะภาค 4 (ธรรมยุต)จากวัดพระศรีมหาธาตุวรมหาวิหาร นำคณะครูจาก มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏพระนครมาสอน

The Victoria State Community Languages School Conference

Khun Sukanya Darbthip and the teachers of Thai Central School were attending the Victoria State Community Languages School Conference . The Conference held on Saturday July 3rd, 2010 at Story Hall-RMIT Swanston Street, Melbourne which attracted interest from 340 participating teachers from community language schools.

They were welcomed by Stefan Romaniw OAM Executive Director, Community Language Australia. He was later interviewed by Dusadee Kunsan from SBS radio Thai program (93.1 FM ).

The Conference was officially opened by Liz Beattie MP, Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier for Multicultural Affairs and Martin Dixson MP, Shadow Minister for Education.

The purpose of the Conference was to promote -
* A strong foundation for further work in community languages schools
* Enhanced curriculum resources
* Improved Professional Development
* Teacher Training Courses
* First Aid Courses (Level 1, 2) Anaphylaxis
* Raising bilinguality among children

The Conference showed that community languages schools are genuine complementary providers of language education in VICTORIA and focussed on looking at ways of improving educational outcomes.

Our Patron

The School welcomes Thomas Hazel AO as its patron. Mr. Hazel has a long and distinguished career in public service in Australia, is responsible for the care and restoration of many public buildings, and has supported the School and its teachers and students in many ways.










Khun Sukanya Darbthip also can report to have met a very experienced teacher Salee Silasthum. She is responsible for developing a curriculum and teaching material of teaching Thai language for Thais people who has lived overseas and Khun Salee Silasthum has been honoured by the Thai government for nonformal education. She travels extensively in Europe taking part in seminars for Thai language teachers. See here for more details and other details.

Songkran Festival

On 21 March 2010 Thai Central School joined the 2010 7th Annual Thai Culture and Food Festival at Federation Square. In this event, the School had a stall to advertise its activities to visitors.

We were pleased that Dr. Simon Wallace, the Royal Thai Consul General visited our stall. In addition to the fabulous choice of mouth watering Thai food, the amazing cultural shows, the Thai product stalls, the traditional Thai Beauty contest and the Drum Parades the 2010 Festival at Melbourne's Federation Square featured live performances by the amazing Thai International Dance Group Sbun-Nga direct from Thailand. There was also a thrilling 8 round Muay Thai Kick Boxing competition.


There were two SINGHA Beer Gardens – one featured live music; the other was for relaxed dining. Interactive Thai Cooking demonstrations went on throughout the day. There was a Sunshine Friends Concert for Marysville which featured Normie Rowe, Doug Parkinson, Kevin Borich, Issi Dye, Tony Barber of The Aztecs and Tiara.

Federation Square is at the corner of Flinders and Swanston Streets in Melbourne. The festivities started at 10:00 in the morning and finished late. Watch out for next and 8th event of Songkrank next year always bigger and better.

Multicultural Fair

On 28 February 2010 Thai Central School was cordially invited by parish priest Fr. Max Polak to attend a Multicultural Fair and present Thai Culture at the 110th Celebration of St. Mary Star of the Sea Church together with other communities in Melbourne; the Maltese, Polish, Chinese, Italian, Lithuanian, Macau, Indian communities. In this event the school sold Thai foods to visitors. All profit was donated to the church. The School’s efforts were kindly sponsored by

· Reuan Thai Restaurant 323 Stephensons Rd, Mount Waverley VIC 3149 owned by khun Mayuree (Tu) and her husband Virath

· Bai Yok Thai restaurant 244 Glen Eira Rd, Elsternwick VIC 3185 owned by khun Tik and her family.

The food was very popular and even though there was much food it sold out quickly. The School was lucky that it was able to position itself next to the entrance to the hall.

St. Mary Star of the Sea Church is located in Victoria at 33 Howard Street West Melbourne near Queen Victoria Market.

Australian Day

On Australia Day, 26 January 2010 Khun Sukanya Darbthip, Director of Thai Central School, was invited to march in the parade with other Thai Communities in Melbourne to represent Thai people living in Australia. This event was organised by Australian Unity. The parade started from Bourke Street crossed the Yarra River and entered the Alexandra Gardens in Melbourne City.