Notes from the office

School fees, thin months, and the paths after Mathayom.

These notes are written for families planning education costs in Narathiwat. They are not a substitute for a sitting, and they do not quote a school’s current invoice.

A closed cash box on a kitchen table at night, with rain on the window and warm lamplight

14 August 2026

When a thin month means pausing the set-aside

A written education savings plan should say what happens when the shop is quiet, someone is ill, or the rains cut a week of work.

Three empty wooden chairs in a dark room, with a door open onto a night street

21 June 2026

Three study paths, and the costs that travel with them

Tuition is only one line. A campus in the province, a room in Hat Yai, and a private college do not ask the same things of a household.

Adult hands placing a closed notebook and a pen on a dark lacquered desk

2 April 2026

What to lay on the table before the first sitting

The first education savings sitting goes further when the invoices, the savings book, and one ordinary month of spending are already in the room.

Twelve small unmarked boxes in a row on a long dark table under copper light

18 January 2026

A twelve-year fee picture for a Narathiwat household

School costs do not arrive as one number. They arrive as terms, uniforms, vans, and a university year that still has no invoice.