There are 4 general education schools (1646 students), a children music school (144 children), a sports club (68 children) and a children and youth sports school (397 children) and a House for children and youth creativity (266 children).
There are 2 state kindergartens in Kurchatov city with actual attendance of 620 children from 2 to 6 years: (“Zhuravushka” - 290 children, “Kunshuak” - 145 children) and one private kindergarten “Ak – Bobek” from 1 to 7 years, which is attended by 60 children. There are Kazakh and Russian language groups work in Zhuravushka and Ak – Bobek kindergartens (in Zhuravushka – 11 groups: 4 in Kazakh, 7 in Russian, “Ak – Bobek” - 3 groups: 1 in Kazakh, 2 in Russian), in the kindergarten “Kunshuak” all 6 groups conduct educational work in the state language.