In the Mangystau region, the 2020-2021 academic year began in 156 schools (of which 141 are full-time, 10 are private and 5 are evening schools). The total number of students is 158,727 (156,655 in full-time schools, 13,786 in private schools, 694 in evening schools), 9,330 children are enrolled in preschool classes. The number of children enrolled in the first form is 18,594. In one of the regional schools, training takes place in a regular mode. (Karakiya district, secondary school of Akkudyk village - 27 students). In the region, on-duty first forms were opened in 128 schools, where the number of students is 15,429 people. Among them: the number of students in the duty classes of public schools is 14,994, the remaining 143,298 students are being trained in a form of distance learning. In order to organize distance learning, children who do not have computer equipment were given computers, laptops, tablets, and routers. For these purposes, the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan allocated 3,491 million Tenge.
The funds allocated from the reserve budget of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan for emergency expenses are used to purchase 22,541 computer devices (2,346 computers, 3,039 tablets, 17,156 laptops). Of which, 1,409 computers and tablets were delivered to the region and given to students form low-income families, 10,208 of whom are children from villages. In addition, 1,194 million Tenge was allocated from the local budget and 8,100 computers were purchased, and as part of the implementation of a mechanism for financing each student of municipal schools, 5,188 pieces of computer hardware were purchased for 311 million Tenge. Platforms used in distance education include such systems as mektep.edu.kz, Bilimland, Daryn.online, as well as WhatsApp, Telegram messengers. Feedback from students and filling out electronic grade record books is carried out through the mektep.edu.kz system. The number of teachers registered in the system is 14,855, students - 149,824. To date, 54,826 classes have been held in the video conferencing format. In the format of distance education, teachers sent 6,934,715 materials for students, and 6,479,689 responses were registered. In addition, 127,362 students use the ok.edus mobile app. Along with this, 233 million Tenge was allocated from the local budget for the purchase of satellite mobile Internet routers for 14,244 families living in areas with slow internet connection, and 250 routers were purchased by sponsors and distributed to students. Currently, school students are fully provided with Internet communication devices, and the educational process takes place in a routine mode.