East Kazakhstan region pays much attention to the development of intellectual and creative abilities of learners and creates all conditions to identify and develop gifted children.

About 300 events of various levels are held annually to identify and develop gifted learners.

151 447 schoolchildren of the region took part in intellectual Olympiads, contests and scientific competitions in the 2019-2020 academic year, of which 68,058 became prize winners. The number of winners of different Olympiads grew by 17% compared to the previous year.

Olympic Intellectual Reserve of East Kazakhstan region

Over the last 3 years, in intellectual competitions of international and republican levels, the team of gifted learners of the region won 514 medals, including 133 in international competitions and 381 in republican competitions 

36 best students in different subjects became members of the Olympic Reserve

Over the last 3 years, in intellectual competitions of international and republican levels, the team of gifted learners of East Kazakhstan region won 514 medals, including: 130 gold, 168 silver, 216 bronze. Of these: 133 medals in international competitions; and 381 medals in the events of the republican level.

Количество учащихся области - участников и призеров различных олимпиад, конкурсов и соревнований

Number of students of the region - participants and prize-winners of various Olympiads, contests and competitions

Number of participants, % of all learners of the region 

Number of prize-winners, % of all participants of Olympiads, contests and competitions 

2017-2018 school year

2018-2019 school year

2019-2020 school year

Number of medals of republican Olympiads and scientific competitions for 3 years

Number of medals of international Olympiads and scientific competitions for 3 years

In 2020, despite the quarantine measures, gifted schoolchildren of our region, multiple winners of the republican, prestigious international Olympiads, as part of the National Team of the Republic of Kazakhstan, participated in the online international Olympiads.

Following the results, Magauin Rasul, a graduate of the regional specialized lyceum BILIM-INNOVATION of Semey city, became the winner of the European Physics Olympiad, where participated schoolchildren from 57 countries and brought the only gold to the Republic of Kazakhstan. Rasul also won the silver medal of the International Physics Olympiad (IPhO), where were more than 200 participants from 40 countries.  

Furthermore, a student of the 11th grade of the regional specialized lyceum BILIM-INNOVATION of Ust-Kamenogorsk, Baibolov Temirlan, confidently participated in the 32nd International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) and won a silver medal.

Iskendirov Almas, a graduate of the regional specialized lyceum BILIM-INNOVATION of Ust-Kamenogorsk city, won a bronze medal in the European Geography Olympiad.

Members of the National Team of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Since December 2019, East Kazakhstan region has been implementing the initiative of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan - Elbasy N.A. Nazarbayev “EL UMITI” to support active, creative and talented youth.

The 1st National Intellectual Olympiad “Myn Bala” for schoolchildren of rural schools was held in several rounds. The first round took place in absentia and assessed academic progress in the following subjects: mathematics, natural science, computer science, Kazakh, Russian and English languages. The first stage of the I National Olympiad “Myn Bala” was attended by 15,729 learners of grades 5-6 living in rural areas.

Following the outcomes of academic progress for the first half of the 2019-2020 academic year, 300 children (150 learners - grades 5, 150 learners - grades 6) entered the second round of the Olympiad.

The final round of the Olympiad took place on August, 21. The Olympiad was held on the basis of 2 Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools of Ust-Kamenogorsk, Semey cities and 2 schools of Tarbagatai and Urjar districts in compliance with strict quarantine norms.

Following the outcomes of the final round of the Olympiad, 72 (grades 5 - 42, grades 6 - 30) schoolchildren of the region became the winners of the Olympiad and were included in the list of 1000 best students of the Republic. 8 winners of the Olympiad got the opportunity to study in specialized schools for gifted children of the region and the Republic. All winners and awardees go to the online school of the Elbasy Academy. On behalf of the Fund of the First President, all schoolchildren-winners were awarded diplomas, notebooks.

Elbasy Medal The major goal of the project is to educate a new generation of socially active members of society, develop the creative abilities of learners, promote love of poetry and great poets’ heritage. The Elbasy Medal Program is a system of support and motivation of young people.

To participate in the program, applicants should register on me.fnn.kz online platform and choose one of the offered levels - gold, silver or bronze.

Participants who regularly perform tasks of their level and complete all tasks receive the Elbasy Medal.

In 2020, 616 participants aged from 14 to 22 took part in the project from East Kazakhstan region. Of them, 584 participants are taking the bronze level, 11 - silver, 21 - gold. 23 mentors work with the participants.

On December 14, 2020, the forum “Tauelsizdik zholyn zhalgastyrar urpak” was held as part of implementing the initiatives of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan - Elbasy N. Nazarbayev “El Umiti” and “Kamkorlyk”.

The First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Elbasy Nursultan Nazarbayev, took part in the central forum held in the capital.

Within the framework of the forum in the regional center, Akim of East Kazakhstan region Danial Akhmetov solemnly presented the awards “El maktanyshy” and “Elbasy medals”.

On behalf of the Fund of the First President, the award went to a student of grade 11 of Nazarbayev Intellectual School of Semey - Sayat Dana.

El Maktanyshy Award is annually presented to the winners of the most prestigious international subject Olympiads. This year, El Maktanyshy Award went to 11 prize-winners - members of the National Olympic Team. From EKR the award was presented to a talented and gifted, multiple winner and prize-winner of international and republican Olympiads - Baibolov Temirlan, a graduate of the specialized lyceum Bilim-Innovation of Ust-Kamenogorsk city.

To improve the effects of participation of schoolchildren in intellectual Olympiads, efforts are taken to prepare children: the work of the Scientific Schools of Zhas Galym, Ziyatker and specialized shifts is systematically organized. Training gatherings “Leader” are regularly held for the Regional Olympic Reserve.

All events are held in close cooperation with regional universities, which faculty ensures a high level of scientific and methodological content of the events, provides with scientific consulting, as well as selects and trains the Olympic Reserve.

In order to provide information to students, parents and teachers, the website shygysdaryn.kz has been operating since 2012. The website is updated daily.

The website has created a databank of gifted children “Altyn Reserve”, which is constantly updated with data about gifted students of the region - winners of regional, republican, international intellectual and creative Olympiads, contests, competitions and festivals.

Creatively working teachers who have trained winners of intellectual Olympiads and creative competitions at various levels; teachers-prize-winners of Olympiads, contests and festivals of teaching skills; leading scientists of universities of the region are included in the database “Bilim shynyna zheteleushi”.  

An informational-methodical magazine “Shygys daryny” is published quarterly. The magazine is included in the list of information and methodological publications recommended by the Committee for Communications, Informatization and Information of the Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The book “Young Talents of the East” is published annually, which provides information on the gifted schoolchildren of the region following the results of the school year, as well as teachers who have achievements in working with gifted children.