Education system of East Kazakhstan region: preparation for the new academic year
August is a special month for the education sector, a time for summarizing results and setting new priorities.
TheAugust Education Conferenceoutlined the key directions of educationdevelopmentin the region.
π Pre-School Education
- There are 212kindergartensand176mini-centersin the region.
- The rate of childrenβs coveragestands at 99.2%.
- Approximately 2,600childrenremain on thewaiting list, and by theend of the year, an additional 1,500places are expected to be created.
- Competence centers and mobile methodological support groups are being established for educators.
π General SecondaryEducation
- Over 99,000students will beenrolledin347schools,including9,729 are first-graders.
- The academic achievement rate β70,1%(+2,2%).
- The students of the region continue to demonstrate consistently strong performance atOlympiadsandinternationalcompetitions.
- There is still a shortageof104teachers, this is being addressed through the implementation of the βMobile Teacherβ and βDigital Teacherβ projects.
π Socialsupport
- The Universal EducationFund(Vseobuch)β KZT 7.1billion.
- Over20,000children have been provided with schooluniforms,49,000students are currently receiving freehotmeals in schools.
π Infrastructure
- 92 schools are undergoing renovation in2025.
- It is planned to build3newschools, and modernize 50 schoolsby2026.
- 40modern subject-specific classrooms are being purchasedforschools.
π TechnicalandVocationalEducation
- Over19,000students are enrolled in 38colleges.
- The stateeducational grant has been increasedby7%.
- More than 5,000 students are participating in dual education programs in collaboration with industry partners.
π Upbringing and Additional Education
- The AdalAzamatProgram is being officially launched in all schools from the newacademicyear.
- 94% of children are covered by supplementary education programs.
β’ The number of community centers is expected to grow to 60 by the end of the year.