The Department of the Anti-Corruption Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Anti-Corruption Service) of East Kazakhstan region and Education Administration of East Kazakhstan region warn about the prohibition of collecting money in educational organizations

On the eve of the end of the school year and graduation parties, in order to prevent the collection of money from parents in educational organizations, the senior officer of the Anti-Corruption Service of East Kazakhstan region Gulnur A. Bekbayeva and the chief legal expert of Education Administration of East Kazakhstan region Bakhtiyar Tolegenovich hold meetings with the parents of schoolchildren at schools.

The Concept of the Anti-Corruption Policy of the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2022-2026 highlights the importance of anti-corruption education in the formation of intolerance towards corruption. According to the Concept, it is necessary to accompany the child in various age periods with anti-corruption education, starting from preschool.

On the initiative of the Anti-Corruption Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Adal Urpaq Project has been implemented since 2018 in order to educate patriotic and competitive young people, aiming to live in Kazakhstan, free from corruption.

However, despite all the measures taken in the field of education, this area continues to be one of the most prone to corruption risks.

The Anti-Corruption Service of East Kazakhstan region receives complaints from indignant parents through the call center 1424. They complain about the collection of money in schools for graduation parties and gifts for teachers, and often all exactions are collected through parents' committees, whose activities are not regulated. Based on the results of consideration of these complaints, responsible persons of schools were brought to disciplinary responsibility for failure to take measures to combat corruption, explanatory work was carried out with parents, and all collected funds were returned.    

In this connection, the Anti-Corruption Service and Education Administration of East Kazakhstan region warn that, in accordance with Article 63 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan “On Education”, state educational institutions and organizations of secondary education in the legal form of state enterprises on the right of economic management are prohibited money collection from pupils, parents and teachers.