Schools in the Vitebsk region are ready for the new academic year

A total of 559 schools are preparing to admit students in the region, with two educational institutions starting the new academic year with a new status. The Vitebsk Cadet School has been established on the basis of the Luzhesnyan boarding school-gymnasium for gifted and talented children, and a district gymnasium has appeared in Tolochin. In addition, by September 1, it is planned to commission sports and aesthetic complexes at Secondary School No. 18 in Polotsk, and by the end of the year, extensions will be added to the secondary school in Glubokoye. This year, the construction of an extension to the primary school-kindergarten in Novopolotsk has begun. A total of almost 110,000 children and adolescents will start the academic year in the region, including about 11,000 first-graders who will be attending school for the first time. Compared to 2010, the number of schoolchildren in the region will decrease by approximately 5,000. Along with the first-graders, over 580 young specialists will start their first jobs, and the region fully meets the existing demand for teaching staff from natives of the Vitebsk region.

August 18, Vitebsk /Sergey Kochetov - BELTA/. More than 99% of schools in the Vitebsk region are fully ready to welcome students for the start of the new academic year, the education department of the regional executive committee informed a BELTA correspondent.

 This year, about Br18.4 billion has been allocated for the preparation of educational institutions for classes after the summer break. At the same time, the possibility of additional funding for the education sector in the amount of Br5 billion is currently being considered. Primarily, cosmetic repairs were carried out at the facilities of the education system, however, in some institutions, repairs of roofs, heating systems, and boiler houses were performed, where financial resources were directed in the first place. Today, the acceptance of schools for the start of classes is practically completed, and on a number of facilities, small amounts of cosmetic repairs remain to be completed in the coming days.

A total of 559 schools in the region are preparing to admit students, with two educational institutions starting the new academic year with a new status. The Vitebsk Cadet School has been established on the basis of the Luzhesnyan boarding school-gymnasium for gifted and talented children, and a district gymnasium has appeared in Tolochin. In addition, by September 1, it is planned to commission sports and aesthetic complexes at Secondary School No. 18 in Polotsk, and by the end of the year, extensions will appear at the secondary school in Glubokoye. This year, the construction of an extension to the primary school-kindergarten in Novopolotsk has begun.

A total of almost 110,000 children and adolescents will start the academic year in the region, including about 11,000 first-graders who will sit at desks for the first time. Compared to 2010, the number of schoolchildren in the region will decrease by approximately 5,000. Along with the first-graders, over 580 young specialists will start their first jobs, while the region fully satisfies the existing need for teaching staff at the expense of natives of Vitebsk region.-0-