Graduates of the 11th grades of schools, gymnasiums and lyceums in Belarus will take exams based on the same assignments

April 9, Minsk / Yulia Vanina - BELTA /. Graduates of the XI "sh" classes of schools, gymnasiums and lyceums of Belarus will take exams on the same assignments. This was reported to a BELTA correspondent by the Department of General Secondary Education of the Ministry of Education. "These children had to study according to the 'year for two' program, so it was decided to provide them with averaged assignments for the final exams," the department noted. Students of the XI "sh" classes of general education institutions, including gymnasiums and lyceums, will write a summary based on the same texts and complete the exam work in mathematics on identical assignments. Final exams for the period of study at the levels of general basic and general secondary education will be held from June 1 to June 12. Graduates of schools, gymnasiums, lyceums with Belarusian and Russian as the languages of instruction, including special general education schools (boarding schools), special classes, classes of integrated (joint) education and upbringing for children with learning difficulties, will take 4 traditional final exams for basic school. Graduates will have to demonstrate their knowledge in the Belarusian language (written), Russian language (written), mathematics (written), and the history of Belarus (oral). Graduates with hearing impairments and graduates with severe speech impairments studying in special schools (boarding schools), special classes, classes of integrated (joint) education and upbringing will take 3 final exams for basic school: Belarusian or Russian language (at the student's choice) in written form, mathematics (written), and the history of Belarus (oral). 11th graders will take 3 exams. Two of them are mandatory: in language (Belarusian or Russian - at the student's choice) in written form, in mathematics in written form. The third exam is at the students' choice (in oral form, except for the exam in Belarusian or Russian and the language of national minorities). Students of the IX, XI "sh" classes, whose education and upbringing are carried out in the language of a national minority - Polish or Lithuanian, will additionally take an exam in the corresponding language in written form. The exam schedule will be drawn up by the administration of the school, gymnasium or lyceum, taking into account the unified deadlines for conducting written final exams across the republic. Texts and assignments for conducting written exams for the period of study at the levels of general basic and general secondary education will be announced on television and radio. -0-