On November 4 of this year, the Grand opening of the school-gymnasium No. 28 was held in Kostanay.

Participants of the opening ceremony were the Governor of Gorodok.Akhmetov, honorary residents of Kostanay, the pedagogical and parent community, representatives of the media.

With welcoming speech to the participants were meropriyatiya the mayor of the city of Akhmetov Migrationology.In his speech,he noted that the opening of a school with the state language of instruction is an important step in strengthening the role of the Kazakh language, designated by the Head of state in the Address to the people of Kazakhstan, and in the development of education in General. In addition, he expressed confidence that the 175th anniversary of the great Abai, the 1150th anniversary of the philosopher al-Farabi, on the eve of which the opening of a new gymnasium is taking place, will become a pledge of true patriotism for high school students.

Also, one of the first heads of the boarding school named after Y. Altynsarin Kopeshevbegenkazhenovich, the famous poet and playwright Shayakhmet Akylbek Kozhauly and a representative of the parent community Kydyrbek Kiyskhan addressed the participants of the opening ceremony. They thanked the mayor for the work done , for a huge contribution to the development and prosperity of the city, for caring for the younger generation.

At the beginning of the summer, there were fears among the city's population that one of the schools with the Kazakh language of instruction would be closed. However, the number of schools with Kazakh language education has not decreased, but has increased, and today there are 7 of them.

For a high-quality educational process, all conditions are created here, which not every school can boast of. More than 250 million tenge was allocated for current repairs and equipment of the building: 160 million tenge from the local budget and 94.7 million tenge from sponsorship funds.

In a short period of time, the roof of the building was repaired, the heating and water supply system was replaced, and the facade was updated. Also, for the gymnasium, we purchased dining and musical equipment,new furniture for classes, sports equipment,installed offices for chemistry, physics, biology, choreography, robotics, etc.

The design capacity of the school is 900 seats. Today, about 500 students sat at their desks, so the enrollment in the gymnasium will continue. Also, a mini-center with the Kazakh language of instruction for 90 seats will be opened at the gymnasium.

This means that the new school will relieve the congestion of nearby schools and mini-centers, and most importantly, create a favorable language environment for students to learn in their native language.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/kostanai-kalasy-akimat/press/news/details/34098?lang=kk