In Kazakhstan, the problem of 32 emergency and 71 three-shift schools has been resolved in two years, and the shortage of student places in 200 schools across the country has been eliminated. This was facilitated by a record number of schools commissioned during this time - 422 schools with half a million student places were built.

Currently, there are about 8,000 secondary education organizations in the country. Over the past 10 years, the number of students has increased by more than 1 million children, reaching 3.9 million.

In order to solve the problem of the shortage of student places, three-shift education and emergency schools, as well as to reduce the difference in the quality of educational infrastructure between cities and villages, a number of initiatives are being actively implemented in the country to build and renovate schools.

“The construction of schools is being carried out within the framework of the national project “Comfortable School”, at the expense of the republican and local budgets, through the Fund for Financial Support of Educational Infrastructure and at the expense of private investors. This year, about 200 schools with 300 thousand places will be built in the country. These measures will allow us to completely eliminate the shortage of student places by 2026,” says Roza Sembayeva, Director of the Infrastructure Development Department.

In order to improve the infrastructure of secondary education institutions, 464 schools underwent major repairs in 2023-2024. In the spring of 2024, 35 facilities damaged by floods were restored. 2,039 schools were equipped with 3,130 modern subject classrooms (robotics, chemistry, biology, physics, STEM).

It should be noted that the state is taking comprehensive measures to open new student places and create comfortable conditions for children. This will not only develop the educational infrastructure in all regions of the country, but also increase children's access to quality education.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/edu/press/news/details/929525