Almost 3,000 schools open their doors across the country

Almost 3,000 schools open their doors across the country. More than a million students were seated at their desks, of whom 118 thousand boys and girls went to the first grade. This, by the way, is more than the year before. All of them will be taught by 111,000 teachers. Some 6,000 young professionals entered the education system.

As for the innovations of this academic season, the position of head of patriotic education was introduced. There is a new elective course called 'Basics of Spiritual and Moral Culture and Patriotism' for grades 5-6. What is important, the course is optional.