Ministry of Education and Science commented on proposal to extend academic year in Kazakhstan

Minister of Education and Science Askhat Aimagambetov in an interview to journalists in the Majilis commented on the proposal to extend the academic year in Kazakhstani schools, Kazpravda.kz correspondent reports.

“Given that in January we could not study for some time for objective reasons, in addition, we had a pandemic, there were losses in knowledge. In this regard, last year we had the practice of holding a summer school. This is a world practice, many countries generally increase the duration of the academic year. And we are talking about the fact that this year, like last year, we will hold a summer school for our children," the head of the Ministry of Education and Science said.

The minister justified this decision by the need to improve the knowledge of students.

“This is necessary so that children improve their knowledge and get an additional opportunity to work together with our teachers. This does not entail additional costs,” said Askhat Aimagambetov.