60% of secondary school graduates qualify for state educational grants
14:46, 5 August 2009
ANA. August 5. KAZINFORM /Serik Sabekov/ 64 000 out of 106 000 secondary school graduates (60%) qualify for the state educational grants in 2009, Director of the Department for Development Strategy of the Ministry of Education and Science Serik Irsaliyev has said at a briefing today.
In addition, according to S. Irsaliyev, 11 000 out of 33 000 secondary school graduates of past years who did not participate in the complex testing are taking part in a contest for state grants this year. 33% of them only could gather minimum 45 scores. As for this year graduates, about 60% of them showed good knowledge and can claim the grants.
He also added that Altyn Belgi (Gold Medal) holders and winners of international Olympiads will be among the first to be awarded with the educational grants.