Cabinet of Ministers: School uniforms will be mandatory from the academic year 2024/2025 

The Cabinet of Ministers adopted a document on amending the government decree “On measures to ensure modern school uniforms for pupils of public educational institutions”. This was announced by the Deputy Prime Minister Aziz Abdukhakimov on his Facebook page.

According to the document, school uniforms will be mandatory from the academic year 2024/2025.

It should be recalled that recently, the Minister of Public Education Sherzod Shermatov said that the school uniform will not be mandatory from this school year.

Earlier, the deputy head of the Agency for Information and Mass Communications Saida Mirziyoyeva stated that unless the shortcomings are resolved, it is premature to demand a mandatory uniform.

“We think that as long as the existing deficiencies are not eliminated, it is unwise to demand a mandatory uniform. In a word – first conditions, then requirements. Of course, improving the failed education system requires a lot of money, time and a scientific approach. But if we do not start this work now, tomorrow the situation will become even more aggravated. In general, we all have to work together in this direction,” she noted.

Saida Mirziyoyeva said that specialists of the responsible ministries and departments made relevant proposals to the government on these issues.