Nearly 700 thousand first-graders start attending schools in Uzbekistan this year
In Uzbekistan, about 700 thousand first-graders were accepted to more than 10 thousand schools, the Ministry of Preschool and School Education reports.
“I urge all of you to receive a quality education in the new academic year, think creatively and independently, master modern knowledge and learn foreign languages perfectly,” the head of the department, Khilola Umarova, said at the “First Bell” at School No. 81.
In 325 schools in Tashkent, 48,223 first-graders began their studies on September 4, the city administration reports.
In total, 501,207 children study in the capital's schools.
Over the past year, the number of students in Tashkent schools has increased by 1.7%, rising from 493 to 501 thousand people.
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