Kyrgyzstan to replace gymnasiums and lyceums with profile-oriented schools

Kyrgyzstan is set to overhaul its secondary education system, moving towards profile-oriented schools starting this year and fully implementing the changes by next year. Education Minister Dogdurgul Kendirbaeva announced the shift, stating that traditional lyceums and gymnasiums have been stripped of their special status. The curriculum will be modified to facilitate the new system, which aims to provide students with in-depth study in specialized subject areas. Planned specializations include physics-mathematics, chemistry-biology, and humanities, with corresponding increases in instructional hours for relevant subjects. The minister also highlighted a growing demand for vocational professions, indicating that integration with vocational education institutions will be introduced for students pursuing such careers. Kendirbaeva clarified that the introduction of 12-year education will not extend the graduation age, as the "zero grade" has been reclassified as the first grade, maintaining the current age of completion.

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In schools, in-depth study of selected subjects will begin. Several directions are planned, including physics-mathematics, chemistry-biology, and humanities. Depending on the specialization, more hours will be allocated to relevant subjects.