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Schools Ready for New Year as 62,500 First-Graders Start Classes in Serbia
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Schools Ready for New Year as 62,500 First-Graders Start Classes in Serbia

From N1 Serbia · () Serbian

Translated from Serbian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

News Named sources Outcome reported
  • About 62,500 first-graders began the new school year in Serbia on September 1.
  • Milan Bajić, head of Belgrade’s Josif Pančić Primary School, said preparations began before the previous school year ended.
  • The school enrolled 170 first-graders in six classes and reported no staffing or enrollment problems.

About 62,500 first-graders started school in Serbia on September 1, with officials saying preparations for the new academic year were complete.

At Josif Pančić Primary School in Belgrade’s Banovo brdo neighborhood, preparations began before the previous school year ended, director Milan Bajić told N1 Serbia. The school carried out work in its hall, made additional repairs and improvements with its own funds, arranged staffing, and informed parents about the start of classes.

So I think we are starting this school year in a good atmosphere.

— Milan BajićThe school director described the preparations and opening of the new academic year.

The school welcomed 170 first-graders divided into six classes. Bajić said enrollment had attracted slightly greater interest this year and that the school had no difficulty reaching the number of pupils needed to organize teaching.

He attributed the school’s appeal to its location, tradition and reputation, as well as its teaching staff. While some schools had dismissed teachers, Bajić said Josif Pančić retained the staff it needed and faced no such problem. He said the school year was beginning in a good atmosphere.

We are good.

— Milan BajićHe said the school’s basic conditions for good work were functioning properly.
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Originally published by N1 Serbia in Serbian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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