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September 15: time to begin school

15 September 2016 [11:45] - TODAY.AZ

By Azernews


By Amina Nazarli 

Summer vacation is over and now it is time to begin school! September 15 is marked in Azerbaijan as the Day of Knowledge, being the first day of the academic year.

This day is a very responsible and joyful time for thousands of children, parents, grandparents and teachers.

Every year, the first day of the school year is broadly celebrated across the country with parties, flowers, smiles and sometimes even with cries of first-graders, who are afraid of being separated from their parents.

The beginning of the new school year is an important day not only for students, but also for teachers and parents. However, this day is more significant for first-grade students. 

First-graders' parents have to think about the school and first teacher, buy the necessary school supplies for the first time. According to the Education Ministry's decision, Azerbaijani school students have to wear a school uniform.

For many children, discovering every new thing in the world is a step forward in a long way. But the most touching milestonr for each first-grader is when they encounter their first schoolteacher.

Starting the first academic year, parent have a chance to use e-School service is resumed in the country allowing parents to get SMS-notification about their children's progress at school.

The service, which is already applied in about 100 schools, involves sending a short message about student achievement to parents' mobile phones. Parents are automatically notified about the absence of the student in the classroom, and his/her marks as soon as the information is entered in the school register.

Traditionally, solemn lines are read out on this day in schools, marking the beginning of the school year.

This year about 164,033 pupils went to the first class in Azerbaijan, the Education Ministry reported. As many as 43,397 of them are attending schools in the capital city Baku.

The number of pupils that will study in 4,472 secondary schools is 1, 415,242. About 354, 573 people will study in schools, administered by Baku City Education Department.

Education is free and obligatory in Azerbaijan and is specified as a constitutional right of each citizen.

Education in the country begins at the age of six years and is comprised of three levels -- primary, general secondary, and full secondary education.

Recently, the government of Azerbaijan started paying more attention to newer types of schools that provide better preparation for studying at the university level.

This year,  29 new schools , including 7 schools by order of the Ministry of Education are commissioning in the country. In this period, 17 schools were repaired, while 384 schools are under renovation.

The building of 10 educational institutions is still going on. Two boarding-schools will be overhauled and put into operation soon.

This day is also an important day for university students, many of which are in anticipation of the news about the academic year or are waiting to meet their classmates.

September 15 is the beginning of new challenges and victories, difficulties and achievements, sorrows and joys. We wish all the pupils and students good luck in the coming school year.


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