Azerbaijani education minister clarifies issue of admission of first formers

"Some media outlets mislead the society by spreading unreal information. The procedure for admission of first formers to the school has not been seriously amended. As before, the school accepts children aged over six years. Admission is carried out before September 15, and there is no problem. The authority will get children, which will fill six year from September 15, until late October, transferred to schools," Mardanov told Trend.

Last week, the press has spread information about serious changes in the procedure for admission of children to school. According to some media, prospective students must first be interviewed by the commission, established under the Education Ministry. The Ministry actually created a committee of educators and psychologists, but it will deal with admission of to the school of gifted children who will fill six years after November, he said.


/Trend/