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, and

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, hours_in_day = , classrooms = , campus = , colours = , colors = , song = , publication = , newspaper = , graduates = , website = , footnotes = , picture = , picture_caption = The main entrance to Alisher Navoiy Secondary School Alisher Navoiy Secondary School ( uz, Alisher Navoiy nomli oʻrta maktab / Алишер Навоий номли ўрта мактаб; ky, Алишер Навои атындаги орто мектеби; russian: Средняя школа имени Алишера Навои) is a

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. Although the school is called a secondary school, it offers classes for grades one through eleven. The school has Uzbek,

, and

classes. The school was established in 1977 on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the

October Revolution The October Revolution,. officially known as the Great October Socialist Revolution. in the Soviet Union, also known as the Bolshevik Revolution, was a revolution in Russia led by the Bolshevik Party of Vladimir Lenin that was a key moment ...

and was therefore initially called the ''60th Anniversary of the October Revolution'' ( uz, Oktabr 60 yilligi/Октябрь 60 йиллиги; ky, Октябрь 60 жылдыгы; russian: 60 лет Октября). In 1991, the school was renamed Alisher Navoiy Secondary School in honor of the great Turkic poet and statesman

Ali-Shir Nava'i 'Ali-Shir Nava'i (9 February 1441 – 3 January 1501), also known as Nizām-al-Din ʿAli-Shir Herawī ( Chagatai: نظام الدین علی شیر نوایی, fa, نظام‌الدین علی‌شیر نوایی) was a Timurid poet, writer ...

. The school has a museum collection containing over 300 artifacts, including a letter by

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addressed to the people of Razzakov.

History

The school was officially opened on December 1, 1977, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the

and was called the ''60th Anniversary of the October Revolution''. Shamshiddin Qunduzov was appointed as the first principal of the new school. The school initially had only Uzbek classes. In 1991, the first

classed were opened. In 1980, at the initiative of Nasrullo (Mashrab) Mahmarajabov a memorial obelisk was erected in the school yard to honor those who died fighting against Nazi Germany and its allies during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

. From 1987 until 1990, Marziya Sharipova served as principal of the school. In 1990, she was succeeded by Saodat Muhammedjanova. In 1991, on the occasion of the 550th anniversary of the birth of the great Turkic poet and statesman

the school was renamed Alisher Navoiy Secondary School. In 1993, Shokirjon Toʻychiyev was appointed as principal of the school. In the 1990, the school had several branches at Issyk Kul and Nariste kindergartens as well as the local road construction company. In 1999, one of the school branches became a separate institution, namely, Issyk Kul Secondary School. In 2000, Habibullo Sattorov became school principal. In 2010, Toʻyichev was once again appointed as principal and served until 2013. Since 2013, Orozgul Sattarova has served as school principal. In the wake of the 2010 South Kyrgyzstan ethnic clashes, local Kyrgyz authorities attempted to rename the school on many occasions, but did not succeed. In 2012, Ali-Shir Nava'i's portrait that used to hang in the school lobby was removed under pressure from local authorities.

General framework and curriculum

At Alisher Navoiy Secondary School, children are accepted to first grade at the age of six or seven, depending on the child's individual development. The eleven-year school term is split into ''elementary'' (grades 1-4), ''middle'' (grades 5-9) and ''senior'' (grades 10-11) classes. Attending a "basic" nine-year (elementary and middle) program is compulsory. Grades 10-11 are optional. As in many parts of the country, at Alisher Navoiy Secondary School children of elementary classes are normally separated from other classes within their own floor of the school building. They are taught, ideally, by a single teacher through all four elementary grades (except for

physical education Physical education, often abbreviated to Phys Ed. or P.E., is a subject taught in schools around the world. It is usually taught during primary and secondary education, and encourages psychomotor learning by using a play and movement explorati ...

and foreign languages). Starting from the fifth grade, each academic subject is taught by a dedicated specialty teacher. The school curriculum for senior students includes subjects like

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physics Physics is the natural science that studies matter, its fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge which r ...

chemistry Chemistry is the science, scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a natural science that covers the Chemical element, elements that make up matter to the chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules and ions ...

geography Geography (from Greek: , ''geographia''. Combination of Greek words ‘Geo’ (The Earth) and ‘Graphien’ (to describe), literally "earth description") is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and ...

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, physical education,

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, and

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. Like many other schools in Kyrgyzstan, Alisher Navoiy Secondary School is a

double shift school Double shift school is a type of school A school is an educational institution designed to provide learning spaces and learning environments for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of fo ...

where two streams of students (''morning shift'' and ''evening shift'') share the same facility. The reason for this is that school capacity is insufficient to teach all of the students on a normal, morning-to-afternoon, schedule. The school year extends from the beginning of September to the end of May and is divided into four terms. The school curriculum at Alisher Navoiy Secondary School is fixed: unlike in some Western countries, schoolchildren cannot choose what subjects to study. Students are graded on a five-step scale, ranging in practice from 2 ("unacceptable") to 5 ("excellent"); 1 is a rarely used sign of extreme failure. Teachers regularly subdivide these grades (i.e. 4+, 5-) in daily use, but term and year results are graded strictly 2, 3, 4, or 5.

Medium of instruction

There are Uzbek,

, and

classes at the school. Like in many other Uzbek-language schools in Kyrgyzstan, the future of teaching in Uzbek remains uncertain at Alisher Navoiy Secondary School. Following the 2010 South Kyrgyzstan ethnic clashes, Kyrgyz authorities started to take measures to remove the Uzbek language from public life and to forcibly switch Uzbek schools to Kyrgyz. As part of these efforts, the number of teaching hours allocated to Kyrgyz language and literature lessons at Uzbek schools was significantly increased at the expense of Uzbek language and literature lessons. Currently there are not enough school textbooks in Uzbek and the Kyrgyz government is unwilling to provide them, claiming that it does not have enough funds. As Kyrgyz officials strongly oppose the use of textbooks printed in

Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked cou ...

, currently the majority of Uzbek schoolchildren in Kyrgyzstan, including the students of Alisher Navoiy Secondary School study in Uzbek using Kyrgyz textbooks.

School's performance on the National Scholarship Test

Since 2002 graduating students in Kyrgyzstan have been able to take the National Scholarship Test (NST), a standardized test for university admissions. The test is offered for high school graduates to compete for government-funded college scholarships. It is administered by the Centre for Education Assessment and Teaching Methods as well as the Ministry of Education and is funded by the

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. Taking the test is not compulsory. The test has two parts: ''main test'' and ''subject tests''. Those taking the test must sit the main test. Students take the subject tests based on what programs they would like to apply for. Graduating students of Alisher Navoiy Secondary School have taken the NST since 2002. Students scoring above a certain benchmark (usually 200) receive a "golden certificate" and have a higher chance of getting a government-funded scholarship. To date no graduate student of Alisher Navoiy Secondary School has scored above 200. The highest NST score in the school's history was attained by Abdusamat kyzy Meerim who received a score of 193 in 2017. Until 2013, the NST could be taken in

, and Uzbek. In the wake of the inter-ethnic clashes between the Kyrgyz and Uzbeks in southern Kyrgyzstan, some Kyrgyz politicians started to call for stopping offering the test in Uzbek. The Uzbek test was reported to have been discontinued in 2013. However, later that year this decision was reversed and Uzbek students were able to take the test in their native language. In 2014, not long before the official start of the test, it was decisively announced that the test would not be offered in Uzbek any longer. However, once the test was over, it was announced that those who had not yet registered could take the test in Uzbek in June. It was announced that students who wished to take the test in Uzbek could register only in

Bishkek Bishkek ( ky, Бишкек), ), formerly Pishpek and Frunze, is the capital and largest city of Kyrgyzstan. Bishkek is also the administrative centre of the Chüy Region. The region surrounds the city, although the city itself is not part of ...

Osh Osh (Kyrgyz: Ош, romanised Osh; uz, O‘sh/Ўш) is the second-largest city in Kyrgyzstan, located in the Fergana Valley in the south of the country and often referred to as the "capital of the south". It is the oldest city in the country (e ...

. Currently students can take the test only in Russian or Kyrgyz.

School museum

Alisher Navoiy Secondary School has a historical museum. It was established on May 28, 1998. The museum collection contains over 300 artifacts. The museum collection contains items relating to the history and ethnography of

Leilek District Leylek ( ky, Лейлек району, Leylek rayonu) is a district of Batken Region in south-western Kyrgyzstan. It borders with Batken District in the east, and Tajikistan in the south, west, and north. Its area is , and its resident population ...

as well as the history of the school. Among these are clothes worn during the reign of the

Khanate of Kokand The Khanate of Kokand ( fa, ; ''Khānneshin-e Khoqand'', chg, ''Khoqand Khānligi'') was a Central Asian polity in the Fergana Valley centred on the city of Kokand between 1709 and 1876. Its territory is today divided between Uzbekistan, Ky ...

, historic coins, and a letter by

addressed to the people of Isfana.

References

External links

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