The Zhas Ulan Republican School named after Sagadat Nurmagambetov ( kk, Армия генералы Сағадат Қожахметұлы Нұрмағамбетов атындағы Жас ұлан республикалық мектебі, ''Armııa generaly Saǵadat Qojahmetuly Nurmaǵambetov atyndaǵy Jas ulan respýblıkalyq mektebi''; russian: Республиканская школа Жас Улан имени Генерала Армии Сагадат Кожахметович Нурмагамбе́тов) also known as the Nur-Sultan Zhas Ulan Republican School is a military boarding school in

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...

's Armed Forces which specializes in the training of Kazakh youth who want to join the military. It came into existence in 1999, and is named after Army General

Sagadat Nurmagambetov Sagadat Kozhakhmetovich Nurmagambetov ( kz, Сағадат Қожахметұлы Нұрмағамбетов, ''Sağadat Qojahmetūly Nūrmağambetov'', ساعادات قوجاحمەتۇلى نۇرماعامبەتوۆ; russian: Сагадат К ...

, the first

Defence Minister of Kazakhstan The Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan ( kk, Қазақстан Республикасының Қорғаныс министрлігі, ''Qazaqstan Respublikasynyñ Qorğanys ministrlıgı'') is a government agency of Kazakhstan wh ...

and one of the most notable Kazakh soldiers who took part in the Battle of Berlin.

Description

On 27 March 1999, the Government of Kazakhstan passed a resolution on the creation of a republican school in

Nur-Sultan Astana, previously known as Akmolinsk, Tselinograd, Akmola, and most recently Nur-Sultan, is the capital city of Kazakhstan. The city lies on the banks of the Ishim River in the north-central part of Kazakhstan, within the Akmola Region, tho ...

. The school was considered to be a way to educate future members of the

Kazakh Armed Forces The Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan ( kk, Қазақстан Республикасының Қарулы Күштері, , russian: Вооружённые силы Республики Казахстан) is the unified armed forces of ...

. The school was officially opened on 4 November 1999 in the presence of president

Nursultan Nazarbayev Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev ( kk, Нұрсұлтан Әбішұлы Назарбаев, Nūrsūltan Äbişūlı Nazarbaev, ; born 6 July 1940) is a Kazakh politician and military officer who served as the first President of Kazakhstan, in off ...

and Belarusian president

Alexander Lukashenko Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko (as transliterated from Russian; also transliterated from Belarusian as Alyaksand(a)r Ryhoravich Lukashenka;, ; rus, Александр Григорьевич Лукашенко, Aleksandr Grigoryevich Luk ...

. In December 2011, the school expanded into a new building.

Leadership Structure

The following people make up the leadership structure of the school: * Director - Colonel of Justice Tleukhan Bashozhaev * Assistant director of the school - Lieutenant Colonel Gabit Zhusupaliev * Head of the educational studies - Lieutenant Colonel Amantai Zharbosynov

School life

Purpose

The school was founded as a secondary educational institution with in-depth study of the Kazakh language and foreign languages, with enhanced military and physical discipline. Many of the graduates of the school have come to higher military educational institutions of

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and other countries.

Requirements

In order be a cadet at the school, young men must be at least 15 years old at the year of admission. Cadets must also go through a 10-day competition in which they meet the physical requirements of the school. Cadets are also administered a psychological test.

Events

Since 2010, eighty pupils of the school have taken part in every

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and every Defender of the Fatherland Day parade in Kazakhstan as part of the

Corps of Drums A Corps of Drums, also sometimes known as a Fife and Drum Corps, Fifes and Drums or simply Drums is a unit of several national armies. Drummers were originally established in European armies to act as signallers. The major historical distin ...

. 80 pupils (pupils of 9-10 form) march behind the color guards during the whole parade.

Building

In 2012, the Central Military Band of the Ministry of Defense was relocated from the city of Almaty to

Astana Astana, previously known as Akmolinsk, Tselinograd, Akmola, and most recently Nur-Sultan, is the capital city of Kazakhstan. The city lies on the banks of the Ishim River in the north-central part of Kazakhstan, within the Akmola Region, tho ...

(now Nur-Sultan), with many of the remaining members of the band were housed in the dorms of the Republican School on a temporary basis.

Links

Official Website

References

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