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's

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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, the first Defence Minister of Kazakhstan and one of the most notable Kazakh soldiers who took part in the

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Description

On 27 March 1999, the

Government of Kazakhstan The Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan ( kk, Қазақстан Республикасының Үкіметі, tr, ''Qazaqstan Respublikasynyñ Ükımetı'') oversees a presidential republic. The President of Kazakhstan, currently Kassym- ...

passed a resolution on the creation of a republican school in Nur-Sultan. The school was considered to be a way to educate future members of the Kazakh Armed Forces. The school was officially opened on 4 November 1999 in the presence of president Nursultan Nazarbayev and Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko. 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 Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Germany, Turkey 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 Constitution Day and every

Defender of the Fatherland Day Defender of the Fatherland Day (russian: День защитника Отечества ''Den' zashchitnika Otechestva''; kk, Отан қорғаушы күні; tg, Рӯзи Дорандаи Ватан; ky, Мекенди коргоочула ...

parade in Kazakhstan as part of the Corps of Drums. 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 Almaty (; kk, Алматы; ), formerly known as Alma-Ata ( kk, Алма-Ата), is the List of most populous cities in Kazakhstan, largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of about 2 million. It was the capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to ...

to Astana (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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