Russia keeps four-term school system after rejecting fifth-term proposal
Acting Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Komi, Oleg Kholopov, has dismissed the idea of introducing a fifth term in schools as impractical. His remarks came in response to a proposal by Vladislav Grib, deputy secretary of Russia's Public Chamber, to extend the academic year and potentially add a so-called fifth term.
Kholopov noted that Russian schools already operate under a well-established system of holidays and academic periods, strictly regulated by sanitary standards and uniform educational process requirements. June, he emphasized, is a particularly busy month for the education sector: ninth- and eleventh-grade students are sitting their final exams—the OGE and Unified State Exam (USE)—while the rest of the schoolchildren look forward to their long-awaited summer break.
Across the republic and beyond Komi, children will have access to day camps, residential summer camps, and health retreats. Preparations for the summer recreation program are already in full swing, with facilities being upgraded and creative, sports, and leisure activities being planned, Kholopov added.
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