OTHER 15 SCHOOL BUILDINGS TO BE REPAIRED IN KOTAYK MARZ THIS YEAR

HRAZDAN, MAY 8, NOYAN TAPAN. 103 secondary schools, 3 special
secondary (2 of them boarding schools), 4 private schools, 6 state and
1 non-state (Hrazdan College of the European Regional Academy) middle
professional educational institutions, 2 non-state institutions of
higher education function in the Kotayk marz at present. 41388 pupils
study at schools of the marz, 3336 teachers work, with middle loading
of 22 academic hours weekly. Schools of distant settlements of the
marz were completed with 16 specialists teachers the last year. Almost
all the schools has computers, computer rooms have been opened in 85
of them, and 26 schools have joined the Internet connection. On the
account of the 2005 state budget resources, 15 schools were repaired
in the Kotayk marz, and one new school building in the rural community
of Geghard and one in the rural community of Hatsavan were put into
operation. Other 5 schools were repaired by the program of social
investments. It is envisaged to repair other 15 schools in different
communities of the marz during this year. 35 schools of the marz has
local heating.