8,115 FIRST-FORMERS ENTERED YEREVAN SCHOOLS AS OF AUGUST 27

Noyan Tapan
Aug 27 2007

YEREVAN, AUGUST 27, NOYAN TAPAN. 8.115 first-formers have entered
schools of Yerevan as of August 27, Yerevan’s deputy mayor Komo
Areyan said at the August 27 press conference. According to him, by
the instructions of the city mayor, the issues of uniterrupted water
and power supply of schools will be solved until August 30. The state
motor vehicle inspection of Yerevan will organize a ten-day control
of safe traffic at the school-adjacent areas.

In the words of the deputy mayor, first-formers will be given all
textbooks gratis, while pupils of other forms will be given their
textbooks until the end of the academic year when they will have to
return textbooks.

K. Areyan said that a pilot program on introduction of the senior
school system will be implemented in a number of Yerevan schools this
year. The deputy mayor noted that the introduction of this system
in comprehensive educational institutions will be completed in the
2009-2010 academic year.

He also stated that preparatory work on organizing common examinations
at schools will be done this academic year.

It was mentioned that the educational week will be six-day at
comprehensive educational institutions.