Ministry of Education

Welcome to the website of the Ministry of Education! The ministry runs the public schools of the Irad Special Economic Zone: about 400,000 pupils in twelve grades, taught in Iradi and English. Here you will find the school year, the schools, the textbooks and the National Graduation Test.

NEWS

• 30.10.2026 Autumn holidays 1–8 November; second quarter from 9 November
• 22.10.2026 Teaching posts open in the districts
• 05.10.2026 New solar-powered school opened in Navbahor, Nurzhan
• 29.09.2026 Executive Directive 2026/31 on textbooks

THE MINISTRY

Minister and deputies | Address and reception | News | Laws and orders | Teaching posts | Questions of parents

LINKS

• Graduation Test results (Education Quality Agency, on e-Irad)
• Talas State University
• Talas Secondary School No. 31: informatics class page
• Public holidays

A first-grade class in Talas

Minister Kanykei Umotova