When the law on monetization of high school enters into force in Russia

On July 1, 2012, a new law on the monetization of secondary education comes into force, which will radically change the financing of schools. If earlier educational institutions existed at the expense of the state budget, now they will work on self-sufficiency.

In 2012, the law on monetization of secondary schools comes into force. This means that from budgetary organizations, schools will turn into commercial establishments with all the ensuing consequences. Most items will be paid. Only mathematics, physical education, Russian and English are not paid. Each item will be held free of charge only 2 hours a week. History was added to this list a little later, but only one hour is allotted to its study. The changes did not affect elementary school, i.e. Until the fifth grade, all subjects will remain free. Perhaps this is the only good news.

All other items will be paid: per month for the "additional" education of one child, parents will pay about 6-7 thousand rubles. Of course, this figure is still preliminary. However, the price of knowledge may be less if parents decide that their child does not need biology, physics, chemistry, computer science or literature. For all years of study, parents will have to pay more than half a million Russian rubles. Provided that they want to get a more or less educated child.

The first changes in schools will begin on September 1, 2012. But this does not mean that from now on parents will lay out tidy amounts. Like any reform, the law on monetization will take place gradually. First, sections and circles will be paid, then gradually objects. It’s hard to say when exactly the students will get most of the knowledge for money. Most likely, this will happen in 2013.

It is unlikely that this law will result in all schools becoming commercial organizations. Most likely, most educational institutions will simply close, because many Russians live below the poverty line and they are unlikely to be able to pay several thousand a month for training. Schoolchildren and their parents owe all future changes to the United Russia party, which unanimously voted to enact the law on monetization.