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Only 19 percent of migrant children were able to enroll in Russian schools, Anzor Muzaev, head of the Federal Service for Supervision in Education and Science (Rosobrnadzor), told RIA Novosti.
"After meeting two requirements—presenting a package of documents and knowledge of Russian—about 19 percent of children were able to enroll in schools. That is, their documents were in order and they passed the exam," Muzaev noted.
He added that, during the All-Russian meeting with regional ministers, Rosobrnadzor asked major Russian regions, where the largest number of applications from foreign citizens for school education were received, to share their experience in organizing testing and enrollment in educational institutions.
"We're now beginning to explore this issue: how the situation is developing between children and at school, and what has changed for teachers, how the situation has evolved," the agency's head clarified.
According to him, more than 80 percent of migrant children who applied were unable to enroll in Russian schools. The main reasons were insufficient Russian language proficiency and errors made by parents when completing and processing the documents.
Testing of migrant children for admission to Russian schools was introduced on April 1, 2025.
