NIS Almaty-Nauryzbay

Nazarbayev Intellectual school of Science and Mathematics in Nauryzbay district of Almaty” was opened on August 11, 2015. It is one of 20 schools established in all regions of Kazakhstan. The main tasks of “Nazarbayev Intellectual schools” are the acquisition of English, Kazakh and Russian languages by students as well as the development of conceptual thinking and skills of critical analysis.

The school developed the Guiding statements in collaboration with the students, teaching and non-teaching staff as well as parents. The school mission is to provide highquality education and a trilingual environment as well as to develop students’ leadership skills. For enrollment in the school, the students undergo a competitive selection process which includes: a two-stage entrance test to assess applicant`s aptitude in the core subjects (Mathematics, Science,Kazakh, Russian, and English languages) and spatial thinking skills, evidence of successful completion of primary education. The tools of selection are created by Kazakhstani specialists in cooperation with CITO (Netherlands) and CTY (Johns Hopkins University, USA). All successful candidates receive government grants. The school implements criteria-based assessment representing internal formative and summative assessment and independent external assessment. The external summative assessment is conducted jointly with the International Cambridge Examinations Council (Great Britain).