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Middle school curriculum

Peculiarities of the middle school curriculum in
grades 5-9

Working curriculum of middle school (in grades 5-9) is based on the typical curriculum approved by the Ministry of Education and Science Republic of Kazakhstan and is aimed qualitative meeting the National Educational standard of Republic of Kazakhstan and IB/MYP standard. It provides a definite increase in the number of weekly teaching hours in Mathematics, English language, Russian language and Literature, Science and Arts.

English course in grades 5-9 is focused on preparing students for education abroad, and carried out according to the programmes, textbooks and teaching aids «Opportunities», «Roundup» publishing house Longman, «English File» publishing house Oxford Press. Teaching is arranged by the level and phase system with dividing class into groups.

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Subject groups

Number of teaching hours per week in grades

5

6

7

8

9

 

1. Invariant component

I

Language and literature

 

 

 

 

 

1

Russian language

4

4

3

3

3

2

Russian literature

3

2

3

2

3
II Language acquisition          

3

Kazakh language

4

4

4

4

4

4

Kazakh literature

1

1

1

1

1

5

English language

5

5

5

5

5

II

Mathematics

 

 

 

 

 

6

Mathematics

6

6

 

 

 

7

Algebra

 

 

4

4

4

8

Geometry

 

 

2

2

2

III

Science

 

 

 

 

 

10

Natural science

3

 

 

 

 

11

Geography

 

2

2

2

2

12

Biology

 

2

2

2

2

13

Physics

 

 

2

2

2

14

Physics in practice

 

 

0,5

0,5

0,5

15

Chemistry

 

 

 

2

2

IV

Individuals and societies

 

 

 

 

 

16

History of Kazakhstan

3

2

2

2

2

17

World history

 

1

1

1

1

18

Man. Society. Right

 

 

 

 

1

V

Art

 

 

 

 

 

20

Music

1,5

1,5

 

 

 

21

Arts

1,5

1,5

 

 

 

VI

Design

 

 

 

 

 

22

Design

2

2

2

1

1

23

IT design

 1

1 

1 

2 

1

VII

Physical and Health Education

 

 

 

 

 

24

Physical and Health Education

3

3

3

3

3

Due to the variable components in the curriculum of grades 5-9 we applied the following courses:

Grade 5

  • «Fundamentals of scientific knowledge» - 1 hour per week;
  • «Culture of speech» - 2 hours per week;
  • «Theatre in English» – 1 hour per week;

Grade 7

  • «Essentials of Economics» - 1 hour per week;
  • «Chemistry around us» - 1 hour per week;

Grade 8

  • «Essentials of Economics» - 1 hour per week;
  • «Theatre in English» –1 hour per week;

Grade 9

  • «Secularism and the foundations of theology» - 1 hour per week;
  • «Essentials of Economics» - 1 hour per week;