Alisher Navoiy Secondary School (Razzakov)

Alisher Navoiy Secondary School (Uzbek: Alisher Navoiy nomli oʻrta maktab / Алишер Навоий номли ўрта мактаб; Kyrgyz: Алишер Навои атындаги орто мектеби; Russian: Средняя школа имени Алишера Навои) is a secondary school in Razzakov, Kyrgyzstan.

The school has a museum collection containing over 300 artifacts, including a letter by Joseph Stalin addressed to the people of Razzakov.

In 1980, at the initiative of Nasrullo (Mashrab) Mahmarajabov a memorial obelisk was erected in the school yard to honor those who died fighting against Nazi Germany and its allies during World War II.

In the 1990, the school had several branches at Issyk Kul and Nariste kindergartens as well as the local road construction company.

In the wake of the 2010 South Kyrgyzstan ethnic clashes, local Kyrgyz authorities attempted to rename the school on many occasions, but did not succeed.

In 2012, Ali-Shir Nava'i's portrait that used to hang in the school lobby was removed under pressure from local authorities.

At Alisher Navoiy Secondary School, children are accepted to first grade at the age of six or seven, depending on the child's individual development.

They are taught, ideally, by a single teacher through all four elementary grades (except for physical education and foreign languages).

The reason for this is that school capacity is insufficient to teach all of the students on a normal, morning-to-afternoon, schedule.

Students are graded on a five-step scale, ranging in practice from 2 ("unacceptable") to 5 ("excellent"); 1 is a rarely used sign of extreme failure.

[11] Currently there are not enough school textbooks in Uzbek and the Kyrgyz government is unwilling to provide them, claiming that it does not have enough funds.

Students scoring above a certain benchmark (usually 200) receive a "golden certificate" and have a higher chance of getting a government-funded scholarship.

Among these are clothes worn during the reign of the Khanate of Kokand, historic coins, and a letter by Joseph Stalin addressed to the people of Isfana.

Ali-Shir Nava'i's portrait that used to hang in the lobby of the school. Since Nava'i is a national hero for Uzbeks, Kyrgyz authorities forced the school administration to remove the portrait from the lobby in 2012.
Alisher Navoiy Secondary School museum