A quarter fewer students: in Mykolaiv now only 34.6 thousand schoolchildren are studying, a third — remotely
Over the year, the number of children decreased by another 3,000, and the average class size continues to fall
In Mykolaiv, compared with the pre-war period, the number of schoolchildren has decreased by 25%; currently more than 34 572 children are enrolled in the city’s general secondary education institutions, department head of the Mykolaiv City Council Hanna Lychko said during an online broadcast on April 30.
The official announced these figures live; a recording is available at the link: YouTube. According to her information, 64 general secondary education institutions operate in Mykolaiv, of which 52 schools operate in-person, and another 12 operate in a distance format.
By study format, currently 59.92% of students attend classes in-person, another 8.18% study under a blended model, and 31.9% continue to receive education remotely.
The head of the department noted that the trend of a decreasing student body is recorded every year.
“Even compared with the previous school year we have an outflow of 3,000 students. This shows that the average occupancy of schools and classes continues to decrease each year,” said Hanna Lychko, head of the Department of Education of the Mykolaiv City Council.
The trend in the number of schoolchildren over recent years is as follows.
- 2021–2022 school year — 46 304 students.
- 2022–2023 school year — 44 437.
- 2023–2024 school year — 41 107.
- 2024–2025 school year — 37 814.
- 2025–2026 school year — 34 616 students.
At the same time, the city is preparing for a reform of upper secondary specialized education: it is proposed to approve the network of academic lyceums on September 1, 2027. Some institutions are not yet ready to enroll students in 10–12 grades as early as next year, so if they fail to meet the requirements they may lose lyceum status.
Earlier we wrote:
- More than a third of students in Mykolaiv continue distance learning
- Minus 8,490 students — plus reform? Mykolaiv City Council asks not to mistreat education while the war continues
- Mykolaiv may lose lyceums: draft law leaves thousands of senior students without education
- Only 26 schools will open in September. Where are the children going? The city loses thousands of students every year
- In-person learning from September: how “reshuffling” will affect Mykolaiv schoolchildren
